India West Asia Relations : Understanding Cultural Interplays : Festschrift in Honour of Professor

Contents Editor's note on the book. 1. Cultural contours of India West Asia Relations/M.H. Ilias. 2. India's cultural contacts with the outside world/M.G.S. Narayanan. 3. India's cultural diplomacy in West Asia/A.K. Pasha. 4. India's maritime traditions past and present/K.R. Singh. 5. Arab and Portuguese influences and the problem of periodization in Kerala history/M. Gangadharan. 6. West Asians and Portuguese on the Malabar coast/K.S. Mathew. 7. Advent of the Portuguese and the decline of Arab trade in Malabar/O.P. Mayankutty. 8. Influence of ports in cultural interaction the Indian scene/Jose Paul. 9. Arabic Malayalam interactions among Arabs and Mappila Muslims of Kerala/M.N. Karassery. 10. Indian migration to West Asia a cultural perspective/Prakash C. Jain. 11. Culture and citizenship Jews of India in Israel/Sreekala Sivasankaran. 12. Cultural determinants of India Israel relations and the question of Palestine/P.J. Vincent. 13. Cultural approach to the understanding of Globalisation/N. Sebastian. 14. Gulf war and the American and the Indian media perceptions/K. Karnamaharajan. Professor E.K.G. Nambiar a brief biographical sketch. This study represents an attempt to investigate the cultural component of India West Asia relations from various angles. It is an attempt to fill the vacuum in existing literature on cultural aspects of India West Asia relations. It not only contributes to the cultural aspects of India West Asia relations but also reflects the concern over some of the deep rooted and widely held myths regarding clash of civilization thesis and globalisation. Cultural relations between India and West Asia must be placed in a broad context which encompasses the disciplines like history sociology anthropology cultural studies and international relations. In the age of re mapping territories collapsing cultural frontiers and expanding hybridization of cultural identities a remarkable interest in this mix has sprung up. This volume brings together scholars from different disciplines. The result is the discussion of a broader range of issues related to the cultural content of India West Asia relations. 218 pp.…