South Asian Studies at Washington University [Unofficial Ad Hoc Website, Posted at Student Request, as a Public Service] Demilitarize South Asian Studies In Autumn 2003 I included these words in a confidential message to my colleagues: "In my view, the future of South Asian Studies lies in local organization, grass roots collegial networks, rather than the obsolete "Manhattan Project" approach taken by W. Norman Brown, et. al. I feel it would be a serious mistake to attempt to replicate this obsolete model with money from the South Asian American community, which too often leads to misunderstanding and hard feelings. I hope South Asian Studies is not remilitarized to serve a government agenda." This remains my position. Quick Index Go to Course Topics Go to Courses Listed Chronologically and Topicallly Go to South Asian Language Study Courses and Links Go to Faculty (Unofficial Inclusive List) Go to Concentration in South Asian Religion Go to Proposed Minor in Hindi Go to Upcoming Events Go to Past Events Go to Student Organizations Go to Local South Asian Studies Resources Go to Major North American South and Southeast Asia Centers and Programs Go to South Asian Studies Library Collections Go to South Asian Studies Associations Go to Study Abroad Programs in South Asia Go to South Asian Governments Go to South Asian Newspapers and News Organizations Go to South Asian Political Parties Go to South Asian Journals Go to South Asian Universities Go to Miscellaneous South Asia Links (Religious, Cultural, Academic) Go to Volunteer Teaching and Service Opportunities in South Asia Go to South Asian Art in American Museums Go to Local Indo-Pak Restaurants and Grocery Stores Go to Bottom of Page Course Topics (Actual and Potential) (This page is under construction; recommendations are welcome! Please contact Jerome Bauer) South Asian History South Asian Politics South Asian Literature South Asian Languages Hindi Persian Sanskrit Pali Ardhamagadhi Prakrit South Asian Music South Asian Dance South Asian Art South Asian Cinema South Asian American Studies South Asian Religion South Asian Buddhism (Buddhist Origins) South Asian Neo-Buddhism South Asian Christianity South Asian Islam South Asian Judaism South Asian Zoroastrianism (Parsees) Sikhism Radhasoami and Sant Mat Yoga Traditions Tantric Traditions Religious Therapeutics   Courses Listed Chronologically and Topically South Asian Language Study Courses and Links   Faculty (This page is under construction; suggestions are welcome. This is an unofficial list of local faculty with major or minor research or teaching interests in South Asia, and is neither a description of, nor a proposal for, a formal South Asia Studies program. The order is random, with no indicators of rank or hierarchy. If you wish to be included, or know a local college professor, adjunct lecturer, or independent scholar of South Asia who should be included, please contact Jerome Bauer) Go to Independent Scholars of South Asia (ISOSA)   Washington University: Joan Brockmann (Indo-Anglian Literature, Literature of the Indian Sub-Continent) Sthaneshwar Timalsina (Hindi and Sanskrit) Asha Prem (Classical Indian Dance) Mary Ann Rund (Yoga and Indian Dance) Priya Joshi (English and Comparative Literature) Shanti K. Khinduka (Social Work) Satadru Sen (History) Rebecca Ginsburg (African and Afro-American Studies) Jerome Bauer (South Asian and Comparative Religion) Beata Grant (Buddhism and Asian Religion) Nargis Virani (South Asian Islam) Gautam N. Yadama (Social Work) Fariba Fayaz (Persian) Sunita Parikh (Political Science) Ahmet Karamustafa (Islamic History and Religious Studies) Fatemeh Keshavarz (Islamic Religion and Civilization) Frank Flinn (Comparative Relgion and New Religious Movements) Edward Montgomery (Anthropology) Geoff Childs, (Anthropology) Robert Hegel (Comparative Literature) Martin Cavanaugh (Librarian) Shirley K. Baker (Information Technology, Libraries) Patrick Eisenlohr (Linguistic Anthropology, Indo-Mauritians) Imrat Khan (Indian Classical Music Performance) Faculty at Local Universities and Institutions: Signe Cohen, University of Missouri- Columbia (Sanskrit Language and Literature, Indic Religions) Dan Cohen, Independent Scholar, Columbia, Missouri (Anthropology of Religion, Exorcism in North India) Dan Lusthaus, University of Missouri- Columbia (Buddhism, Hinduism) Gregory P. Fields, Southern Illinois University-Edwarsville (Indian and Tibetan Buddhism, Yoga, Tantra, Ayurveda) Robert Goss, Webster University (Tibetan Buddhism) David Griesedieck, University of Missouri-St Louis (Asian Philosophy) Sushil Mittal, Millikin University (Hinduism, Gandhi Studies; Editor of