VL

Pakistan Virtual Library
South Asia Studies Networks

 Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library
  • Australia
  • South Asia Net at Monash University
    http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/mai/southasianet/
    [Resources and links.]

    Canada
  • Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute
    http://www.ucalgary.ca/~sici/
    [The Institute supports study and research in South Asia and by South Asians.]

    United Kingdom
  • British Association for South Asian Studies (BASAS)
    http://www.basas.ac.uk/
    [The largest UK organization for study of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. BASAS publishes a Bulletin and holds an annual conference.]
  • Indology
    http://indology.info/
    [An electronic network founded by Dominik Wujastyk.]

    United States
  • American Academy of Religion
    http://www.aarweb.org/
    [A learned society for academic study of religion. For archived e-mail discussion, resources for teaching, and links relevant to South Asia, see the page of the Religion in South Asia unit of the Academy.]
  • American Institute of Bangladesh Studies
    http://www.aibs.net/
    ["The American Institute of Bangladesh is a consortium of US universities and colleges involved in research on Bangladesh. Our mission is to improve the scholarly understanding of Bangladesh culture and society in the United States and to promote educational exchange between the US and Bangladesh. By sending undergraduate and graduate students as well as senior scholars to Bangladesh, we also promote a better understanding of America in Bangladesh."]
  • American Institute of Indian Studies
    http://www.indiastudies.org/hp.htm
    [A major granting agency in the United States for support of travel and study in India. In earlier years, funds were derived almost exclusively from Indian Rupees set aside for repayment of international assistance programs. Now that those funds are all but exhausted, the Smithsonian Institution and other organizations are contributing to the annual budget of the AIIS.]
  • American Institute of Pakistan Studies
    http://www.pakistanstudies-aips.org/
    [The purpose of AIPS is "to encourage and support research on issues relevant to Pakistan and the promotion of scholarly exchange between the United States and Pakistan. To fulfill this mission, AIPS provides research fellowships to American researchers, administers lectureships, and sponsors academic conferences."]
  • American Oriental Society
    http://www.umich.edu/~aos/
    [Founded in 1842 and the oldest learned society in the US devoted to study of the ancient cultures of the so-called Middle East and Asia.]
  • Association for Asian Studies
    http://www.aasianst.org/
    [The major North American scholarly organization for support of Asian Studies.]
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