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Readings
(There are thousands of non-fiction and fiction books about India, but previous students, staff and faculty have recommended these books.)Non-fiction
- Modern South Asia: History, Culture, Political Economy, Sugata Bose and Ayesha Jalal
- Caste Today, ed. by Chris Fuller
- The Camphor Flame, Chris Fuller (A good basic text on Hinduism)
- Darsan: Seeing the Divine in India, Diana Eck
- Hindus: Their Beliefs and Practices, Julius Lipner
- Peasant moorings: village ties and mobility rationales in South India, J. L. Racine
- Viramma: Life of an Untouchable, Viramma and J. L. Racine.
- Being a Person the Tamil Way, E.V. Daniel
- Notes on Love in a Tamil Family, Margaret Trawick
- Hinduism: An Introduction, Shakunthala Jagannathan
- India: A Million Mutinies Now, V. S. Naipaul
Fiction
- The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy.
- Malgudi Days; Swami and Friends; The English Teacher, R.K Narayan
- Incantations and Other Stories, Anjana Appachana
- A Fine Balance, Rohinton Mistry
- The Ramayana, R.K. Narayanan
- The Mahabharata, trans. and ed. Chakravarthi Narasimhan
- The Life of Pi, Yann Martel
Cultural Preparation
These books can be found at interculturalpress.- Survival Kit, Robert Kohls
- The Art of Coming Home, Craig Storti
- The Art of Crossing Cultures, Craig Storti
- Kiss, Bow & Shake Hands, Terri Morrison, George A. Borden and Wayne A. Conaway
- Everybody’s Guide to People Watching, Aaron Wolfgang
- The Lonely Planet Guide to South India
- Culture Shock: India, Gitnajali Kolanad
Films
- Freaky Chakra, 2003
- The Guru, 2003
- American Chai, 2002
- Bend It Like Beckham, 2002
- Bollywood Hollywood, 2002
- Chutney Popcorn, 2002
- Leela, 2002
- Mr. & Mrs. Iyer, 2002
- The Mystic Masseur, 2002
- American Desi, 2001
- Lagaan, 2001
- Monsoon Wedding, 2001
- Earth, 1998
- Fire, 1996
- Kamasutra, 1996
- Bhaji on Beach, 1993
- Mississippi Masala, 1991
- Salaam Bombay, 1988
- A Passage to India, 1984
- Gandhi, 1982
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