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Find ancestors who lived in India with these genealogy and family history resources including cemeteries, historical timelines and maps of India, genealogical societies, royalty, family tree tracing tutorials, and Indian surnames.

Geography & Maps of India

Maps, geographical information, and statistics for India from Geography Guide, Matt Rosenberg.

Bangladesh Genealogy Forum

A free genealogy message board for queries regarding ancestors from Bangladesh.

Ethnologue: India

This page shows the various languages currently used in each of the countries of Asia, where they are geographically spoken, and by how many people they are used.

Families in British India Society

Organization devoted to members with an interest in researching their ancestors of British and European origin in India and Southern Asia.

Family History in India

A wonderful resource, by Cathy Day, for anyone tracing their British, European and Anglo-Indian family history in India, Burma, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

Family History Library - Records of India

Browse this online index to learn about the thousands of Indian genealogical records held by the Family History Library. These records can be accessed through your local Family History Center (located around the world). Don't miss the Related Places list for records of the individual countries and places of India.

India Genealogy Forum

A free message board for genealogy queries regarding the country of India.

India-L Genealogy Mailing List

Exchange ideas, suggestions, queries, questions and family details with others who are interested in genealogy in India.

Names of Europeans in India

An index to 14,000 names of Europeans who were in India during colonial times (this does not include all Europeans in India so do not despair if you do not find your ancestor).

Oriental and India Office Collections

If your Indian ancestor was employed as a civilian in any arm of government, such as the police, post office, railways or civil service, then his records are most likely to be kept in the Oriental and India Office Collections of the British Library. This also applies if your ancestor served in the East India Company Army.

Pakistan Genealogy Forum

A free message board for genealogy queries regarding the country of Pakistan.

Passages to India

Outstanding descriptions of genealogy resources in British India.

Sri Lanka Genealogy Forum

A free genealogy message board for queries regarding ancestors from Sri Lanka.

The Indiaman Magazine

The Indiaman Magazine is a genealogical magazine for people researching their ancestors of British and European origin in India and Southern Asia.
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