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Travel Guides
Lonely Planet: India, Kerala, South India, Delhi. Christine Niven et al. (Eighth Edition, 1999)
South India, The Rough Guide. Blue Guide's Southern India, by George Michell. Provides excellent information on the region's architecture, art, archaeology, and history.
South India-Travel Information Guide, by PS Kurian and PJ Varghese
India. Stanley Wolpert. (Updated Edition, 1999)
Kerala
Books by Global Exchange Kerala cosultant Dr. Richard W. Franke - available from Cornell Univ. Press, www.cornellpress.cornell.edu Sales: (607) 227-2338
Democracy at Work in an Indian Industrial Cooperative - The Story of Kerala Dinesh Beedi by T. M. Thomas Isaac, Richard W. Franke & Pyaralal Raghavan, 1998
Local Democracy & Development: People's Campaign for Decentralized Planning in Kerala by T. M. Thomas Isaac with Richard W. Franke. 2000
Kerala, Radical Reform as Development in an Indian State, by Franke & Chassen Others on Kerala and South India
Achievement and Dilemmas of a Development Movement: The Kerala Sastra Sahitya Parishad, 1994, by Mathew Zachariah and R. Sooryamoorthy
Pilgrimage by Pramila Jayapal - the chapter, "Revisiting Kerala: The "Model" State"
Chasing The Monsoon, by Alexander Frater An Englishman's account of a journey north from Kovalam, Kerala all the while following the onset of a monsoon.
Three-Quarters of a Footprint, by Joe Roberts. An Englishman's experience traveling through South India, including Kerala.
History of Kerala, by KP Padmanabha Menon
Malabar Manual, by William Logan (in 2 volumes)
Social and Cultural History of Kerala, by A Sreedhara Menon. G/Ves an accsesible reading on all aspects of Keralan life.
Kerala and the Freedom Struggle, by A Sreedahara Menon > Kerala- A portrait of the Malabar Coast, by George Woodcock
Kerala Gazetteer, produced by the Government of Kerala
A History of South India from Prehistoric Times to the fall of Vijayanagar, by Nilakanta Sastri
The Career and Legend of Vasco da Gama, by Sanjay Subrahmanyam. One of the best investigations of someone who is credited with "discovering" the sea route to India by first landing in Kerala.
The Indian Ocean- A History of People and the Sea, By Kenneth McPherson
South Indian Customs, by PV Jagadisa Ayyar
Festivals of Kerala, by PJ Varghese details numerous Keralan festivals as well as giving information about many of Kerala's art forms.
Kalarippayattu by P Balakrishan, An account of Kerala's ancient martial art. > Inner Spaces: A new Writing by Women From Kerala, by KM George - Gives a glimpse into the lives of women in Kerala.
Ayurveda - The Science of Self-Healing, by Vasant Lad
The God of Small Things, by Arundhati Roy, Fiction ***/\ must read steeped in the society and culture of Kerala
Politics/Environment/History, etc.
All works by Vandana Shiva, important voice against Globilization. Books include:
- Ecofemi'ni'sm
- Biodiversity
-The Violence of the Green Revolution
- Staying Alive: Women, Ecology, and Development. Zed Books (1989)
- Stolen Harvest
-Biopiracy: The Plunder of Nature and Knowledge. South End Press (1997)
Vadana Shiva is one of the world's most dynamic and provocative thinkers on the environment, women's rights, and international affairs. A physicist, ecologist, and activist, she won the Right Livelihood Award, also known as the alternative nobel Peace Prize, in 1993.
Power Politics by Arundahati Roy (the author of "God of Small Things") about the destruction of the Narmada Dam project. South End Press, www.southendpress.org
The Struggle Against Violence, by Chhaya Datar India: From Midnight to the Millennium, by Shashi Tharoor
Nationalist Thought and the Colonial World, by Gayatri Spivak
The Wonder That Was India, by A.L. Basham
Karma Cola by Gita Mehta. Describes the collision between India looking to the west for technology, and the west descending upon India in search of enlightenment and wisdom.
The Small Hands of Slavery, by Human Rights Watch
Freedom at Midnight, by Collins & Lapierre
Tribes of India, The struggle for Survival, by Christoph Von Furerhaimendorf Documents the sometimes shocking treatment of India's tribal people's.
The Age of Kali, by William Dalrymple. Contains observations and thoughts gathered from 10 years of traveling India.
Women
I, Phoolan Devi by Phoolan Devi. This is the autobiography of the woman depicted in the film "Bandit Queen". She cannot read or write, so this was transcribed entirely from oral interviews. A very personal, moving, and gut-wrenching look at India from the point of view of a poor lower-caste woman.