International Journal of Hindu Studies) Lloyd Pflueger, Truman State University (Sanskrit, Classical Yoga, Indian Philosophy) Jamsheed Choksy, Indiana University (Central Eurasian Studies, South Asian Religion) Gerald Larson, Indiana University (Sanskrit, Classical Yoga, South Asian Religion) [now retired in Santa Barbara] Rakesh Mohan Bhatt, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign (Linguistics, Hindi) Rajeshwari Pandharipande, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign (Sanskrit, Linguistics, Religious Studies, Comparative Literature) Steve Owyoung, St. Louis Art Museum Curator of Asian Art Bina Gupta, University of Missouri-Columbia (Philosophy and South Asian Languages) Gerald N. Barrier, University of Missouri-Columbia (History) Paul Wallace, University of Missouri-Columbia (Political Science) Robert Bussabarger, University of Missouri-Columbia (Art) Peter Gardner, University of Missouri-Columbia (Anthropology) Arthur Robins, University of Missouri-Columbia (Psychiatry) Pushpajit Bhullar, University of Missouri-Columbia (International Librarian) Swami Chetanananda, St. Louis Vedanta Society (Vedanta Theology) Swami Nishpapananda, St. Louis Vedanta Society (Vedanta Theology)   Concentration in South Asian Religion Washington University has a well-established Concentration in South Asian Religion, now consisting of eight specialized courses and at least six comparative courses with significant South Asia content. The Program in Religious Studies also offers concentrations in East Asian Religions,Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. Note: Majors and Minors, please talk to your Religious Studies Advisor and the Program Chair, Prof. Ahmet Karamustafa, akaramus@artsci.wustl.edu, to make sure these courses will count towards your requirements.   Specialized Courses 200 Level ReSt 245 Introduction to Buddhism [every Spring] ReSt 250F Hinduism: An Introduction [every Autumn] ReSt 251F Religious Minorities of South Asia [every other Spring] ReSt 252 Hindu and Jain Mythology [occasionally offered] ReSt 223 Hindu Medicine and Indian Food [every Autumn] 300 Level ReSt 3391 Karma and Rebirth [every other Spring] ReSt 3392 Topics in South Asian Religions [every Autumn]: ReSt 339F: Yoga Traditions [every other Autumn] ReSt 339F: Veda and Vedanta / Indian Philosophy [every other Autumn] ReSt 3392: Topics in South Asian Religions [proposed for every Spring]: ReSt 3392: Tantra and Mysticism [proposed for Spring 2004] ReSt 3392: Dharma and Hindu Law [proposed for Spring 2005]   Comparative Courses [Please note that only 300 and 400 level courses count towards the Religious Studies Cross-Cultural and Comparative course requirement] 100 Level ReSt 1150 Introduction to the World's Religions 200 Level ReSt 251F Religious Minorities of South Asia [every other Spring] 300 Level ReSt 3391 Karma and Rebirth [every other Spring] ReSt 3393 Miracles, Marvels, and Magic [every other Spring] ReSt 376F Sufism: God's Friends in Islam ReSt 3802 Sacred Shrines and Holy Places ReSt 390 Lyrics of Mystical Love, East and West ReSt 381 Women Theologists 400 Level ReSt 470 Topics in Religious Studies: Fundamentalisms East and West [occasionally] ReSt 470 Topics in Religious Studies: Middle-Earth and Bharata Varsha [every other Spring] ReSt 478 Religion and Violence   Go to Religious Studies Major Requirements Go to Religious Studies Minor Requirements (Please scroll down from Major Requirements) Go to Proposed Minor in Hindi Go to Washington University Summer in India Program Please direct all inquiries about the Program in Religious Studies to: Professor Ahmet Karamustafa, email: akaramus@artsci.wustl.edu   Go to Top of Page Go to Local South Asian Studies Resources Go to Washington University Student Organizations Go to Bottom of Page   Upcoming Events (This page is under construction; please send me your announcements, and I will do my best to post them; please send to Jerome Bauer, jeromebauer@sbcglobal.net)   Kumbh Mela (Movie) August 20-22, 8pm Webster University Film Series Maurizio Benazzo & Nick Day, UK, 2004 86 min. Held for two millennia, The Kumbh Mela (Great Nectar Fair) is a spiritual festival organized every twelve years near the Indian town of Allahabad. The biggest gathering of people in the history of humanity, the festival draws more than 70 million pilgrims from all over India and around the world: gurus, spiritual leaders and their devotees, and ascetic sadhus who emerge from their solitary forest retreats and mountain caves. On certain auspicious days everyone takes a holy dip at the confluence of two actual rivers - the Ganges and Yamuna - and a mythical river, the Saraswati, a ritual believed to guarantee release from the cycle of rebirth - iterally a short cut to the state of purest bliss...nirvana. In Hindi & English with English subtitles.     