Triveni Kuchi kuchi@rci.rutgers.edu July 3, 2007

Research Resources: Subject Research Guides: South Asian Studies:
Selected Reference Works

• Encyclopedias and Dictionaries of History
• Atlases and Gazeteers
• Literature and Language Dictionaries
• Biographical Sources
• Bibliographies and Catalogs
• Archival Guides

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries of History

Banglapedia : national encyclopedia of Bangladesh / chief editor, Sirajul Islam ; managing editor, Sajahan Miah. Dhaka.
Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, 2003.
ALEXANDER REF DS393.3.B385 2003 v.1-10

The Cambridge encyclopedia of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Maldives / editor, Francis Robinson. Cambridge [England].
New York : Cambridge University Press, 1989.
ALEXANDER, DOUGLASS, DANA, ROBESON REF DS334.9.C36 1989

Encyclopedia of modern Asia : / David Levinson, Karen Christensen.
New York : Scribner, 2002-
ALEXANDER, KILMER REF DS4.L48 2002 V.1-6

Encyclopedia of Asian history / prepared under the auspices of the Asia Society ; Ainslie T. Embree, editor in chief.
New York, NY : Scribner ; London : Collier Macmillan, c1988.
ALEXANDER, DOUGLASS, KILMER, DANA, ROBESON DS31.E53 1988 v.1-4

Historical dictionary of Afghanistan / Ludwig W. Adamec. 3rd ed.
Lanham, Md. ; Oxford : Scarecrow Press, 2003.
ALEXANDER REF DS356.A27 2003
[2ND Ed.: ALEXANDER Stacks and link: Online]

Historical dictionary of Bangladesh / Craig Baxter and Syedur Rahman. 3rd ed.
Lanham, Md. ; Oxford : Scarecrow Press, 2003.
ALEXANDER REF DS394.5.B39 2003

Historical dictionary of India / Surjit Mansingh. 2nd ed.
Lanham, Md. Scarecrow Press, 2006.
ALEXANDER REF DS405.M27 2006

Historical dictionary of Pakistan / Shahid Javed Burki. 3rd ed.
Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2006.
ALEXANDER REFERENCE DS382.B87 2006

A dictionary of Indian history.
Edition: [1st American ed.] New York, G. Braziller [c1967]
ALEXANDER, DOUGLASS, DANA, ROBESON REF DS433.B48 1967

The encyclopedia of Pakistan / editors-in chief, Hafeez Malik, Yuri V. Gankovsky.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, c2006.
ALEXANDER REF DS376.8.E53 2006

Atlases and Gazeteers

The Imperial gazetteer of India / published under the authority of His Majesty's Secretary of State for India in Council. New edition, published under the authority of His Majesty's secretary of state for India in council.
Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1908-1931; reprint 1972--.
ALEXANDER STACKS DS405.H95 1972 v.1-25
Online: http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/

Census atlas : national volume : Census of India 1971 , series 1, part IX / direction, B.K. Roy, general direction, R.B. C hari.
New Delhi : Office of the Registrar General, c1977 [i.e. 1980]
ALEXANDER FOLIO G2281.E2I36 1980

Land and people of Indian states and union territories / editors, SC Bhatt, Gopal K. Bhargava.
Delhi : Kalpaz Publications, 2005.
ALEXANDER REFERENCE DS436.L363 2005 v.1-36

National atlas of India / National Atlas & Thematic Mapping Organisation, Department of Science & Technology, Government of India.
Edition: [English ed.] Calcutta : The Organisation, [1982?-
ALEXANDER FOLIO G2280.N3 1982 v.1-8

Maps from the Imperial Gazeteer of India
Separate links to 25 high resolution maps from the IGI.

Social & economic profile of India / Peeyush Bajpai, Laveesh Bhandari, Aali Sinha.
New Delhi : Social Science Press, 2005. x, 173 p. : col. ill, col. maps
ALEXANDER REFERENCE HC435.3.B34 2005

Literature and Language Dictionaries

Encyclopaedic dictionary of Asian novels and novelists / edited by R. P. Malhotra.
Edition: 1st ed. New Delhi : Global Vision Publishing House, 2005.
ALEXANDER REF PJ31.E538 2005 v.1-3

Encyclopaedic dictionary of Punjabi literature / edited by R.P. Malhotra, Kuldeep Arora. 1st ed.
Delhi : Global Vision Pub. House, 2003. 2 v.
ALEXANDER REF PK2650.A52E53 2003 v.1-2