An Indian Freedom Fighter Recalls Her Life, by Manmohini Zutshi Sahgal
Where Women Are Leaders: The SEWA Movement in India, by Kamila Rose
May You Be the Mother of One Hundred Sons, by Elizabeth Bunmiller. Three years of interviews with Indian women conducted by the author. The interviews deal with such issues as arranged marriages, dowry deaths, and female infanticide.
Unveiling India, by Anees Jung. Touches on the authors own experiences as a woman in India as well as the experiences of other women both rural and urban.
Caste as Woman, by Vrinda Nabar. Looks at what feminism really means in India. History
The Wonder that was India, by Al Basham. Gives detailed descriptions of Indian civilizations, origins of the caste system and social customs, and detailed information on religions in India.
A History of India, two volumes by Romila Thapar and Percival Spear
India- A Celebration of Independence 1947-1997 (a photographic Book)
Economic Liberalism and Underdevelopment (recently reprinted) by Frederic Clairmonte, much of it about India and the Raj.
Modern India by Bipan Chandra, a good general history.
India and the Empire by Rodrick Macfarquhar
The Transition to a Colonial Economy by Prasanan Parthasarathi, a fascinating and very revealing study of the early stages of colonialism (about the 18th century).
An Economic History of India by Dietmar Rothermund, a good economic history.
ReOrient by Andre Gunder Frank and
The Great Divergence by Kenneth Pomeranz, both important recent works on India and China in the world economy and precolonialism
Poverty from the Wealth of Nations, by Shahid Alam, an important recent study on the impact of colonialism and development generally
Late Victorian Holocausts by Michael Davis - an interesting book that came out about famines in the 19th century, that's mostly about India
Amartya Sen's work, and books by him and Jean Dreze - mostly on hunger and famine-type issues.
Delhi Through the Ages, by RE Frykenburg. A collection of essays about various aspects of Delhi's history from the 13th to the 20th century.
City of Djinns, by William Dalrymple. Delves into the city's history
Religion
A Handbook of Living Religions, by John R. Hinnewls. Provides a readable summary of all the religions found in India.
Travels Through Sacred India, by Roger Housden
Hinduism, an Introduction, by Shakunthala Jagannathan
Indian Mythology, by Veronica Ions. Covers the major religions in India
Fiction
All Works by Raja Rao, including: Kanthapura -The Serpent and the Rope On the Ganga Chat
Comrade Kirillov
- Great Indian Way: A Life of Mahtma Gandhi
-The Chessmaster and His Moves
All Works by V.S. Naipaul, including:
- A House for Mr. Bisvua,
- A Bend in the River In a Free State The Enigma of Arrival
- A Turn in the South
-Way in the World: A Novel
Mirrorwork (East-West Stories), and Midnight's Children, by Salman Rushdie
India Seen Afar by Kathleen Raine, Green Books
A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth > Snakes and Ladders, by Gita Mehta
Daughters of the House, by Indrani Aikath-Gyaltsen
Arranged Marriage, by Chitra Divakaruni
Mahatma Gandhi
Mohandas K. Gandhi, An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiences with the Truth, Boston: Beacon Press, 1957, 1993
Hind Swaraj, Ahmedabad: Navajivan, 1938
Satyagraha in South Africa, Ahmedabad: Navajivan, 1928, 1972
The Constructive Programme: Its Meaning and Place. Ahmedabad: Navajivan, 1941
From Yeravda Mandir: Ashram Observances. Ahmedabad: Navajivan, 1932
Ashram Observances in Action. Sheffield: Greenleaf Books, 1998
The Bhagavad Gita According to Gandhi. (Originally titled, Discourses on the 6/'te.)Berkeley: Berkeley Hills Books, 2000
Gandhi's Health Guide (Originally titled, A Guide to Health.) Freedom, CA: Crossing, 2000
Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi (Vols. 1 - 100) New Delhi: Publications Division of the Government of India, 1958, 1994
Bapu's Letters to Mira (1928 - 1948). Ahmedabad: Navajivan, 1949 {Bapu means Father and is a term of endearment and respect universally used in India to refer to Gandhi)
Delhi Diary. Ahmedabad: Navajivan, 1948
The Economics of Khadi. Ahmedabad: Navajivan, 1941
Ethical Religion. Madras: S. Ganesan, 1922
For Pacifists. Ahmedabad: Navajivan, 1949
Gandhiji's Correspondence with Government, 1942. Ahmedabad: Navajivan, 1945
Gokhale, My Political Guru. Ahmedabad: Navajivan, 1958
History of Satygra ha Ash ram. Madras: G.A. Natesan, 1947
My Appeal to the British. New York: John Day Company, 1942
Non-Violence in Peace and War. Ahmedabad: Navajivan, 1945 (vol. 1), 1949 (vol.2)
Sarvodaya. Ahmedabad: Navajivan, 1951
Socialism of My Conception. Bombay: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, 1957
Women and Social Injustice. Ahmedabad: Navajivan, 1942, 1972
Books about Mahatma Gandhi
Yogesh Chandra, Gandhi: A Life
Gandhi, Dr. Arun and Sunanda., The Forgotten Woman: The Untold Story of Kastur, Wife of Mahatma Gandhi ** by the Global Exchange tour leader.