Past Events (This page is under construction; suggestions for addition and clarification or correction are welcome!) 27th Annual Season-2003, Dances of India TARA: The Wish for Peace A Dance Drama Depicting the Legend of the Tibetan Buddhist Goddess of Mercy Edison Theatre, Washington University in St. Louis (3 blocks west of Skinker on Forsyth) Friday, October 24, 7:30 PM Saturday, October 25, 7:30 PM Sunday, October 26, 3:00 PM Tickets $17 & 15$ ($2.00 discount with advanced purchase) No video or flash For More Information Please Call 314-997-0911 Umang, the Indian Graduate Student Association, presents: Jhankaar Beats A Pritish Nandy Communications Film Thursday, October 23rd, 6:00pm, McDonnell 162 (Hilltop Campus) Jhankaar Beats is about three men, their women, their music, their ambitions, and their triumphs over the small hurdles that we call life. Join us for a pleasant evening and some samosas! Visit www.artsci. wustl.edu/~umang or call Shaibal at 518-1171 for details. http://www.jhankaarbeats.com/ The South Asia Speaker Series, Fall 2003 Ayesha Jalal Professor of History, Tufts University 'Partisans of Allah: Jihad in Theory and History' 4 PM, Friday, October 3 Brown Lounge   Ashoka Presents: Mahatma Gandhi Day of Service Saturday, October 5, 12-6pm; Meet at 12pm, Business School 106 Activities will include apple-picking with inner-city youth. To sign up, please email ashoka@restech.wustl.edu Diwali Mela and Cultural Show, Sunday September 28, 2003 12:00 Noon to 8:00 PM Mahatma Gandhi Center http://www.netsap.net/diwali/ Asha for Education Learn about Asha for Education over a home-cooked meal Saturday, Sept 27th, 2003, 6:00 PM 725 Interdrive Ave, 1st Floor, Green Line East Loop Shuttle Call Anjana 721-8910 or Uma 721-0353 Upcoming events- Monday, September 22   VIJAY PRASHAD LECTURE Lecture that begins the campus week of dialogue on race relations. He will be addressing issues of interminority relations, concepts of model minority status, and commenting on activism and the current political environment. 4pm, Lab Sciences 300   STOMP Forum "minorityMODELminority" A forum that will discuss the relationships between minorities on this campus and in this country. Model minority, antiblack racism from other minorities, and other aspects of oppression will be explored in this interactive discussion. Free Indian and Nigerian food. 7pm, Ursa's Fireside   As part of Washington University's 150th Birthday Celebration, the Committee on Comparative Literature presents: THE SOUNDS OF WORLD POETRY read by Washington University faculty Sunday, September 14, 2003 South Brookings 100 11:00 am Persian, read by Fatemeh Keshavarz 11:30 am Hindi, read by Sthaneshwar Timalsina 12:00 pm Arabic, read by Nargis Virani 12:30 pm Hebrew, read by Nancy Berg 1:00 pm Russian, read by Milica Banjanin and Mikhail Palatnik 1:30 pm Swahili, read by Mungai Mutonya 2:00 pm Japanese and Korean, read by Marvin Marcus and Mimi Kim 2:30 pm Chinese, read by Xiaolong Qiu 3:00 pm Spanish, read by John Garganigo and Soledad Forcadeall 3:30 pm Italian, read by Rebecca Messbarger For more information, please call 314-935-5170   DIWALI: FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS Sunday, September 14, Noon-12:45 pm, Edison Theatre See and hear the beauty of Indian dance and music. Presented by Ashoka, the Indian student organization.   ABHINAYA, a not for profit organisation for the promotion of Classical dances of India, presents: PIBARE KRISHNARASAM A  BHARATANATYAM PERFORMANCE  WITH  LIVE ORCHESTRA. BY SUJATHA SRINIVASAN Director Shri Kalaa Mandhir , Cleveland , Ohio, with her students Venue  :      West County YMCA  Chesterfield Community Theatre                            16464 Burkhardt Place Date       Sunday   Aug 31, 2003 at 3. 30 PM   Kuchipudi Academy of Dance, St Louis (not-for-profit organization); Sujata Vinjamuri Presents: "OM SHANTHI" (PEACE) (a thematical presentation) and a variety of Indian Classical Dances Choreographed by Kishore Mosolikanti Saturday, August 16, 2003, 7:30 PM, COCA Center for Contemporary Arts 524 Trinity, St Louis (University City), Missouri 63130 Tickets: $10 per person For ticket information, please contact: Sujata Vinjamuri, 314-878-2861 or Seema Enterprises, 314-423-9990 Professor Richard King, Hope University in England, spoke on "Cartographies of the Imagination:The Discourse of Religion and the Mapping of Indic Traditions After Colonialism," March 31, 2003 Sophia: The Religious Studies Discussion Club and ATMA: