The India collection

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Site focuses on a collection of 2,500 books on India covering the period from the 17th century to 1947. The collection includes translations of original Parsian works relating to Moghul history and British works on Indian history, archaeology, philosophy, religion, customs and folklore and the arts and sciences, biography and literature. The sections on biological sciences depict epic contributions of British scientists, doctors and naturalists who recorded for the first time the different species of the Indian flora and fauna. The collection is owned by the British Council and is housed in the India International Centre Library at Delhi. The site includes a complete catalog of books as well as digital facsimiles of 25 books, created as a pilot project.