Established in 1998, this online resource for Indian music and dance has a wide range of links to information on specific dance genres, Karnatak (Carnatic) and Hindustani music, instruments, and musicians. (
http://www.artindia.net/index1.html
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A commercial site with a wide range of folk music organized by geographic region and by social function. Includes audio and video links as well as photographs of musicians, musical instruments, and musical events. (
http://www.beatofindia.com/
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This website provides information on North and South Indian musical systems, musical instruments, and dance traditions, with articles and streaming audio and video. Constructed by musicians Chandra and David Courtney. (
http://www.chandrakantha.com/
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The culture page on this site devoted to India links the user to information on vocal, instrumental, fusion, bhajan, film, and violin music. A search engine provides access to information on specific topics. (
http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/southasia/Culture/culture.html
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A collection of feature articles, reviews, interviews, and editorials about music in India. Both classical and popular traditions are represented. (
http://www.themusicmagazine.com/
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This is the official home site for the Indian sitar master Ravi Shankar, the leading international figure in Indian classical music and the focal point of this chapter. (
http://www.ravishankar.org/index.html
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A huge collection of links to audio and video recordings of music in over twenty categories, from Hindi film music to North Indian classical and qawwali to bhangra. (
http://smashits.com
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