The Hindu Student Association Symposium on Religion in Medicine, March 24-25 2003 Professor Signe Cohen, University of Missouri, Columbia, spoke on "Romancing the Robot and Other Tales of Mechanical Beings in Sanskrit Literature," Friday, March 14, 2-3:30pm, Duncker 101 Professor Gregory Fields, SIU-Edwardsville, spoke on, "Hindu Religious Therapeutics and Sacred Sound," Thursday, October 31, 2002 Sophia Pot Luck Dinner with Professor Fields Professor Ludo Rocher, University of Pennsylvania, spoke on, "Karma and Cyclical Time," Tuesday, October 22, 2002 Rabbi Hyim Shafner spoke on "The Bene Israel of India" First General Body Meeting, Sophia: Religious Studies Discussion Club, Monday, October 21, 2002 Mr. Masood Khan, Embassy of Pakistan in Washington DC, Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai, Kashmiri American Council of DC, Dr. Saddiq Mohiyyudin, World Affairs Council of American Foreign Policy, Dr. Sunita Parikh, Washington University Political Science (South Asia), Dr. Satadru Sen, Washington University History Department (South Asia), Dr. Chitralekha Zutshi, College of William and Mary, History Department, presented: Kashmir Forum, sponsored by the Washington University Pakistan Students Association, cosponsored by Muslim Student Association, Islamic Lifestyles, Amnesty International, Pakistani Association of St. Louis, WU Department of History, Asian Multicultural Council, Student Union. April 10, 2002 Dr. Darielle Mason, Curator of Indian and Himalayan Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, spoke on, "A Portion of Heaven: The Hindu Temple and its Sculpture," October 31, 2000   Student Organizations (This page is under construction; recommendations are welcome! Please contact Jerome Bauer)   Washington University Student Organizations ASHOKA (Indian Students Association) Umang: The Indian Graduate Students Association Muslim Students Association Washington University Pakistani Students Association Asian-American Association Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association (APAMSA) Asian Multicultural Council Asian Christian Fellowship ATMA Hindu Students Association Sophia: The Religious Studies Discussion Club   Student Organizations at Other Universities Ekta: Indian Student Association, University of Missouri St Louis Indian Student Association, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Muslim Student Association, St Louis University Muslim Student Association, University of Missouri St Louis Indian Asian Student Association (SANGAM), St. Louis University Vedic Philosophy Club, St. Louis University Cricket Club, St. Louis University Religious Studies Club, University of Missouri, Columbia South Asia Society, University of Pennsylvania   Local South Asian Studies Resources (This page is under construction; recommendations are welcome! Please contact Jerome Bauer)   Hindu Temple of St Louis 725 Weidman Rd,St. Louis,MO,63011,USA,Tel#:(636)-230-3300 Email : contact@hindutemplestlouis.org   Islamic Foundation of Greater St Louis 517 Weidman Rd. St. Louis, MO 63011 636-394-7878   Maryville University 13550 Conway Road, St. Louis, MO 63141; 1.800.627.9855 [Maryville University sponsors lecture series related to Asian Studies and Religious Studies]   Missouri Southern State College 3950 E Newman Rd · Joplin, MO 64801-1595; Call: 1-800-606-MSSC or 1-417-782-MSSC [Note: Missouri Southern State College is a member of the American Institute for Indian Studies (AIIS)] [Note: Joplin is in SW Missouri, a few miles from the Kansas border] Project South Asia (Digital Library of Teaching Resources) Karl J. Schmidt, Associate Professor of History and International Studies, Indian History   Sathya Sai Baba Centers of Missouri St. Louis, St. Louis West County   Southern Illinois Univesity-Edwardsville Edwardsville, Illinois 62026; 618-650-2000 [Note: Edwardsville is just across the Mississippi River from St Louis, easily accessible by car, though not yet by public transportation] Department of Philosophical Studies Minor in Religious Studies Philosophical Society Gregory P. Fields, Associate Professor, PhD, University of Hawaii.   