Books
For children, K-5 years

• Amar Chitar Katha Comics
• Chandamama - Folktales
• Robert Arnett, Smita Turakhia (illus.), Finders Keepers? A True Story
• Anoop Singhal, Ashish Shrotriya, Children’s Ramayana-Story of Ram
• Ashish Shrotriya, Anoop Singhal, Ganesh Wins the Race

For children, 10+ years

• Kartar Singh Bhalla, Festivals of India
• Sarah Mcdonald, Holy Cow
• Jhumpa Lahiri, Namesake
• Salman Rushdie, Haroun and the Sea of Stories
• Jennifer Homans, A Celebration of India: a Curriculum Guide
  "Padma and Deepak, a brother and sister from Calcutta, host a journey to contemporary India . . . introduce[ing] Indian history, culture, geography, and folklore — and serves as a reference work, and special activity guide. Includes lesson plans, maps, illustrations, resources, and a bibliography."
  

For adults

• Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Sister of My Heart
• Anjana Appachana, Listening Now
• Bharti Kirchner, Sharmila's Book
• Indira Ganesan, Inheritance
• Jhumpa Lahiri, Interpreter of Maladies
• Kavita Watsa, Brahmins and Bungalows: Travels Through South Indian History
• Reema Ananad, His Sacred Burden: The Life of Bhagat Puran Singh
• Rupa Bajwa, The Sari Shop

Articles and Print

• Iowa Asian Alliance, Iowa Asian Resource Directory, 2004-2005
• Amanda Dargan, Rangoli: Traditions of the Threshold. C.A.R.T.S., 2004:9.

Film

• Gurinder Chadha's Bend it Like Beckham and included short feature, Who wants to cook Aloo Gobi? Director Gurinder Chadha gives a cooking demonstration with her Mum and Auntie looking on. Very funny & excellent example of generational change.
• Mehboob Khan's 1957 classic Mother India
• Karan Johar's Bollywood blockbuster Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
• Benny Mathews' comedy Where the Party Yaar?
• Mutiny: Asians Storm British Music (New York filmmaker Vivek Renjen Bald's look at the British Asian music scene)
• Mira Nair, Mississippi Masala
• Mira Nair, Salaam Bombay!
• Pratik Basu, Welcome to the Family
• Punam Sawhney, The Goddess Method
• Mehreen Jabbar, Beauty Parlor
• Nisha Pahuja, (documentary) Bollywood Bound
• Manish Gupta, Indian Fish in American Waters
• Gaurav Seth, A Passage to Ottawa
• Painted Bride
  

Music

• Ravi Shankar, "The Sounds of India" (CD)
• Appreciation of Indian music
• Introduction to Indian music

Dance

• Classical Dances of India
• Classical Dance Costumes
• Iowa Roots, Haema Nilakanta

Web Sites

• Iowa Asian Alliance
• SBG Music — Reference Articles
• Videos for South Asian Studies
• Indian/South Asian Documentary Films
• History of Bollywood
• Women Writers of Indian Diaspora Create Impact
• Haroun and the Sea of Stories
• Peacemaker Heroes: Mohandas K. Gandhi
• Kite flying
• Iowa Roots, Haema Nilakanta
• World of Difference
• Introduction to Indian music

Activities/Games

• Parcheesi
• Chess
• Chutes and Ladders/Snakes and Ladders
• Henna designs (available at Walgreens)
• Rangoli designs
• Diwali Rangoli patterns and designs
• Henna designs and information