The South Asian Studies collection at Indiana University supports the Dhar India Studies Program within the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies, as well as other relevant research and instruction across IUB. Resources are collected primarily in the humanities and social sciences. Historically, there is an emphasis on language and literature in Hindi and Sanskrit, and on the contemporary history of India.
Sanskrit, Hindi, Urdu, and Bengali are regularly taught and supported through library acquisitions, with growing collections in Tamil.
All formats are collected of both primary and secondary materials, including e-books, dvds, and videos. Use IUCAT to search for these materials. We also have growing special collections related to South Asian film. Please see the South Asian Cinema guide for more information.
Listings in this guide include our key South Asia-specific resources. For other disciplinary resources, please visit the appropriate guide, as those resources may include material relevant to South Asia. For example, the ProQuest Political Science database includes sources useful to research in South Asian Studies, even though it is not wholly devoted to that area.
Western-language bibliographical database for research on East, Southeast and South Asia. Published by the Association for Asian Studies, it covers all subjects with special focus on the humanities and social sciences.
Includes over 900,000 citations, dating primarily from 1971 onwards, with more than 400,000 citations since 1992. All entries are searchable by author, title, year of publication, place of publication, language of publication, journal title, country, subject, keyword, ISSN and ISBN. Includes the full content of the printed volumes of the annual Bibliography of Asian Studies dating back to 1971.
Curated collection of open access historical and contemporary sources in arts, humanities and social sciences, from and about South Asia, in English and other languages of the region.
Includes books, journals, newspapers, census data, magazines, and documents, with particular focus on social & economic history, literature, women & gender, and caste & social structure.
OneSearch@IU searches most of the Libraries' databases. It is a great place to start your research.
Direct access at: libraries.indiana.edu/databases/onesearch
More databases can be found on the Libraries homepage under the "Research" tab or the "Featured Databases" located at the bottom of the page.