St Louis Community College 300 South Broadway, St. Louis, MO 63102-2810; Phone: 314-539-5000 Fax: 314-539-5170 TDD: 314-539-5399   Truman State University 100 East Normal Street, Kirksville, Missouri 63501 | 660.785.4000 {Note: Kirksville is in NE Missouri] Philosophy and Religion Program Lloyd Pflueger, PhD, University of California-Santa Barbara   University of Missouri, Columbia Columbia, MO 65211; Phone: (573) 882-2121; E-mail: webeditor@missouri.edu [Note: Columbia, Missouri is accessible via airport shuttle from Lambert-St Louis International Airport]   Department of South Asian Language and Area Studies 437 General Classroom Building; (573) 882-3065   Faculty: Bina Gupta, chair, professor of philosophy and South Asian languages, PhD, Southern Illinois University. Gerald N. Barrier, professor of history, PhD, Duke University. Paul Wallace, professor of political science, PhD, University of California-Berkeley. Robert Bussabarger, professor emeritus of art, MA, Michigan State University. Peter Gardner, professor emeritus of anthropology, PhD, University of Pennsylvania. Arthur Robins, professor emeritus of psychiatry, PhD, University of Minnesota. Signe Cohen, assistant professor of religious studies, PhD, University of Pennsylvania. Pushpajit Bhullar, international librarian, MLS, University of Missouri-Columbia.   Webster University (St. Louis) Department of Religious Studies Religious Studies Faculty Buddhist Studies Program in Engaged Buddhism, Thailand   South Asia Books POBox 502, Columbia, MO 65205 [Founded by Prof. Gerald N. Barrier]   Vedanta Society of St Louis 205 South Skinker Boulevard St. Louis, MO 63105 Vedanta Center Links Swami Chetanananda Swami Nishpapananda   Go to Top of Page Go to Faculty, Local Universities Go to Local Restaurants Go to Washington University Student Organizations Go to Bottom of Page     Major North American South and Southeast Asia Centers and Programs (This page is under construction; recommendations are welcome! Please contact Jerome Bauer)   Brown University Department of History of Mathematics Brown University Concentration in South Asian Studies Columbia University Southern Asian Institute Cornell University Department of Asian Studies Cornell University South Asia Program Harvard University Center for the Study of World Religions Harvard University Department of Sanskrit and Indian Studies McGill University, Montreal, Faculty of Religious Studies St. Lawrence University Asian Studies Program Syracuse University South Asia Center Triangle South Asia Consortium of North Carolina University of British Columbia Centre for India and South Asia Research University of California Berkeley Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies University of Chicago South Asia Language and Area Center, University of Chicago Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations University of Hawaii at Manoa School of Hawaiian, Asian, and Pacific Studies University of Hawaii at Manoa Department of Asian Studies University of Hawaii at Manoa Department of Philosophy (Asian and Comparative Philosophy) University of Iowa Department of Religious Studies University of Iowa South Asian Studies (BA Program) University of Manitoba Asian Studies Centre University of Michigan Department of Asian Languages and Cultures University of Minnesota Department of Asian Languages and Literatures University of Missouri, Columbia Department of South Asia Language and Area Studies University of Texas at Austin Center for Asian Studies University of Toronto South Asian Studies Programs University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Program in South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies University of Pennsylvania Department of South Asia [Regional] Studies (SA[R]S) University of Pennsylvania Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI) University of Pennsylvania Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies (AMES) University of Pennsylvania Asian American Studies Program University of Washington-Seattle, Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies South Asia Program University of Washington-Seattle Southeast Asia Center University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of the Languages and Cultures of Asia University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Southeast Asian Studies   Study Abroad Programs Note: the Overseas Coordinator for the Washington University Religious Studies Program is Professor Ahmet Karamustafa, akaramus@artsci.wustl.edu   Washington University Summer in India Program (Note: this program addresses sustainability issues; for information, please contact Professor Satadru Sen, ssen@artsci.wustl.edu American Institute of Indian Studies (AIIS) Summer Language Study AIIS Services to Study Abroad Programs Hindi (Jaipur) Tamil (Madurai) Marathi (Pune) Malayalam (Trivendrum) Bengali (Kolkata) Telugu (Vizag) Urdu (Lucknow) Sanskrit (Pune) Pali / Prakrit (Pune) Application Deadline for 2004: January 21 American Insitute of Indian Studies, 1130 East 59th Street, Chicago, IL 60637 Tel. (773) 702-8638, aiis@uchicago.edu Brown University Study Abroad in Delhi, India Penn-In-India [Note: This is a summer