Textbooks

Center for South Asia is responsible for the publication of abstracts from the Conference on South Asia, a collection of essays, and two textbooks. Please see ordering instructions below:

Textbooks: Order online via: https://charge.wisc.edu/southasia/

• Beginning Hindi-Urdu (script), Virendra Singh, et. al. $45.00
• Beginning Urdu, Ashok Kumar and Virendra Singh. $45.00
• Spoken Hindi in Social Context, Mithilesh K. Mishra & Awadesh K. Mishra. $30.00
• Theme Based Vocabulary and Affixes of Hindi, Mithilesh Kumar Mishra & Awadesh Kumar Mishra. $30.00

Films

The Center for South Asia was the first National Resource Center to produce and fund South Asian documentary filmmaking. Today, we possess the most extensive and diverse collection of South Asian films produced by any one Center.

Films: Order online via: https://charge.wisc.edu/southasia/

Please note that all films are in DVD format.

• Ahmedabad: Life of a City in India
• Ajuba Dance and Drama Co.
• Allahabad's Mela: The People and Their Great Fair
• An Appointment with the Astrologer: Personal Consultants in Hindu Society
• Banaras
• Banaras Muharram and the Coals of Karbala
• Bangladesh Nationhood: Symbols and Shadows
• Being Muslim in India
• Bearing the Heat: Mother Goddess Devotion in South India
• Consecration of a Temple
• Courts and Councils: Dispute Settlement in India
• Dadi and Her Family: A Rural Mother-In-Law in North India
• Darubrahma ("Wooden Lord"): Jagannath's Re-creation in Puri, India
• Four Holy Men: Renunciation in Hindu Society
• The Fourth Stage: A Hindu's Quest for Release
• The Frontiers of Peace: Jainism in India
• Given to Dance: India's Odissi Tradition
• Holi Hey: A Festival of Love, Color, and Life
• An Indian Pilgrimage: Kashi
• An Indian Pilgrimage: Ramdevra
• Kamala and Raji: Working Women of Ahmedabad
• Lady of Gingee: South Indian Draupadi Festival
• Mithila Painters: Five Village Artists from Madhubani, India
• Modern Brides: Arranged Marriages in South India
• Munni (‘Little Girl’): Childhood and Art in Mithila
• A Musical Tradition in Banaras
• Pilgrimage to Pittsburgh
• Sitala in Spring: Festival of the Bengali Goddess of Health and Illness
• Tibetan Buddhism: Preserving the Monastic Tradition
• Tibetan Buddhism: Cycles of Interdependence
• Tibetan Buddhism: The Wheel of Life
• Tulsidas and the Fire of the Veda
• Village Man, City Man
• Voices of the People: The Elections in India 1977
• The Wages of Action: Religion in a Hindu Village
• Wedding of the Goddess: Parts One & Two

Please note: All sales are final. No returns, refunds or exchanges. For international orders, to check the availability of VHS tapes or to inquire about large quantity discounts please e-mail info@southasia.wisc.edu