- As sure as spring follows winter, better times are ahead, by Ted Slavin (2011). Seasonal spring can be a metaphor for spiritual spring: the renewal of faith. Bahá'ís celebrate both in the annual festival of Ridvan, and this April they will also be praying for the release of imprisoned Iranian Bahá'ís.
- Bahá'í Bhajans: An example of the Bahá'í Use of Hindu Symbols, by William Garlington (1998-01). The appearance of Bahá'í bhajans is indicative of both the approaches taken by the Indian Bahá'í community towards Hindu villagers during the mass teaching period, and perhaps of a broader pattern of cross cultural exchange and adaptation.
- Bahá'í Faith in India, The: A Developmental Stage Approach, by William Garlington (1997-06). 5 distinct stages of development of Bahá'í history in India, each with its own unique personalities and events, patterns of community organization and missionary endeavor; the internal and external dynamics which led to these changes.
- Bahá'í Faith in Malwa, The: A Study of a Contemporary Religious Movement, by William Garlington (1975). A broad overview of Bahá'í history in general and in India in particular. Examination of present-day activities, sociological frameworks of village life, and development of local Bahá'í administrative orders.
- Bahá'í Proselytization in Malwa, India, by William Garlington (1984/2001). The establishment of the Bahá'í Faith in Malwa amongst poor rural villagers; elements of appeal, including the use of Hindu terminology.
- Biographical letter from a Hindu villager, by Daya Ram Malviya, William Garlington, trans. (1974). A glimpse into the life of an Indian convert to the Faith.
- Conversion Movements within Hindu Village Culture, by Susan Maneck (1997). Hindu, Christian, and Bahá'í conversion patterns in India.
- Development of the Bahá'í Faith in Malwa, The: 1941-1974, by William Garlington (1999-02). A socio-cultural examination of Bahá'í mass teaching as experienced in Central India.
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