Encyclopaedic dictionary of Pâli literature / edited by N.K Singh, B. Baruah. 1st ed.
Delhi : Global Vision Pub. House, 2003. 2 v.
ALEXANDER REF PK4501.A3E53 2003 v.1-2

The Indo-Aryan languages / edited by George Cardona and Dhanesh Jain.
London ; New York : Routledge, 2003.
ALEXANDER REF PK115.I53 2003

Sansk·rit-English dictionary : etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages / by Sir Monier Monier-Williams. New ed., greatly enl. and improved / with the collaboration of E. Leumann, C. Cappeller, and other scholars.
[Various publishers].
ALEXANDER REF PK933.M6 [1999 ed.],
ROBESON REF [1995 ed.],
DANA REF [1899 ed.]

Carey's A dictionary of the Bengali language (Bengali-English) = BŻa·mlŻa-i·mrejŻi abhidhŻana, in which the words are traced to their origin and their various meanings given / W. Carey.
New Delhi : Asian Education Services, 1993.
ALEXANDER REF PK1687.C36 1993 v.1-2

A Maldivian dictionary / Christopher Reynolds.
London ; New York : RoutledgeCurzon, 2003.
ALEXANDER REF PK1836.4.R49 2003

The Oxford Hindi-English dictionary / edited by R.S. McGregor.
Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, c 2001.
ALEXANDER REF PK1936.M34 2001

Oksfar·d Inglish UrdŻu dikshanarŻi = Oxford English Urdu dictionary / murattab va mutarjim, ShŻanul·haq ·HaqqŻi.
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2003.
ALEXANDER REF PK1976.H36 2003

Popular Oxford practical dictionary : containing English words with English & Urdu meanings. New ed.
Lahore-Pakistan : Oriental Book Society, [197-?]
DANA REF PK1976.P67 1970z

A dictionary of UrdŻu, classical HindŻi, and English.
[London] Oxford University Press [1960] Physical descrip: viii, 1259 p. 26 cm.
ALEXANDER REF PK1986.P4 1960

A practical Hindi-English dictionary / editors, Mahendra Chaturvedi, B. N. Tiwari. 5th ed.
Delhi : National Pub. House, 1979.
DANA REF PK1987.P7 1979

English-Marathi dictionary / Ramesh V. Dhongde.
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1997.
ALEXANDER REF PK2375.D46 1997

Dictionary, Sinhalese-English, English-Sinhalese / compiled by T. Moscrop and Vijairatne.
Edition: Rev. ed. New Delhi : Publications India, 1992.
ALEXANDER REF PK2837.M67 1992

Digital Dictionaries of South Asia
In the DSAL (Digital Library of South Asia)

South Asian literature in English : an encyclopedia / edited by Jaina C. Sanga.
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2004. xxxi, 360 p.
ALEXANDER REF PR9570.S642S67 2004

Biographical Sources

India who's who.
New Delhi, INFA Publications.
ALEXANDER STACKS CT1506 .I53, latest ed. REF 1969, 1985--

Encyclopaedia of women biography : India, Pakistan, Bangladesh / edited by Nagendra Kr. Singh.
New Delhi [India] : A.P.H. Pub. Corp., c2001.
DOUGLASS REF CT3720.E63 2001 v.1-3

Hindustan year-book and who's who.
Calcutta, M. C. Sarkar.
ALEXANDER STACKS DS401.H5 1964-1984

The Times of India directory and year book including who's who.
Bombay, Times of India Press [etc.]
ALEXANDER STACKS 1939-87 DS405.I7 with gaps, DANA STACKS 1960, 1972

Dictionary of Indian biography.
New York: Greenwood Press, [1969]
ALEXANDER, KILMER, DANA REF DS434.B8 1969

Encyclopaedia of Indian women through the ages / Simmi Jain.
Delhi : Kalpaz Publications, 2003.
ALEXANDER, DANA HQ1742.J35 2003 v.1-4

Encyclopaedia of Indian women / Anuradha Sharma.
Edition: 1st ed. New Delhi : Published by Anjay Verma for Commonwealth Pbulishers, 1998.
DOUGLASS HQ1742.S53 1998 v.1-3

Bibliographies and Catalogs

South Asian civilizations : a bibliographic synthesis / Maureen L.P. Patterson, in collaboration with William J. Alspaugh.
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c1981.
ALEXANDER REF DS339.P37

India's foreign policy and relations : a documentary survey, 1972-92 / Kokila Krishan Gopal, Krishan Gopal ; M.S. Rajan, introduction.
Delhi, India : Shipra Publications, 1999.
ALEXANDER REF DS480.84.K725 1999