program, open to non-Penn students, and is recommended very highly by WashU students who have enrolled! The syllabus includes Ayurvedic medicine and nutrition.] School for International Training (SIT) SIT Study Abroad SIT Study Abroad: India (Arts and Culture) SIT Study Abroad: India (Culture and Development) SIT Study Abroad: Nepal (Culture and Development) SIT Study Abroad: Tibetan Studies [Note: Washington University students have had good experiences with this program; ask Prof. Jerome Bauer to put you in contact with alumni of this program] Naropa University [semester abroad progams in Bhutan, Sikkim, and South India, including Sanskrit study] University of Wisconsin College Year in India [Highly recommended year-long program, including summer school at Madison; please talk to your advisor if you are interested, to make sure you can transfer the credits] University of California, Santa Barbara Education Abroad Program (EAP) [Fall Semester programs in Delhi, Hyderabad] Webster University Buddhist Studies Program in Engaged Buddhism, Thailand   Vedic, Ayurvedic, and Astrological Associations Kepler College of Astrological Arts and Sciences (Lynnewood, Washington) Chopra Center (Ayurveda) Medicine Buddha [Ayurvedic] Healing Center (Berkeley) Ayurvedic Institute (Albuquerque, New Mexico) National Institute of Ayurvedic Medicine American Institute of Vedic Studies (Santa Fe, New Mexico) "Hindu Medicine and Indian Food" Course: Ayurveda Links   Yoga / Vedanta Universities and Ashrams Maharishi Vedic University (affiliated with TM, Transcendental Meditation) Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield, Iowa Yoga Centers USA Yoga Centers Missouri Yoga Centers Illinois Vedanta Center Links Vedanta Society of St Louis   Go to South Asian Studies Associations Go to Top of Page Go to Bottom of Page South Asian Studies Library Collections (This page is under construction; recommendations are welcome! Please contact Jerome Bauer)   Australian National University Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library   Center for Research Libraries Digital South Asia Library Microfilming of Indian Publications Project (MIPP) South Asia Manuscript Project (SAMP)   Center for South Asian Libraries   Columbia University Library SARAI: South Asia Resource Access on the Internet Electronic Journals and Newspapers on South Asia   Library of Congress Asian Reading Room Library of Congress Serials Database for South Asia   South Asia Consortium-EAST   University of California at Berkeley Library   University of Chicago Library Digital South Asia Library Microfilming of Indian Publications Project (MIPP) Serials Database   University College London Indology: Internet Resources for Indological Scholars   University of Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania Van Pelt Library UPenn Van Pelt Library Online South Asia Resources UPenn Van Pelt Library South Asian Studies Collections UPenn Van Pelt Library South Asia Information Resources UPenn Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text and Image (CETI) UPenn Van Pelt Library Manuscript Collections Relating to the History of India Under British Rule UPenn Van Pelt Library Catalog of Hindu Temple Photographs, American Institute of Indian Studies Collection UPenn Van Pelt Links to US and UK Library Resources for South Asia [Including publisher and rare book dealer catalogs!] UPenn Van Pelt Romanization Tables for South Asian Languages (under construction) UPenn Penniman-Gribbel Collection of Sanskrit Manuscipts [Over 3,000 Indic Manuscripts, the largest collection in the Western hemisphere; they are being scanned and put online, at the request of scholars; click here for complete list, click here to browse scanned manuscripts]   University of Washington Library University of Washington South Asia Section   Washington University in St. Louis Libraries Washington University Libraries Catalog All-Hilltop Libraries Catalog Interlibrary Loan (ILLiad) MOBIUS Union Catalog (Missouri Interlibrary Loan Consortium)   South Asian Studies Associations (This page is under construction; recommendations are welcome; please contact Jerome Bauer)   Academic Associations American Council of Learned Societies American Oriental Society (AOS) Association for Asian Studies (AAS) Association for Asian American Studies (AAAS) Society for Asian and Comparative Philosophy (SACP) American Academy of Religion's Religion in South Asia (RISA) Section American Committee on South Asian Manuscripts (ACSAM) South Asia Consortium-EAST Independent Scholars of South Asia (ISOSA) American Insyitute of Indian Studies (AIIS) International Association for Asian Studies (IAAS) American Institute for Pakistani Studies American Institute for Bangladeshi Studies American Institute for Sri Lankan Studies (AISLS) Social Science Research Council, South Asia Program British Association for South Asian Studies Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) Center for South Asian Libraries World Sanskrit Conference Religion in South Asia (RISA) Archives Society for Hindu-Christian Studies Society for Buddhist-Christian Studies Ethnographic and Folk Culture Society, Lucknow [India] Anthropological Survey of India, Kolkata [India] Indology: Internet Resources for Indological Scholarship SAWNET: South Asian Women's NETwork SARAI: South Asia Access Across the Internet Library of Congress Serials Acquisition: Gopher Search     South Asian Governments   Governments on the Web South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Government of India (GOI) Indian Parliament Government of India Directory of Official Web Sites Government of India Ministry of External Affairs Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Government of Pakistan Government of Bangladesh Government of Nepal Government of Sri Lanka Government of Bhutan Planning Commission, Government of Bhutan Government of the Maldives President's Office United States Government State Department Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs South Asia Page State Department Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (South Asia Page) CMC South Asia Programs     Go to Top of Page Go to Bottom of Page   South Asian Newspapers, News Magazines, and News Organizations (This page is under construction; recommendations are welcome! Please contact Jerome Bauer)   South Asian Newspapers Online English: The Hindu (Chennai / Madras) Hindustan Times (New Delhi) India Abroad (New York) Indian Express (Mumbai / Bombay) Times of India (New Delhi) Jang English Edition (Karachi) The Nation (Lahore) Pakistan Link (Inglewood, CA) Frontier Post (Peshawar, Pakistan) Dawn (Pakistan) Daily Mirror (Colombo) The Kathmandu Post (Kathmandu) Peoples' Review (Kathmandu) Tibet News (Dharamsala) Hindi: Navbharat (Mumbai / Bombay) Dainik Jagran (Kanpur) Hindi Milap (Hyderabad) Naidunia (Indore) Gujarati: Gujarat Samachar (London)   South Asian Magazines Online Frontline (Chennai / Madras) India Today (New Delhi) The Week (New Delhi) Cyber-India Online (New Delhi) Dataquest India (New Delhi) The Economic Times (New Delhi) Bollywood Masala [cinema] (New Delhi) Bollywood Online [cinema] (New Delhi) Femina (New Delhi) Gladrags [fashion] (Mumbai / Bombay) Teens Today (New Delhi) Dhaka Courier (Dhaka) The Herald (Karachi) Pakistan and Gulf Economist (Karachi) The Cricketer [sport of cricket] (Karachi) Pakistan Frontline (Fontana, CA) Little India (Reading, PA) Masala Online (New York) Ganashakti (Communist Part of India (Marxist) Newspaper)   South Asian News Organizations (This page is under construction; recommendations are welcome! Please contact Jerome Bauer)     South Asian Political Parties, Nationalist and Religious Organizations (This page is under construction; recommendations are welcome! Please contact Jerome Bauer)   Sangh Parivar (Extended Family of Hindu Nationalist Organizations): RSS Rashtriya Svayamsevak Sangh (RSS) [National Volunteer Corps] VHP Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) [World Hindu Council] Vishva Hindu Parishad of America BJP Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) [Indian People's Party] Bajrang Dal Bajrang Dal (Warriors of the Hindutva Revolution) [Party of Hanuman]     Anti-BJP, Anti-Sangh Parivar: Anti-BJP RSS: "The Sangh": What Is It, and What Is It Not?   Indian Political Parties Congress (I) Shiv Sena Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M) Ganashakti (Power of the People): CPI(M) Online Newspaper Liberal Party of India Diravida Munnetra Kazhagam [Dravida Progressive Federation] (DMK) AIADMK     South Asian Universities and Research Institutes (This page is under construction; recommendations are welcome! Please contact Jerome Bauer)   Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (MSUB) Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) National Institute of Design (NID) Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) Banaras Hindu University (BHU)   Miscellaneous South Asia Links (This page is under construction; recommendations are welcome! Please contact Jerome Bauer)   Volunteer Teaching and Service Opportunities in South Asia (Note: Washington University students have found these sites very helpful!)   