Indo-Thai Historical and Cultural Linkages

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This volume brings together papers which were presented at a seminar to explore Indo-Thai historical and cultural linkages and the age old relationship between the two countries, its historical contribution to the formation of global Asian Civilization and consciousness in today’s world.  The topics discussed include the Buddhism in Thailand, Trade Contacts between the two countries from ancient time, Artefacts and Heritage sites, The Theory of Mind in early Buddhist Philosophy, The Tai Communities of Northeast India, The Advent of Buddhism and Early Buddhist Kingdom in Central Thailand and the Mahayana Tradition in Thailand, among many others.  Contributors include Ravindra panth, Kishor K. Basa, Phasook Indrawooth, Amara Srisuchat, Satyavrat Shastri and Ravindra Kumar.  This is an invaluable volume for scholars of History, Religion and Culture of India and Thailand.  

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Neeru Misra

Neeru Misra is a visiting faculty at the National Museum Institute of the History of Art, Conservation and Museology, New Delhi. She has a brilliant academic career with Masters and Doctorate from the University of Allahabad. She has been teaching for over two decades and has served in senior position with the Government organizations and the United Nations. Her books, The Garden Tomb of Humayun: An Abode in Paradise; Succession and Imperial Leadership Among the Mughals: 1526-1707 and Illicit Trafficking of the Cultural Property have been widely acclaimed.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sachchidanand Sahai

Professor Sachchidanand Sahai (born 1941) served as Pro-Vice Chancellor, Magadh University, Bodh-Gaya in 2001. Currently he is Member, Indian Council of Historical Research, New Delhi. Professor Sahai obtained his M.A. degree in Ancient Indian History, culture and Archaeology from Banaras Hindu University, with the award of A.S. Altekar Gold Medal in 1962. His researches on ancient Cambodia under the guidance of eminent French savant George Coedes in the University of Paris (Sorbonne) during 1965-69 lead to a doctoral degree and the publication of a pioneering work Les institutions politiques et I’ organization administrative du Cambodge ancien, EFEO, Paris, 1971. Professor Sahai was offered a Fulbright post-doctoral fellowship at Cornell Fellowships at Australian National University and Maison de Science de I’Homme, Paris. Under the auspices of Indian Council for Cultural Relations Professor Sahai worked as Visiting Professor of Asian Civilization at Sisavangvong University, Vientiane, Laos. He also worked as Research Professor at Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, New Delhi. Professor Sahai is the author of a number of books and research papers on the cultural history of South East Asia. He is the founder of the South East Asian Review and the International Conference on Thai Studies.

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Indo-Thai Historical and Cultural Linkages
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
817304757X
Length
189p., Figures; Tables; Notes; Bibliography; 23cm.
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