Kashmir / David Taylor, compiler.
Oxford, England ; Santa Barbara, Calif. : Clio Press, c2000. (World bibliographical series, 225)
ROBESON STACKS DS485.K23T39 2000

Learning about India : an annotated guide for nonspecialists / Barbara J. Harrison, editor.
New Delhi : Educational Resources Center, c1977.
ALEXANDER, KILMER, ROBESON STACKS, DOUGLASS REF Z1009.N54 no.24

Afghanistan / Schuyler Jones, compiler.
Oxford, England ; Santa Barbara, Calif. : Clio, 1992. (World bibliographical series, 135)
ALEXANDER, ROBESON STACKS, DOUGLASS REF Z3016.J663 1992

Tibet / John Pinfold, compiler.
Oxford, England ; Santa Barbara, Calif. : Clio Press, c1991. (World bibliographical series, 128)
ALEXANDER STACKS Z3107.T5P56 1991

Introduction to the civilization of India; South Asia, an introductory bibliography. Prepared and edited by Maureen L. P. Patterson and Ronald B. Inden.
Chicago, Syllabus Division, University of Chicago Press, 1962.
ALEXANDER, DOUGLASS REF Z3185.C5

Pakistan / David Taylor, compiler.
Oxford, England ; Santa Barbara, Calif. : Clio Press, c1990. (World bibliographical series, v10)
ALEXANDER STACKS, DANA REF Z3196.T39 1990

A bibliography of bibliographies on India / D. R. Kalia, M. K. Jain ; foreword by Harrison Bryan.
Delhi : Concept Pub. Co., 1975.
ALEXANDER STACKS Z3201 .A1 K34

The National bibliography of Indian literature, 1901-1953. General editors: B. S. Kesavan [and] V. Y. Kulkarni.
Edition: [1st ed.] New Delhi, Sahitya Akademi [1962-90]
ALEXANDER REF Z3201.N3 v.1-3 [of 5]

A guide to reference materials on India / compiled and edited by N. N. Gidwani and K. Navalani.
Jaipur : Saraswati Publications, 1974.
ALEXANDER REF Z3206.G5 v.1-2

India / Ian D. Derbyshire, compiler.
Edition: Rev. ed. Oxford, England ; Santa Barbara, Calif. : Clio Press, c1995 (World bibliographical series, v26)
ALEXANDER STACKS Z3206.G97 1995

Indian reference sources; an annotated guide to Indian reference books [by] H. D. Sharma, S. P. Mukherji [and] L. M. P. Singh.
Varanasi, Indian Bibliographic Centre [1972]
ALEXANDER STACKS, DOUGLASS REF Z3206.S48

Punjab / Darshan Singh Tatla, Ian Talbot, compilers.
Oxford, England ; Santa Barbara, Calif. : Clio Press, c1995. (World bibliographical series, 180)
ALEXANDER REF Z3207.P8T21 1995

Indian literature in English : a bibliography; being a check-list of works on poetry, drama, fiction, autobiography, and letters written by Indians in English, or translated from modern Indian languages into English / compiled and annotated by Sushil Kumar Jain.
Tenterden, Kent, Eng. : Published privately, copies can be had from Sushil Jain Publications, 1965-67 [v.1, 1967, c1965]
ALEXANDER REF Z3208.L5J35 v1-3 [in 1]

Indian literature in English, 1827-1979 : a guide to information sources / Amritjit Singh, Rajiva Verma, Irene M. Joshi.
Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1981.
ALEXANDER STACKS Z3208.L5S56

Bibliographies and Union Lists.
In the DSAL (Digital Library of South Asia)

South Asia Resources Catalogue in Australia.

International bibliography of Sikh studies / Rajwant Singh Chilana.
Dordrecht : Springer, c2005.
ALEXANDER REF Z3208.S42C48 2005

Archival Guides

Sources for the history of British India in the seventeenth century.
London, Curzon Press; Totowa, N.J., Rowman and Littlefield [1975] viii, 395 p.
ALEXANDER STACKS CD1042.A2K47 1975

A general guide to the India Office Records / Martin Moir.
London : British Library, 1988. xvi, 331 p. : ill.
ALEXANDER REFERENCE CD1052.I4I53 1988

Government archives in South Asia: a guide to national and state archives in Ceylon, India and Pakistan; edited by D. A. Low, J. C. Iltis and M. D. Wainwright.
London, Cambridge U.P., 1969. xii, 355 p. fold plate, 1 chart
ALEXANDER, DANA REFERENCE CD2081.L6