Kamat Database - A Full Text Reference Database on India
First Online: September 09, 2004
Page Last Updated: August 20, 2024
What is Kamat Research Database ?
Kamat Research Database (also known as India Index and India Backfile) is a research database of historical photographs, full texts of biographies, books, and scholarly articles focusing their research on India. The producers have scavenged through rare manuscripts, conference proceedings, and commemorative volumes to compile a priceless collection of digital content that is fully indexed and cross-referenced.
Expected Date of Availability: Summer of 2005
See: Synopsis of India Index , Some Highlights, and Frequently Asked Questions about India Index
Contents of India Index
At the time of this writing (June 2004), Kamat Research Database contained the complete full text of two books, over a hundred biographies, over ten thousand pictures and thousands of citations, and abstracts. Please sign up for India Index development mailing list to keep abreast of the latest additions and developments.
Content Update:
Editorial Team
Vikas Kamat
Sushama Arur, Ph.D., Historian
Advisors:
N.V.Sathyanarayana, Chairman, Informatics
B.G. Mahesh, CEO, IndiaInfo.com
With Special Thanks To:
Corbis-Bettmann
EBSCO Information Services
See Also:
- Indian Journals -- A painstakingly compiled list of over sixty scholarly journals covering various aspects of India. Includes ISSNs and links to online contents.
- Content Scavenging -- The story of how we scavenged unusual sources of contents to build a reference database.
