Saxena Center for Contemporary South Asia
Digital Collections
Links to the collections of Brown, RISD, and several other large university collections of materials from the region.
Digital Collections
Links to the collections of Brown, RISD, and several other large university collections of materials from the region.
The Brown University Library’s Anne S. K. Brown Military Collection features two distinct sets of holdings related to India: British photographer Samuel Bourne's shots of India in the 1860s and photographs taken by Felice Beato after the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857.
Digital South Asia Library of the University of Chicago has a large collection of online resources for those interested in South Asia, ranging from photographs, to maps, statistics from the colonial period through today, bibliographies, and a range of journals, books, and digital dictionaries.
Available from the Brown University website as a single downloadable file.
The Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology holds an impressive collection of archeological, ethnographic, textual, and photographic items. Of these, there are 332 objects from India, comprised mostly of religious items, some musical instruments, textiles, and household objects, such as pottery.
The University's library census data collection goes back to 1872, with the latest 2001 census uploaded in an easy to use database in the Data Center at the Rockefeller Library. Variables such as caste can be researched down to the district level. Micro-samples are available for various years as well. Search in the Josiah online catalog under the heading "India - Census" to see all of the Library's holdings.
IndiaStat hosts a collection of data and statistics on topics ranging from population, health, education, agriculture, industrial production, as well as on sectors such as housing and energy.
“Near East” antiquities, many from India, make up this collection – part of which can be viewed online as a Brown University Library Digital Collection. A bequest of Adrienne Minassian, the collection dates from the 8th through 18th centuries and pays particular importance to the historical exchange between Persia and India.
This collection, acquired by Brown University Library in 2007, focuses on the study of mathematics and exact sciences in the ancient world, especially India, and the relationship of Eastern mathematics to the development of mathematics and related disciplines in the West. The collection contains some 22,000 volumes and a number of other publications and manuscripts.
The Asian Collection of the RISD Museum includes a small but rich holding of over 100 South Asian pieces from periods ranging from the 12th century to the late 19th century. Largely from India, the objects come from both Northern and Southern regions of the country and represent the work of artists from Rajasthan to Bengal to Kerala.
UC Berkeley's online South Asia Resources website hosts a reference list of journals, newspapers, and centers for the study of South Asia.