Andrews, C.F., Mahatma Gandhi's Ideas. London: George Alien, 1929
Andrews, C.F., Mahatma Gandhi: His Own Story. New York: MacMillan Co., 1930
Andrews, C.F., Mahatma Gandhi at Work. New York: McMillan Co., 1931
Ashe, Geoffrey, Gandhi, A Study in Revolution. London: Heinemann, 1968
Bhave, Vinoba., Vinoba on Gandhi
Biwas, S.C., Gandhi: Theory and Practice, Social Impact and Contemporary Relevance.
Simla: Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, 1969
Bondurant, Joan, Conquest of Violence. Berkeley: U. of California at Berkeley Press, 1965
Bose, N.K., Selections from Gandhi. Ahmedabad: Navajivan, 1948
Brown, Judith M., Gandhi: Prisoner of Hope. Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1990
Desai, Mahadev, Gandhiji in an Indian Village. Madras: S. Ganesan, 1927
Desai, Mahadev, Day to Day with Gandhi (9 vols.) Varanasi: Serva Seva Sangh, 1968 - 1976
Desai, Narayan., Gandhi Through a Child's Eyes
Dhawan, G.N. The Political Philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi. Ahmedabad: Navajivan, 1951
Diwakar, R.R.. Satyagraha: Its Technique and Theory. Bombay: Hind Kitabs, 1946
Diwan, Romesh, and Mark Lutz, Essays in Gandhian Economics. New Delhi: Gandhi Peace Fourndaion, 1985
Doke, J.J., M.K. Gandhi: An Indian Patriot in South Africa. London: London Indian Chronicle, 1909
Easwaran Eknath , Gandhi, the Man
Ericson, Eric H., Gandhi's Truth. New York: Norton, 1969
Fischer, Louis, The Life of Mahatma Gandhi. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1950
Gandhi, Rajmohan, The Good Boatman: A Portrait of Gandhi. New Delhi: Viking India, 1995
Gregg, Richard B., The Power of Non-Violence. Ahmedabad: Navajivan, 1938
lyer Raghavan N., The Moral and Political Throught of Mahatma Gandhi. New York: Oxford University Press, 1990.
Kripalani, J.B., Gandhian Thought. Bombay: Orient Longmans, 1961
Kripalani, J.B., Gandhi, His Life and Thought. New Delhi: Publications Division of the Government of India, 1975
Naess, Arne, Gandhi and the Nuclear Age. Totowa: Bedminster Press, 1965
Namboodripad, E.M.S., The Mahatma and the Ism. New Delhi: Peoples' Publishing House, 1958
Nanda, B.R., Mahatma Gandhi. London: Alien & Unwin, 1958
Nanda, B.R., Gandhi and His Critics. Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1985
Payne, Robert, The Life and Death of Mahatma Gandhi. New York: E.P.Dutton, 1969
Polak, H.S.L. et. al., Lawrence, Fredrick, Mahatma Gandhi. London: Odhams Press, 1949
Polak, Millie Graham, Mr. Gandhi: The Man. Bombay: Vora & Co., 1950
Prabhu, R.K., and U.R. Rao, eds.. The Mind of Mahatma Gandhi. Ahmedabad: Navajivan, 1967
Pyarelal, The Epic Fast. Ahmedabad: Mohanlal Maganlal Bhatt, 1932
Pyarelal, and Sushila Nayar, Mahatma Gandh: A Biography. Ahmedabad: Navajivan, 1997
Radha, Krishnan S., ed., Mahatma Gandhi: Essays and Re flections.London: Allen & Unwin, 1938
Radha, Krishnan S., ed., Mahatma Gandhi - 100 Years. New Delhi: Gandhi Peace Foundation, 1968
Rao, V.K.R.V., The Gandhian Alternative to Western Socialism. Bombay: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, 1970
Rolland, Romian, Mahatma Gandhi. London: Alien & Unwin, 1924
Sharp, Gene, Gandhi as a Political Strategist. Boston: Porter Sargent, 1979
Shepard, Mark, Mahatma Gandhi and His Myths > Shirer William Lawrence, Gandhi: A Memoir. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1979
Tendulkar, D.G., Mahatma. (eight vols.) New Delhi: Publications Division of the Government of India, 1951 -- 1954
Websites:
Kerala:
www.keralahome.com
www.kerala.orq
www.keralatourism.orq
The Mari Cooperative: http://chss.montclair.edu/anthro/mari.htm A unique coconut fiber products cooperative in Kerala
