Communal and Caste Relations
- Association for Communal Harmony in Asia
http://osu.orst.edu/groups/acha/
[A non-political, non-profit organization that was formed in 1993 in Beaverton, OR, USA to promote harmony and peace
among South Asians of all ethnic, religious, regional and national origin, regardless of where they live.]
- Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar and Dalit Forum
http://ambedkar.org/
[Dr. Ambedkar (1891-1956) was a lawyer, constitutionalist, and religious and social activist.]
- India - Rights & Wrongs
http://www.sabrang.com/irw/irwarchive.htm
[Links to resources concerning caste conflicts.]
- Dalitistan Organisation
http://dalitstan.org/
[Dalit, Shudra, and related interests and concerns are represented.]
- Films of Anand Patwardhan
http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/ind/anand.htm
[Information about films from a director who is concerned about contemporary social issues and conflict in India.]
- Hindu Anti-Defamation
http://www.hindunet.org/anti_defamation/
[Representative of a Hindu response to perceived anti-Hindu charges and challenges
in India and elsewhere in the world. A service of the Global Hindu Electronic Network.]
- Hindutva
http://www.hindutva.org/
[Links to Hindu-positive sites.]
- Hindutva Reference Center
http://www.hindunet.org/hindutva/
[Another Global Hindu Electronic Network service, in conjunction with Hindu Students
Council. It provides information about "Hinduness" or Hindutva as a movement in India
and elsewhere throughout the world.]
- Struggle between Hindu and Secular Nationalisms in India
http://inic.utexas.edu/asnic/pages/sagar/fall.1994/david.fado.art.html
[A paper by David Fado that seeks to distinguish the basic features of two types
of nationalism, and that has revelance for understanding recent social-political movements
in India. It is published in SAGAR the online South Asia Graduate Research Journal from
the University of Texas at Austin (USA) in volume 2, number 2 (Fall 1994).]
Gender Issues and South Asians
- Femina
http://femina.indiatimes.com/?
[A popular English-language women's magazine that bills itself "for the woman of substance."]
- Journal of South Asia Women Studies
http://www.asiatica.org/jsaws/
[Electronic journal. Editor-in-chief: Enrica Garzilli. Aims to publish work that
addresses both theoretical and practical issues of interest to scholars of South Asia and
to women in and from South Asia. Seeks to promote international debate and to make it
possible for work to be available quickly. Invited topics (as related to women) include:
law, civil rights, gender issues, (eco)feminism, medicine, literature, poetry, dance, etc.]
- Manavi
http://www.research.att.com/~krishnas/manavi/
[An organization for South Asian women that was founded in 1985 to deal with problems
and needs of women. Headquarters in New Jersey (USA), where it works with women from South Asia.]
- Manushi: A Journal about Women and Society
http://www.freespeech.org/manushi/
[Print journal. Edited and published by Madhu Kishwar since 1978. The web site
includes selected articles from various issues of the print journal, an interview
with the founding editor, and information for prospective subscribers and contributors.]
- SAWNET
http://www.umiacs.umd.edu/users/sawweb/sawnet/index.html
[SAWNET is an acronym for the South Asian Women's NETwork, which is a forum for
people interested in South Asian Women's issues. The web site is maintained by Susan Chacko and Jyothy Reddy.]
- Trikone
http://www.trikone.org/
[Trikone is a non-profit group for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender South Asians that was founded
in 1986 in the San Francisco Bay Area of the USA. Its goal is to bring women and men of South
Asian heritage together in a friendly, supportive, and non-judgmental environment, and to
promote awareness, visibility and acceptance of alternative sexuality in society. There are
several regional groups, including
Trikone - Tejas in Austin, Texas.]
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