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The most popular list for those researching family history in India is the '''INDIA List''' hosted by Rootsweb, part of Ancestry. You can exchange ideas, suggestions, queries, questions and family details with a group of people (from beginner to expert) who are interested in the same subject.
Before submitting queries to the List, it is recommended to first '''search the INDIA List archives''' to see if your question has been asked before. You may also use this search page to search for surnames that may have been mentioned before. ''' Currently not partially available, see below'''.
:'''Update''': All Rootsweb Lists Archives and Search, including the India List, have experienced ongoing past intermittent problems and for a period were unavailable. Even when available, the Search may not locate all past posts. As an interim measure, you may be able to locate some past posts by googling your search term together with ''site:archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA'', but the possibility remains that not all past posts will be located. If you locate a past post via Google, the cached version (located under the triangle icon) may be the only link which is accessible.
:'''Further updates''': 2018/03/06 The RootsWeb mailing lists are now available to use, meaning you can now send and receive email on RootsWeb email lists. Any email that is sent will go directly into a [https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/hyperkitty/list/india@rootsweb.com/ new archive]. "We are in the process of importing the old archives into the new system which will take some time". [http://www.rootsweb.com Rootweb Home Page for Updates] rootsweb.com.
:: Situation at '''2018/06/2328''' [https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/hyperkitty/ RootsWeb Mailing list/india@rootsweb.com India List Archives Unavailablenew archive]with imported old archives from December 2004 onwards. Replies to a post are not immediately obvious. To view replies to a post, click on the active link in the post title which will take you to a new page which includes both the original post and replies. ::To subscribe, see the page [https://mailinglists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/listindexes/international/India Mailing Lists: India]. Includes INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ List.
As you may appreciate, asking the same beginner questions to the list can become tiresome for the regulars on the List. It is also recommended to 'lurk' in the background if you are new to mailing lists (or even the INDIA List) and get a 'feel' for the format of questions and 'list etiquette'.
===Facebook Groups===
*Details of [https://www.fibis.org/british-india-family-history-facebook-group/ British India Family History Facebook Group], a linked FIBIS Facebook group. However, anyone can join, you do not have to be a FIBIS member, but it is a closed group so an admin administrator will need to approve your request to join.
==Military==
