1 BUSINESS An American's Guide to Doing Business in India by Eugene M Makar The India Way: How India's Top Business Leaders Are Revolutionizing Management by Peter Cappelli , Harbir Singh , Jitendra Singh Why Growth Matters: How Economic Growth in India Reduced Poverty and the Lessons for Other Developing Countries by Jagdish Bhagwati ,Arvind Panagariya Newspapers online in English: http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/english-language-newspapers-india.htm http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/ http://www.financialexpress.com/ http://epaper.wsj-asia.com/PUBLICATIONS/WSJA/WSJA/2014/05/09/index.shtml 2 HISTORY A History of India By Herman Kulke Wonder That Was India by A.L. Basham India by Michael Wood India: A Sacred Geography by Diana L Eck history in maps: http://www.mapsofindia.com/history/ http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/india/indiasbook.asp 3 TRAVEL Essential India Travel Guide: Travel Tips And Practical Information by Shalu Sharma DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: India by Roshen Dalal Enjoying India: The Essential Handbook by J D Viharini India - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture Paperback by Becky Stephen http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/india-guide/ http://www.lonelyplanet.com/india http://www.roughguides.com/destinations/asia/india/ http://wikitravel.org/en/Kolkata http://www.rajasthantourism.gov.in/Home.aspx http://www.maharashtratourism.gov.in/mtdc/HTML/MaharashtraTourism/Default.a spx?strpage=../Maharashtratourism/CitiestoVisits/Mumbai.html 4 CULTURE Indian Art (Oxford History of Art) By Partha Mitter Myths and Symbols in Indian Art and Civilization Paperback by Heinrich Robert Zimmer), Joseph Campbell Some music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Z95bpAbL-E https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPcll8uJxJA hhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvWXCKygxJQ Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieBNKL5xM7U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3ulYoQ5EiY Music in India: The Classical Traditions Paperback by Bonnie C. Wade Introduction to Indian Architecture (Periplus Asian Architecture Series) by Bindia Thapar Surat Kumar Manto, Suparna Bhalla Mughal Architecture & Gardens by George Michell Amit Pasricha Handmade in India: A Geographic Encyclopedia of India Handicrafts by Aditi Ranjan , M. P. Ranjan http://www.india-crafts.com/ http://www.cottageemporium.in/myccic/index.php?c_path=10089456 http://www.blogbharti.com/6-most-popular-sports-in-india/ 5 Dance: http://www.mapsofindia.com/india-dance.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cThsfY1zqUc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOPY8LIT-zk LITERATURE The classics: Ramayana Mahābhārata Bhāgavata-Purāa There is a rich literature in the many langauges of India, but in modern times, perhaps the best known in the West are the works of three Bengalis: The Essential Tagore by Rabindranath Tagore ,Fakrul Alam (Editor), Radha Chakravarty (Editor), Amit Chaudhuri (Foreword) (http://www.poemhunter.com/rabindranath-tagore/) Kazi Nazrul Islam: Selected Prose Kazi Nazrul Islam (Author), Subrata Kumar Das (Translator) Sukanta Bhattacharya: A selection of his poems by Sukanta Bhattacharya (http://www.poemhunter.com/sukanta-bhattacharya/) a NUMBER OF CONTEMPORARY Indian Authors are well-known writing in English in addition to a lively and productive literature in the language of India. Some of the better known include: The God of Small Things by Arundati Roy Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth Life of P by Yann Martel Malgudi Days by R. K. Narayan 6 FOOD The Healthy Cuisine of India: Recipes from the Bengal Region by Bharti Kirchner The Calcutta Kitchen by Simon Parkes (Author), Udit Sarkhel (Author), Jason Lowe Classic Indian Cooking by Julie Sahni Lord Krishna's Cuisine: The Art of Indian Vegetarian Cooking by Yamuna Devi Indian Regional Classics: Fast, Fresh, and Healthy Home Cooking by Julie Sahni A Taste of India Paperback by Madhur Jaffrey 7