Cultural Interface Of India With Asia

This Collection Of Scholarly Papers Focuses On The Centrality Of The Indian Contribution In Defining The Asian Cultural Matrix And Brings Under One Rubric The Views Of Indian As Well As Eurasian Experts On The Subject.

there are 11 countries that make the Souteast Asian region. The History of Southeast Asia has been characterized as interaction between regional players and foregin powers. Though 11 countries currently make up the region, the history of each country is intertwined with all the others. Southeast Asia is a diverse region. There are many ethnic groups in this part of the world. Similarly different religions are also practiced here. Buddhism, Islam and Christianity are the state religions for different countries. India has maintained cordial relations with these countries. This book takes India and each country of this region as a separate chapter in which some main topics like history, geography, economy, culture and tradition etc. of the country have been given elaborately. India's relations with ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) have also been discussed. This book tries to give a glimpse of Southeast Asian countries and we expect that readers will find this book very useful in understanding this part of the world and its relations with India

South Asia, also known as southern asia, is a southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises seven conntries ndia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Maldives And Bhutan.Almost all south Asian countries were under direct or indirect Colonial subjugation at some point.India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar were colonies of Great Britain from 1757 to 1947, almost 200 years. Since 1947, most South Asian countries have achieved tremendous progress in all spheres. Most notable achievements are in the fields of education, industry, health care, infromation technology and services based on its applications, research in the fields of cutting edge sciences and technologies,defence related self-relinace projects,international/global trade and business enterprises and outsourcing of human resources. Areas of difficulty remain,however, including religious extremism, high levels of corruption, disgreements on political boundaries, and inequitable distribution of wealth. This book has separate chapters on each of the south Asian countries with their history,culture,literature,customs and rituals, economy etc.Historical,political and economical realtions between India and other South Asian countries have been defined as a separate chapter.

The books presents the study undertaken by the ASEAN-India Centre (AIC) at Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) on India’s cultural links with Southeast Asia, with particular reference to historical and contemporary dimensions. The book traces ancient trade and maritime links, Chola Empire and Southeast Asia, religious exchanges (the Hindu, Buddhist and Islamic heritage), language, scripts and folklore, performing arts, painting and sculpture, architecture, role of the Indian Diaspora, contemporary cultural interaction, etc.

This volume looks at the politics of communication and culture in contemporary South Asia. It explores languages, signs and symbols reflective of current mythologies that underpin instances of performance in present-day India and its neighbouring countries. From gender performances and stage depictions to protest movements, folk songs to cinematic reconstructions and elections to war-torn regions, the chapters in the book bring the multiple voices embedded within the grand theatre of popular performance and the cultural landscape of the region to the fore. Breaking new ground, this work will prove useful to students and researchers in sociology and social anthropology, art and performance studies, political studies and international relations, communication and media studies and culture studies.

India-South Asia Interface raises the fundamental question: How does one make sense of South Asia? Conventional wisdom defines it primarily in terms of regional and international politics. The failures of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) are emblematic of that wisdom. Marking a departure from such approaches, Partha Ghosh makes the case that more than merely a political construct South Asia must be understood as a shared social consciousness. Through chapters that explore topics such as threats to democracy, religion and politics, the place of Kashmir, different conceptions of regionalism, the roles of America and China, and the issue of refugees and migrants, he demonstrates that there is no escape from reinventing the region from a people’s perspective. Only this way can South Asia retrieve its soul and replace its cynicism and despair with expectation and hope. Based primarily on Ghosh’s research articles and newspaper columns written over the last five years, the volume can be viewed as an intimate statement of his understanding of the region; an understanding that has matured through decades-long interactions with the region’s academics, politicians, and the so-called ‘man on the street’. In some sense, the volume is also a semi-autobiographical treatise, which spells out Ghosh’s systematic evolution as a confirmed South Asianist. The region’s destiny ought to be wrested, he therefore argues, from the hands of its political leaders and returned to the common men and women of the region. Please note: Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

The Volume 'India'S Interaction With Southeast Asia' Edited By Professor G.C. Pande Provides A Much Needed Synthesis Of New Research On Ancient Indian Contact With Southeast Asia. This Volume Situates Indo-Southeast Asian Interchange Within A Global Civilizational Perspective, In Which The Old Notion Of The Indic 'Motherland' Sustaining The Southeast Asian Civilization Is Discarded In Favour Of A 'Reciprocal' Model That Explores The Uniqueness Of The Lands On Both Sides Of The Bay Of Bengal. The Volume Gives Equitable Academic Space To Both Dimensions Of Indo-Southeast Asian Contacts: The Indic Influences That Shaped Southeast Asian Cultures As Well As The Native Genius Of Southeast Asians That Refined Indian Art And Architecture Into The Wonders Of Angkor Vat And Borobudur. The Contributions To The Volume Come From Art Historians, Archaeologists, Linguists, Historians And Philosophers Well Known In Their Field. The Volume Is Relevant For The Specialist As Well As The Layman.