This book presents a valuable collection of essays written over a period of forty years during the authors illustrious career as a distinguished art-historian and archaeologist. These articles were originally published in various national and international journals, volumes and seminar proceedings. Prof K.V. Raman has clearly highlighted the unique cultural relations between India and the countries of South-East Asia like Thailand, Indonesia, Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos. The style of architecture, iconography, folk culture, art and the numerous Sanskrit inscriptions found in these places show the close relations which these regions had with India since ancient times.

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