South Asia Collections as of March 2011

Here is a sampling and lists of the University of Virginia collections of South Asian materials as of March 2011, including Bengali books (41) and videos (24), Urdu (44) and Hindi (126) books including translations of all of the Hairi Potara = Harry Potter books (7), the Dalai Lama talking on Buddhism in 6 sets of videos, some outstanding South Asia books, videos of Indian writers and artists (22 about 30 minutes each), how different writers have translated stories from Indian languages into English (7), and talking books, ie audio CDs of Indian writings (20).

Bengali videos (24) acquired during 2010
http://www.worldcat.org/profiles/uvalibrary/lists/1742977
Bengali books (41) acquired during 2010
http://www.worldcat.org/profiles/uvalibrary/lists/2227020

Urdu books (44) acquired during 2010
http://www.worldcat.org/profiles/uvalibrary/lists/1743756

Hindi books (126) acquired during 2010
http://www.worldcat.org/profiles/uvalibrary/lists/1743757
Such as Hairi Pottara = Harry Potter - translated into Hindi (7)
http://www.worldcat.org/profiles/uvalibrary/lists/1585009

The Dalai Lama presents talks on various aspects of Tibetan Buddhism on DVD (6)
http://www.worldcat.org/profiles/uvalibrary/lists/2194760

South Asia books (30) acquired during November 2010
http://www.worldcat.org/profiles/uvalibrary/lists/2136901
Such as A) Handbook of Muslims in India (2010)
http://www.worldcat.org/title/handbook-of-muslims-in-india-empirical-and-policy-perspectives/oclc/502401151?referer=list_view
and B) Towards freedom : documents on the movement for independence in India. 1941
http://www.worldcat.org/title/towards-freedom-documents-on-the-movement-for-independence-in-india-1941/oclc/609106660?referer=list_view

Writers from India - videos (22)
http://www.worldcat.org/profiles/uvalibrary/lists/2183740

Translators of Indian literature (7) Examples of 7 stories translated by different writers
http://www.worldcat.org/profiles/uvalibrary/lists/1881137

Talking books from India 2009 (20)
http://www.worldcat.org/profiles/uvalibrary/lists/962803
Talking book such as Nirmala : upanyasa by Premchand
http://www.worldcat.org/title/nirmala-upanyasa/oclc/425293771

Please feel free to contact me if you have some suggestions or any comments or questions about South Asia library materials. Philip McEldowney  at pm9k@virginia.edu