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.

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

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.

This Book Is A Bibliographic Guide To Some Of The Literature In South Asian Cultural Studies, And The Accompanying Essay, Besides Highlighting Some Of The More Prominent Aspects Of This Literature, Asks Whether The Contours Of South Asian Cultural Studies Must Necessarily Be Those Of Cultural Studies As It Is Known In The West.

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.

The book aims to illustrate that what is distinctive about any particular society is not the fact of its modernity, but rather its own unique debates about modernity. Behind the embattled arena of culture in India, for example, lie particular social and political interests such as the growing middle class, the entrepreneurs and commercial institutions, and the state. The contributors address the roles of these various intertwined interests in the making of India's public culture, each examining different sites of consumption. The sites which are explored include cinema, radio, cricket, restaurants and tourism. The book also makes distinct the differences among public, mass and popular culture.