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Guide to '''India ancestry, family history and genealogy''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
 
==Country Information==
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India is a country in South Asia bordered by [[Pakistan Genealogy|Pakistan]], [[China Genealogy|China]], [[Nepal Genealogy|Nepal]], [[Bhutan Genealogy|Bhutan]], [[Myanmar Genealogy|Myanmar]], and [[Bangladesh Genealogy|Bangladesh]]. India was gradually annexed by and brought under the administration of the British East India Company from the early 18th century and administered directly by the United Kingdom after Indian Rebellion of 1857. India became an independent nation in 1947 after a struggle for independence that was marked by non-violent resistance led by Mahatma Gandhi. The official languages are Hindi and English.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "India," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India, accessed 28 March 2016.</ref>
 
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== India Map ==
 
[[File:India_-_administrative_map.png|left|700px|thumb|Administrative Map of India with States and Union Territories]]
*India [[India#Jurisdictions|Jurisdictions]]
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*[[India Archives and Libraries]]  
*Dictionary of Indian Biography by Charles E. Buckland


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== Jurisdictions ==
 
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*'''Browse by topic:''' [[:Category:India|Pages for India]]
*Today's featured article is: '''[[Families in British India Society 1600 to 1947|Families in British India Society]]'''
 
== Did you know?  ==
 
*The first British outpost in South Asia was established by the English East India Company in 1619 at Surat on the northwestern coast. The British subsequently expanded their influence in India&nbsp; [[British Presence in India|Read more...]]
 
*After a massive rebellion against foreign rule in 1857, the British government decided to place India under the direct control of the Crown. The East India Company was abolished and Queen Victoria was proclaimed Empress of India in 1858. The British National Archives has made available online information about immigrants in the 19th century.
 
*[[Genealogical Records of Medieval India]]
 
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  <li>Karnataka</li>
  <li>Kerala</li>
  <li>Madhya Pradesh</li>
  <li>Maharashtra</li>
  <li>Manipur</li>
  <li>Meghalaya</li>
  <li>Mizoram</li>
  <li>Nagaland</li>
  <li>Odisha</li>
  <li>Punjab</li>
  <li>Rajasthan</li>
  <li>Sikkim</li>
  <li>Tamil Nadu</li>
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*Click here for [http://www.indiaman.com/tour1/day1.html|fully guided Genealogy Tours of India]
 
*Visit the sites of the British in India and visit the graves of your ancestors from the days of the East India Company to Indian Independence.
 
*Current Events
 
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*[[India Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]
*[[India Biography|Biography]]
*[[India Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[India Census|Census]]
*[[India Church Directories|Church Directories]]
*[[India Church History|Church History]]
*[[India Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[India Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[India Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[India Directories|Directories]]
*[[India Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[India Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
*[[India Genealogy|Genealogy]]
*[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Genealogy_Software_for_India Genealogy Software]
*[[India Historical Geography|Historical Geography]]
*[[India History|History]]
*[[India Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[India Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]
*[[India Maps|Maps]]
*[[India Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[India Names, Personal|Names Personal]]
*[[India Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[India Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[India Occupations|Occupations]]
*[[India Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[India Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[India Schools|Schools]]
*[[India Societies|Societies]]
*[[India Taxation|Taxation]]


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Guide to India ancestry, family history and genealogy parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Country Information[edit | edit source]

India is a country in South Asia bordered by Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, and Bangladesh. India was gradually annexed by and brought under the administration of the British East India Company from the early 18th century and administered directly by the United Kingdom after Indian Rebellion of 1857. India became an independent nation in 1947 after a struggle for independence that was marked by non-violent resistance led by Mahatma Gandhi. The official languages are Hindi and English.[1]

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India Map[edit | edit source]

Administrative Map of India with States and Union Territories

Jurisdictions[edit | edit source]

States[edit | edit source]

  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Arunachal Pradesh
  • Assam
  • Bihar
  • Chhattisgarh
  • Goa
  • Gujarat
  • Haryana
  • Himachal Pradesh
  • Jammu and Kashmir
  • Jharkhand
  • Karnataka
  • Kerala
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Maharashtra
  • Manipur
  • Meghalaya
  • Mizoram
  • Nagaland
  • Odisha
  • Punjab
  • Rajasthan
  • Sikkim
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Telangana
  • Tripura
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Uttarakhand
  • West Bengal

Union Territories[edit | edit source]

  • Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  • Chandigarh
  • Dadra and Nagar Haveli
  • National Capital Territory of Delhi
  • Daman and Diu
  • Lakshadweep
  • Puducherry

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "India," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India, accessed 28 March 2016.
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