This volume brings together a collection of essays analysing the current scenario in South and Southeast Asia with respect to the position of minority groups. Based on an in-depth investigation of some of the lasting minority-majority conflicts of the post-colonial period in countries that often escape comparison, the articles are a rich and critical exposition of the social, economic, cultural and political dimensions of these struggles. The central question being addressed is that of community rights in the modern nation-state and how these are being understood by the two concerned parties and, where and when, thereof, a situation of conflict arose.
Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Editor and Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Plates -- 1 India-Thailand Cultural Interactions: A Study of Shared Cultural Markers -- References -- 2 Brahmanical Divinities in Siam: From Early to Modern Era -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Early Indian Arrival in Ancient Siam: A Caste Profile -- Early Royal Patronage of Brahmanism -- Brahmanical Deities: Tradition to Modernity -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 Buddhist Moulded Clay Tablets from Dvaravatī: Understanding Their Regional Variations and Indian Linkages -- Abstract -- Nature and Utility of the Tablets -- Regional Variations of Dvārāvatī Tablets -- Transmission of Practices from India to Southeast Asia -- Stylistic Trends and Indian Linkage -- References -- 4 Mandapas of India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and Thailand -- Abstract -- Mandapas in India and Southeast Asia -- Mandapas in Thailand -- Conclusion -- References -- Webpages -- 5 Refashioning the Identity of Siamese Monarchs: Hybridized Siamese and Indian Dress Styles -- Abstract -- Fashion and Identity -- National Identity -- Transformation of Siamese Royal Sartorial Style (Fifteenth-Nineteenth Century) -- References -- 6 From Indian Mind to Thai Heart: Buddhist Cult to Ganesh Puja -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Threads of Thoughts -- Buddhist, Thai Heart -- Buddhist Way in Thailand Grassroots -- Throne of Ganesh -- Lord Ganesh, Indian Way to Thai Style -- Conclusion -- References -- 7 Understanding Thai Music Through Indian Music -- Abstract -- Divine Origin of Music -- The Conception of 'Penta-Centricity' -- The Conception of 'Rhythm' -- The Expression of Feelings -- The Conception of Artistic Creator (Creative Artist) -- Composition and Performance -- Repetition -- Contrast -- Variation -- Purposeful Intent to Create Something Aesthetic -- Reaction Quality -- Emotion Quality
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This book presents a holistic perspective across various facets of culture, history, politics, economics and strategy in India's relations with neighbouring South and Southeast Asian countries. This book not only analyses various issues of India's foreign policy diplomacy but also explores the perspectives of neighbouring countries towards India. It engages experts from India and its South and Southeast Asian neighbours to discuss topics, such as overland linkages, people-to-people interactions, opportunities and implications of India's Act East policy on its neighbours in changing geopolitical backdrop. The book emphasises on the responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and suggests a greater scope of regional cooperation on emergencies such as health crises in the Bay region. This rich collection of essays has strategic and scholarly relevance for researchers working on a wide range of topics related to development studies, cultural studies, Asian studies as well as policy makers and general readers