India Together (Volunteer Work in India) Teaching English Overseas (Volunteer Work in Asia) International Volunteer Programs Association (Volunteer Work Overseas)   South Asia Related Journals: Journal of Asian Studies (JAS) DS501 .F274 Olin Level B Stacks Journal of the American Oriental Society (JAOS) PJ2 A6 Olin Level A Stacks Journal of the American Academy of Religion (JAAR) BV1460 .N23 Olin Level B Stacks International Journal of Hindu Studies [Subscription requested for the Washington University Library] Philosophy East and West B1 P573 Olin Level B Stacks Journal of Indian Philosophy (Online) Olin Library Subscription History of Religion BL1 H65 Olin Level B Stacks History of Religion Online SAGAR: A South Asia Graduate Research Journal [Founded by the graduate students of the University of Texas!] South Asian Magazine for Action and Reflection (SAMAR) [A progressive South Asian American magazine]   Resources for South Asian Literary Criticism IndiaStar Review of Books South Asian Diaspora: Literature: A Bibliography Fiction by South Asian Women SAWNet Bookshelf: Books By and For South Asian Women   Booksellers: South Asia Books PO Box 502, Columbia, MO 65205 List of Western Dealers in Books on South Asia [Very comprehensive!] List of Book Dealers for Current Books from South Asia   Museums: St. Louis Art Museum, Asian Art [Occasional South Asian art exhibits] Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri Asian Art Collection (Including South Asia) [A very fine collection of Indian art] Philadelphia Museum of Art Indian and Himalayan Collection Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) South and Southeast Asian Art Collection Los Angeles County Museum of Art Online Collections   Music Indian Music on St. Louis Radio Sangeetha: Society for Indian Classical Music   Local South Asian Cultural and Service Organizations (This page is under construction; recommendations are welcome!) Links to India-Related Associationsin St Louis ASHA For Education (St Louis) Indian Medical Council of Greater St Louis Marathi Mandal of St Louis North-South Foundation North-South Foundation (St Louis Chapter) {Education and health-care related service organization] Punascha [Bengali cultural and social organizatiion] Sangeetha.org Sangeetha: Society for Indian Classical Music Kuchipudi Academy of Dance Sikh Research and Educational Center Sikh Study Circle of St Louis Telugu Association of St Louis India in St Louis   Local South Asian Religious Organizations Hindu Temple of St Louis Islamic Foundation of Greater St Louis Sikh Research and Educational Center Sikh Study Circle of St Louis Vedanta Society of St Louis   Local Restaurants and Grocery Stores: (This page is under construction; recommendations are welcome!)   Links to Indian Grocery Stores in the United States {Site included addresses, phone numbers, directions, and maps] Links to Indian Grocery Stores in Missouri {Site included addresses, phone numbers, directions, and maps] Links to Indian Grocery Stores in Illinois {Site included addresses, phone numbers, directions, and maps] Links to Indian Restaurants in the United States {Site includes addresses, phone numbers, directions, and maps!} Links to Indian Restaurants in Missouri {Site includes addresses, phone numbers, directions, and maps!} Links to Indian Restaurants in Illinois {Site includes addresses, phone numbers, directions, and maps!} India in St Louis   Student Recommendations:   Priya at Dorset and McKelvey Jay's International at Grand south of 44 House of India, Delmar, west of Loop [(314) 567-6850] Seema's on Page India's Rasoi in Clayton or Central West End or on Manchester [(314) 727-1414] Bombay Grill [(314) 361-6911] India Palace [(314) 731-3333] Gokul on Page just east of Seema's India Bazaar on Page (west of Seema) India Palace on top of Howard Johnson near airport Review of India Palace (by the "Gourmet Guru") Khan Family Restaurant in North University City Pakistani, Indian,and Bangladeshi Food, 100% Halal Meat 8629 Olive Blvd, 314-991-9999; Fax 314-991-9979 Govinda's near St Louis University (good vegetarian food; ISKCON affiliated) Akbar's Groceries     Go to Hindu Studies Page Go to Sikh Studies Page Go to Jain Studies Page Go to Buddhist Studies Page Go to Folklore and Folklife Page Go to Sociology of Religion Page Go to Medical Humanities Page Go to Food and Religion Page Go to Minorities and Civil Rights Page Return to Top of Page Return to South Asian Studies Quick Index Return to Sunita Parikh's Website Return to Satadru Sen's Website Return to Sthaneshwar Timalsina's Website Return to Priya Joshi's Website Return to Ahmet Karamustafa's Website Return to Beata Grant's Website Return to Nargis Virani's Website Return to Gregory P. 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