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independence. Highly centralized power of the Mughals
and British fed nationalistic tendencies and was furthered
by the partition of India. Y et federalism, which allows
for regional differences and varying degrees of local
autonomy , has been fundamental to the stamina and
resilience of the Indian and other governments in the

region. At the same time, it has facilitated regionalism,
localism, and communalism. National and regional
ambitions and inequities underlay countless examples of
instability and strife marring the subcontinent into the
twenty-first century .

Recommended Web Sites

www .bing.com/videos/search?q=mahatmagandhi&qpvt=
mahatmatgandhi&FORM=Z7FD1
Excellent site with videos and photos of Gandhi, Nehru,
Jinnah, and other leaders.
www .csuchico.edu/~cheinz/syllabi/asst001/spring98/india.htm
Explanation of varnas and jatis of the caste system. Pho-
tographs of different caste groups.
http://edwebproject.org/india/mughals.html
The Mughal legacy with links to biographies of various leaders
such as Babur and Akbar.
www .iloveindia.com/history/index.html
Cultural and economic history . Information on various rulers
and dynasties.
www .iloveindia.com/timeline-of-india.html
Historic time line for India.
www .indhistory .com /
Ancient, medieval, and modern history .
www .indianchild.com/caste_system_in_india.htm
Cultural aspects of intercaste relations such as food rules.
www .infoaboutsikhs.com/sikh_symbols.htm

History and culture of Sikhs. Explanations of special Sikh sym-
bols and the Punjabi language.
www .mapsofindia.com/history/
History by topic; emperors; maps; information by state.
www .mohenjodaro.net/
Information and 103 indexed images of Mohenjo-daro over
30 years of research.
www .sacred-texts.com/hin/
Internet sacred text archive. T ext of topics and epic poems such
as the Vedas, Ramayana, etc.
www .stockton.edu/-gilmorew/consorti/1aindia.htm
Excellent site on the history of South Asia. Maps, photos,
videos, and short articles on different eras in addition to infor-
mation on languages, music, etc.
http://storyofpakistan.com/
India and Pakistan prehistory to present. Articles on leaders.
Videos.
www .unigroup.com/PTIC/body_html
Information on the partition to the Islamic Republic of
Pakistan.

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