Bibliography for GHS:3600 Development in a Global Context I South Asian Studies
Key books: non-fiction •Jawaharlal Nehru, The Discovery of India (1946) •Diana L. Eck, Darsan: Seeing the Divine Image in India 3rd edtn (1998) •William Dalrymple, City of Djinns: A Year In Delhi (2003) •Suketu Mehta, Maximum City (2004) •Maloy Krishna Dhar, Open Secrets: India’s Intelligence Unveiled (2005) •Amartya Sen, The Argumentative Indian (2005) •Ramachandra Guha, India After Gandhi (2008) •John Keay, India: A History. Revised and Updated (2011) •Katherine Boo, Behind the Beautiful Forevers (2014)
Key books: fiction •Mulk Raj Anand, Untouchable (1934) •J.G. Farrell, The Siege of Krishnapur (1973) •Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Heat and Dust (1975) •Arundhati Roy, The God of Small Things (1987) •Amitav Ghosh, The Shadow Lines (1993) •Salman Rushdie, Midnight’s Children (1995) •Jhumpa Lahiri, The Interpreter of Maladies (1999) •Amitav Ghosh, The Hungry Tide (2006) •Aravind Adiga, The White Tiger (2008) •Bhisam Sahni, Tamas (2008) •Kiran Desai, The Inheritance of Loss (2006)
Key on-line sources of up to date information: •India Today (major newsmagazine): http://indiatoday.intoday.in/ •Frontline (major critical weekly): http://www.frontline.in/ •Times of India (major daily): http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/international-home •The Hindu (Major English daily): http://www.thehindu.com/ •Economic & Political Weekly (social science and history articles): http://www.epw.in/ •Government of India portal to offices and ministries: http://india.gov.in/ •Government of Karnataka portal to offices and ministries: http://www.kar.nic.in/ •UI Library portal for South Asia: http://guides.lib.uiowa.edu/southasianstudies •Driving maps of India: http://www.mapsofindia.com/driving-directions-maps/ •MapQuest India: http://www.mapquest.com/maps?country=IN
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