It is recommended that the modules are viewed in the order presented. The emphasis in Modules 1, 2 & 3 is on Ancient India, as it ties into the California Public School standard curriculum for Social studies in the Middle Schools. They contain full color slides with images that have been borrowed from various websites. To verify information given in the modules, please refer to the websites listed in the 'Useful Links' section below.

Speaker notes have been provided along with image sources. It would benefit the speakers/teachers to familiarise themselves with the contents thoroughly before making class presentations to do justice to the subject'.

There is no attempt to provide historical dates and irrelevant details, for the purpose of this presentation is to give the students a meaningful glimpse into a totally unfamiliar culture. The language used in the modules is simple and easy to follow. Many Hindu concepts have been simplified to suit its young audience.
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Birthday Traditions
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Hindu Ritual
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Putting a Spotlight on Indian History
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Favorite Websites

Apart from a vast body of historical texts, India in Classrooms receives valuable nuggets of information and wisdom from the following updated websites………

ON MISREPRESENTATIONS IN TEXT BOOKS

http://www.bharatvani.org/books/dist/ Nationalism And Distortions In Indian History by Dr. N.S. Rajaram

http://hindu-international.org/index.html Review of Text books used in American Schools

ON POLYTHEISM, SYMBOLISM AND HINDU CONCEPTS

http://www.danam-web.org/

http://www.atributetohinduism.com/

http://india.coolatlanta.com/GreatPages/sudheer/

http://www.hinduismtoday.com/

http://www.amiahindu.com/

http://www.hinduism.fsnet.co.uk

http://www.esamskriti.com/

ON THE SCIENTIFIC BASIS OF HINDUISM

http://www.ece.lsu.edu/kak/hist.html This is a treasure chest of information.

http://www.ece.lsu.edu/kak/Time2.pdf Space and Cosmology in the Hindu Temple

http://www.ece.lsu.edu/kak/a3.pdf Science in Ancient India

http://www.ece.lsu.edu/kak/grolier.pdf History of Science in India

Professor Subhash Kak
Dr. Subhash Kak, who is one of the world's leading historians of science, is a Delaune Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Professor in the Asian Studies and Cognitive Science Programs at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. He was awarded a Science Academy Medal by the Indian National Science Academy in 1977, a Halliburton Award in 1982, a UNDP Tokten Award in 1986, and the Goyal Prize in 1998. He has authored ten books and more than 300 journal articles in various areas of science and Vedic studies. His books include 'The Nature of Physical Reality', Peter Lang, 1986. More recently he co-authored the book, 'In Search of the Cradle of Civilization' which is a must read for every teacher of world history and social science.

http://www.ece.lsu.edu/kak/chro.pdf Chronological framework for Indian Culture

http://www.hinduism.co.za/vedic.htm on VEDIC MATH

ON THE ARYAN INVASION THEORY

Dr. N.S. Rajaram, a mathematician, one of America's best-known workers in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, has also been a consultant to NASA. One of the most influential historians of our time, he is best known for his work on Vedic India, especially the decipherment of the Indus script with Natwar Jha, which they have now extended to all the seals.

http://www.bharatvani.org/books/ait/ Update on the Aryan Invasion Debate by Koenraad Elst

http://members.tripod.com/nsrajaram/kalidas.html

http://naimisha.tripod.com

"Dr. David Frawley is one of the most important scholars of Ayurveda and Vedic Science today. I have great respect and admiration for his knowledge and the way he has expounded the ancient wisdom of the Vedas"

Deepak Chopra

http://www.hindubooks.org/david_frawley/how_i_became_a_hindu/the_myth_of_the_aryan_invasion/page4.htm

ON THE CASTE SYSTEM

http://www.ece.lsu.edu/kak/cas3.pdfA note on Caste by Subhash Kak

ON INDIAN INFLUENCE ABROAD

http://www.ece.lsu.edu/kak/zoro.pdf The Vedic Religion in Ancient Iran and Zarathushtra

OTHER ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS AMERICA WITH FOCUS ON EDUCATION ABOUT INDIA

Generating universal awareness requires a concerted and streamlined effort.
India in Classrooms is proud to co-ordinate with the following organizations in our common endeavor to bring accurate knowledge about the Indian civilization to schools and colleges across America.

BOOKS FOR KINDERGARTEN/ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ages 5 to 8 yrs
to order please write to info@indiainclassrooms.org

                    

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http://www.swaveda.com/index.php

http://www.exoticindia.com/