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INDIA



Resource pages - History / Facts - Maps - Vocabulary -
GANDHI - Listening -
Stories - Interactive activities - Activities to print -
Lesson plans - Webquests -
VIDEOS

(Updated on 17/12/2012)

 


Related pages :

2010 Commonwealth Games - DIWALI

 

 

Resource pages :

 

  • Rajasthan - Comprehensive travel guide
    (rajasthan.org.uk)

 

  • India - Travel Guide.
    "Contains information on history, culture, climate, food and major tourist attractions."
    (bharatonline.com)

 

  • Welcome to India - for Kids (Snaith Primary School)
    "For each part there is a 'slide show' ... a bedtime story ... somewhere to keep 'notes' and suggestions for other web sites to explore."



 

History / Facts :

  • Audio slideshow: Delhi at 100 - 12 December 2011
    "Delhi is celebrating 100 years as the capital of India, having taken over that title from Calcutta while still under British colonial rule."
    (BBC)

  • Indian man with 39 wives in Baktawang, Mizoram, India
    "Indian man has 94 children and 33 grandchildren under one roof...
    The family, all 167 of them, consumes around 200lb of rice and more than 130lb of potatoes a day.  "
    (telegraph.co.uk)

     

  • Prince Charles' new 'Slumdog Millionaire' eco Indian town inspired by Poundbury
    "A new eco-friendly village for tens of thousands of poor people in India is being built by one of the Prince of Wales' main charities, it has emerged...
    The multi-million-pound “utopia” is inspired and modelled on Poundbury, the Prince’s “model” village in Dorset...
    His charity has just opened its first overseas office in Mumbai."
    (telegraph.co.uk)

 

  • Citizens told to brush up on etiquette
    "India has compiled a list of do's and don'ts for its citizens at this year's Commonwealth Games to help showcase New Delhi's charms...
    Don't urinate in public, don't spit, keep your houses and shops clean, keep public transport safe and such things...
    The tips on good manners will be spread to through billboards, pamphlets, websites and audiovisual means "
    (reuters.com)

Maps :

  • Maps of India (mapsofindia.com)
    Geography - Demography - History - Economics/Business - Social/Cultural - Politics - Science

 

Vocabulary :

  • India Vocabulary Cards
    Si le lien n'aboutit pas au PPT, cliquer sur : GEOGRAPHY / Around the world
    (Primary Resources)

 

GANDHI (1869 - 1948) :

  • Mahatma Gandhi (Wikipedia)
    1 Early life
    2 Civil rights movement in South Africa (1893 1914)
    3 Fighting for Indian independence (1916 1945)
    3.1 Champaran and Kheda
    3.2 Non-cooperation
    3.3 Swaraj and the Salt Satyagraha
    3.4 World War II and Quit India
    4 Freedom and partition of India
    5 Assassination
    6 Gandhi's principles
    6.1 Truth
    6.2 Nonviolence
    6.3 Vegetarianism
    6.4 Brahmacharya
    6.5 Simplicity
    6.6 Faith
    7 Criticism
    8 Legacy
    8.1 Mahatma
    8.2 Artistic depictions
    8.3 Across the world
    9 Notes
    10 References
    11 External links
  • Gandhi (1982) - the film (imdb.com)

 

 

Listening :

  • GANDHI (audio-lingua.eu)
    - Victoria talks about Gandhi : his childhood and the way he became a famous non-violent leader in India.
    - Anita speaks about one of her hero : Gandhi. She explains how he played an important role in the history of both India and England.

 

Stories :

  • Termites feast on trader's money
    "A trader in the Indian state of Bihar has lost his life savings after termites infesting his bank's safe deposit boxes ate them up."
    (BBC)

 

 

 

INTERACTIVE activities :

 

  • A taste of India - PowerPoint Presentation
    Click on GEOGRAPHY / Around the world
    (Primary Resources)

 

  • SPECIAL PROJECT "INDIA"
    Exercices interactifs sur des sites Internet et des documents audio originaux.
    (my-english-courses.com)

 

  • In India
    "Read this little book about India and play the game."
    (Activity created by: Renée Maufroid)

 

 

 

Activities TO PRINT :

  • Welcome to Bollywood
    Pôle de compétences lettres - anglais - histoire - géographie
    (Ac. Rouen - Site signalé par Renée Maufroid)

 

Lesson plans :

 

  • Special India Project : INTERACTIVE EXERCISES (mostly!) + LISTENING ACTIVITIES
    + THE TAJ MAHAL WEB TREASURE HUNT
    (my-english-courses.com)

 

  • INDIA - Activities (British Council)
    Game - Poem - Cartoon...

 

 

Webquests :

  • Special India Project : INTERACTIVE EXERCISES (mostly!) + LISTENING ACTIVITIES
    + THE TAJ MAHAL WEB TREASURE HUNT
    (my-english-courses.com)

 

 

  • Peace - a web quest about Martin Luther King, Gandhi and Nelson Mandela (4ème à 1ère)
    (Chloé Thivin - Isère)

VIDEOS :

  • India's Trailblazers: The female bouncer - 28 May 2013 
    "India and the country's attitude towards women have been in the spotlight for some months, following a series of violent assaults.
    But far from seeing themselves as potential victims, some Indian women are breaking into industries usually dominated by men.
    BBC News spoke to one woman, Sunita, who works as a nightclub bouncer."
    (BBC)
  • Indian stuntwoman 'proud' to break stereotypes - 27 May 2013
    "For the past few months India has been in the spotlight for a series of violent assaults on women - but some females are challenging stereotypes and breaking into areas normally dominated by men.
    Sanobar Pardiwala works as a stunt woman in the movie industry..."
    (BBC)