Music 345A: Music of South Asia

• Garland Encyclopedia of World Music -- the go-to world music reference source; volume 5 is devoted to South Asia
• International Encyclopedia of Dance -- dance & music are closely related
• Oxford Music Online -- the go-to music reference source
• Oxford Encyclopedia of the Music of India -- includes articles on classical, folk, and film music

You can also search for encyclopedias about a variety of countries by doing a simple keyword search with the name of your country and the word encyclopedias: India Encyclopedias.