Sasapalooza at College of Lake County

College of Lake County celebrated South Asian culture on December 10 with Indian food, traditional henna art, and traditional and contemporary dance and music performances.

The proceeds from the raffle and food sales benefit the Pakistani Flood Relief.

Title VI-A Grant participant Cindu Thomas-George and the South Asian Student Alliance organized and presented this fun and educational experience.

David Swain (U of C) Online Resources

Here are some of the materials from the presentations we attended at the University of Chicago
Online Resources for India:  or  Online Resources for India

Here are some excerpts: 

Indology: Resources for Indological scholarship. This should be a first stop for free access to Indological scholarship.This website also contains the following:

·         [SARIT]: Search and Retrieval of Indic Texts.
·         [FAQ]: Frequently Asked Questions about INDOLOGY.
·         [E-texts / Software]: an archive of Indic e-texts and Indological software.
·         [Papers]: an archive of articles, papers, and other writings pertinent to Indological studies.
·         [Books]: an information service detailing Indological books listed by Amazon.
·         [Links]: a list of external websites and resources of value to Indological research.
·         [John Smith's home page]: a variety of texts, fonts and programs likely to be of interest to Indologists.

The CIA World Factbook:
Your taxes dollars at work, providing you with carefully researched information on every country, including those in South Asia. Just select a country from the drop-down list, then click on the topics of interest.

Harappa.com: Resources for the study of the Indus Valley Civilization:
 This website has an excellent introductory essay and a first rate annotated slide show. It also contains links to scholarly papers on the topic. Take your time browsing through this site. It also contains links to many fascinating images (including some film reels) of South Asia before 1947.

 

Photos from the India Fest at JJC

Here are a few pictures from the India Fest on November 22nd at JJC.  The Epicurean Club served some great food for us, we had a wonderful presentation on the religions of India, the International Education Program, we showed parts of the Apu Trilogy and had some great vendors share their wares and skills with us.
Divali Fest and JJC

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Presentation

Table Decorations

Cauliflower w/Anise and Cashews

material samples

spices

Food prep