Connectivity and beyond : Indo-Thai relations through ages / edited by Lipi Ghosh
Imprint
Kolkata : Asiatic Society, 2009
Descript
xxvi, 282 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm
SUMMARY
Contributed papers presented at an international seminar organized by the Asiatic Society, Kolkata on November 19-20, 2007
CONTENT
Early India's lingage with Siam: understanding trade as an agent of shared culture -- Brahman and Hindu communities in Bangkok: A comparative study of Indian Migrants in Thai history -- Buddhism and Brahmanism: The everlasting cultural bond between India and Thailand -- Indo-Thai cultural interaction: Buddha images in Pralambapadasana -- Indian-Thai relationship in cultural dimension: The issue of Indianisation vs. localisation -- Influence of Sanskrit in the lives of the Thais -- The Sikhs and the Gorakhpuris in Thailand: an experiment with sandwich culture -- Tai-Ahom culture in the Brahmaputra valley and Thai culture in the Chao-Phraya valley: A comparative study -- India-Thailand relations in the Hey Days of colonial era -- Indian revolutionaries and subhas chandra bose in Thailand: the era of Plaek Phibulsonggram -- East meets west: the emerging India-Thailand relations in the post-cold war years -- Connectivity and beyond: prospects of Indo-Thai cooperation