About the Book

The mutually beneficial impact flowing from the close and interactions between Asian cultures is a glorious chapter in the history of mankind. The millennial Asian Civilisations neither believe that history ends nor that future life is predisposed towards clashes of civilisations. As more and more Asians lift their lives from levels of survival, they acquire the economic freedom to think, reflect and rediscover their cultural heritage. There is a growing consciousness that their societies, like those in the west have a rich social cultural and philosophical legacy that they can resuscitate and use to evolve their own modernising societies. In an increasingly golbalising world, and the heightened pressures for greater uniformity, it is essential to nurture, revere and support the culture of Asian countries. This volume brings together discussions on these themes between Indian and East Asian scholars, who share cultural affinities and certain Asian values. It will benefit scholars of Asian studies, academics, policy makers and all those who wish to contribute to the revitalisation of a shared heritage.

About Author

N N Vohra was a member of the Indian Administrative Service (1959-94), borne on the Punjab cadre. With the Government of India, he successively served as Secretary Defence Production, Defence Secretary and Home Secretary. On retirement he took over as Director, India International Centre (1995-97-98). In 1997 he was recalled to serve as Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India (1997-98). Member of the National Security Advisory Board (1998-2001) and Chairman, National Task Force on Internal Security (2000); has been writing on issue relating to security and good governmance.

Contents

Introduction. India and Asia : Parallels and Transmissions. In Search of an Asian Commonality. Feudalism in China and India : A Comparative Study. New Evidence on Wang Xuance’s Missions to India. China’s Tradition of Research on India. India and China : The Beyond and the Within. Re-Discovering Cultural Heritage through Studies on Local Religion. Legacies of Liberation in India and China. Revisiting Civilisational Dialogue between India and China. Cultural Globalisation and Localisation in Taiwan. The Worlds of Japanese Culture. India in Japanese Literature.The Ramayana in Japan. Growing Indo-Mongolian Relations in Recent Years. Literary Exchanges Between Mongolia and India. The Heritage of Folk Painting in India and Korea. Tagore’s Quatrain on Korea : Context and Beyond. Select Oral Presentations. Contributors.

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