India General: M.K. Gandhi Institute for Non-Violence: www.gandhiinstitute.org
News:
The Times of India: www.timesofindia.com/
The Hindu: www.hinduonline.com or www.thehindu.com
India Express: www.indiaexpress.com/news/
The Hindustan Times: www.hindustantimes.com/
Deccan Chronicle: www.deccan.com/
India Abroad: www.indiaabroad.com/
News India: www.newsindia-times.com/
Deccan Herald: www.deccanherald.com/
Oneworld Online: www.oneworld.org/news/asia//india. html
Indian news site: www.tehelka.com
Out Look India: www.outlook-india.com
Indian Indymedia center: www.ndtv.com Government:
The Ministry of External Affairs of the Indian Government: www.meadev.qov.in/
The Consortium of Indian Military Websites: www.bharat-rakshak.com/
Press Information Bureau of the Government of India: www.nic.in/India-Image.PIB/
U.S. State Department Human Rights on India: www.usis.usemb.se/human/india.html
U.S. AID'S Country Health Statistics Profile: www.info.usaid.gov/countries/in/india.txt
U.S. State Department Consular Information: www.travel.state.gov/india.html
SAPRA (Security and Political Risk Analysis India): www.subcontinent.com/sapra/sapra 3.html
Other:
The Ethnologue: www.sil.orq/ethnologue/countries/india.html A
sian Age: www.asianaqe.com
The Census of India: www.censusindia.net
Delhi Websites:
www.delhiqate.com
www.acel01.com
www.mtnlonline.com (Delhi telephone directory)
www.india-today.com
Human Rights & Aid:
Human Rights Watch: www.hrw.orq
India Together: www.indiatogether.org/ - a public-interest initiative dedicated progressive efforts related to developmental issues in India.
AID - Association for India's Development: www.aidindia.org/sfbay - a San Francisco/Bay Area non-profit created after the Jan. 2001 Gujarat earthquake
Secular India: www.secularindian.com
Pro-Poor: www.propoor.org
Guides:
Lonely Planet: www.lonelyplanet.com
Film and Video
Features:
Gandhi, Ben Kingsley (1982) - Directed by Richard Attenborough
Mirch Masala (English title: Spices) - Directed by Ketan Mehta
Fire, Earth - Directed by Deepa Mehta
Salaam Bombay, In My Own Country, Monsoon Wedding - Directed by Mira Nair
Ankur (Eng. title: The Seedling), Manthan (Eng. title: The Churning) - Directed by Shyam Benegal:
Bandit Queen (1994)- Directed by Shekhar Kapur (the true story of Phoolan Devi, an abused peasant woman who rose to lead a rebel band, and was assassinated in 2001)
Phantom India - Louis Malle's four part film. A fascinating and in- depth look at contemporary India.
Banned in India:
Journey into India - produced by Australian ABC TV
Journey into the Himalayas - produced by Australian ABC TV
A Passage into India and Far Pavilions
City of Joy - directed by Roland Joffe. Attracted a lot of criticism from the West Bengal Government who felt it was a condescending look at India's poor.
All Films Directed by Satyajit Ray:
Distant Thunder (an important film about the famine)
The Home, The World, The Middleman, Devi, etc.
Popular films that deal with nationalism or related topics:
Awara (1951) and Shri 420 (1955) by Raj Kapoor
Mother India (1957) by Mehboob Khan
Bombay (1995) by Mani Ratnam
Feature films about the South Asian Diaspora:
British: Brothers in Trouble by Udayan Prasad, Bhaji on the Beach by Gurinder Chadha.
Canadian: Masala by Srinivas Krishnan
U.S.: Mississippi Masala by Mira Nair
Documentaries:
Any by Anand Patwardhan: Ram ka Naam, Father, Son, and Holy War; and Bombay, Our City; A Narnada Diary (about the Narnada Bachao Andolan movement)
When Women Unite by the Drishti Collective--a great movie about non-violent resistance.