Ramayana routes and maritime bridges: India and Southeast Asia's living civilizational ties
From Odisha's Bali Yatra to India's conservation work at Prambanan, Angkor Wat and Bagan — how a 2,000-year-old sea route is being rebuilt as modern cultural diplomacy.
From ancient maritime routes to temple conservation, India and Southeast Asia continue to share a cultural heritage built over millennia. Amish Tripathi, bestselling and award-winning author, host and video game producer, describes a relationship that continues to renew itself in the presentIndia’s Independence Day is not only a celebration of our freedom; it is a reminder that India’s story has never been confined to the borders of the subcontinent. For millennia, the ideas, epics and aesthetics of Indian civilization have sailed with the monsoon winds, walked with pilgrims, and travelled…
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