Indic Language Services

Contact:

Vinaya Kulkarni
Ipswich County Library
Northgate Street, Ipswich, IP1 3DE
Telephone: 01473 583713

Choose from the following languages to see what we have in stock: Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil, Urdu. Kannada and Telugu will soon be available

Indic language area in the library

More information

We provide services to people originating from Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. We stock fiction and non fiction books for adults and children, films, CDs, newspapers and magazines in the above Indic languages. Most of the stock is held in Ipswich County Library but can be reserved for pickup in any Suffolk library. Suffolk libraries also arrange Indic Language activities and dual language Bookstart packs are available for children.

Community Organisations:

Bangladeshi Community Centre & Mosque, Bangladeshi Support Centre, Ipswich and Suffolk Indian Association, Ipswich Hindu Samaj, Sikh Gurudwara and Community Centre, Shah Jalal Mosque

Useful links:

Life in Great Britain an online course available in Suffolk Libraries to help you prepare for your citizenship test
Suffolk Information on Prescription provides information for people with a long-term condition, or those caring for them, in English and other languages
Ipswich and Suffolk Council for Racial Equality

Suffolk Family Carers
CSV Media Clubhouse
Suffolk Inter Faith Resource
Find an organisation on Suffolk Infolink

Other links:

Books

Bangladeshi literature
Bharat Books
Online Bengali dictionary
Rasik Books
Star Publishers
Urdu Books

Films

Bangla Cinema Kolkata
Bollywood online
Eros Films

Music

Contemporary Indian and world music
Music India
Pakistani music
Saregama

Festivals

Colours of India
Indian festivals
Muslim festivals

History and culture

Kamat's Potpourri
Indian history timeline
Punjabi net
Bengali culture
Missionary collections and resources

Cookery

Bawarchi
Mirch Masala
Virtual Bangladesh: recipes

Sites for children

Indian stories
Pitara