Resources by country: SOAS Library

By Country
General South Asia

Asian News International
A New Delhi-based news agency site.

Confluence- South Asian Perspectives
A South Asian cultural newspaper covering literature, history, politics, lifestyle, features and commentary.

Digital Dictionaries of South Asia
A useful online dictionary resource for South Asian languages, including grammar tuition and vocabulary checking.

Digital Himalaya
A joint project of Cambridge University and Yale University. Includes free access to films, photographs, sound recordings, field notes and rare journals from the Himalayan region.

Manas : India and its neighbours
A UCLA site providing information on politics, history, religion, diaspora, social and cultural issues relating to India and South Asia.

South Asia Newspapers Online
A detailed guide and portal to online South Asian newspaper resources in English and other languages.

South Asian Women Writers
A list of South Asian women writers and the work they have published, including biographical details and literary reviews.

The South Asia Resources Database
Australian based South Asian web portal.

The South Asia Consortium for Interdisciplinary Water Resources Studies
SaciWATERs examines water resource knowledge as a way of transforming South Asia’s water access and advocating sustainable development.

South Asian Women’s Studies Bibliography
A bibliography on women’s studies compiled by the University of California, Berkeley Library

VSO India
VSO is an international charity that works through volunteers. The site highlights projects in South Asia and the network partnerships with South Asian NGOs.

Sakhi
A South Asian community based organisation working towards empowering women who suffer from domestic violence, oppression and discrimination.

Katha- South Asia
A cultural organisation working across a range of areas including language, literature, culture and translation, as well as poverty alleviation.