Kamat Database - A Full Text Reference Database on India

First Online: September 09, 2004
Page Last Updated: February 17, 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.
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