The reality of the Indian presence in Asian cultures is undeniable. Recent scholarship in the field of Asian Cultural studies has laid much stress on the essential oneness of the substratum that defines what may be termed as an Asian identity. Buddhism and Hinduism having originated in India travelled beyond the frontiers of the land of their origin and in many ways moulded the beliefs and faith of the people of Asia.This collection of scholarly papers focuses on the centrality of the Indian contribution to Asian cultures and brings under one rubric, the views of experts form India, Nepal, Tibet, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia, Mongolia, China, Korea, Japan, Belgium, Bulgaria and the United Kingdom.About the Author:- Prof. Dr. Anupa Pande is an Art Historian and Indologist. She is a sanskritist of note proficient in Indian music and foreign languages. She has authored research works on ancient Indian society culture and art, specializing on the Natyasastra tradition and Buddhist Art. A Baden-Wurtemburg fellow in the south Asia Institute Heidelberg University, Germany from May 2003 to July 2003, She has delivered lectures within India and abroad on Indian cultural and art traditions.Parul Pandya Dhar, presently Assistant Professor, History of Art at National Museum Institute, New Delhi is also a noted Indian classical dance exponent. Her lecture performance on the visual and performing arts of India as also her work on the interpretation and adaptation of sanskrit poetry to the language of dance have been well received by artists and art historians within India and abroad.
