India-Thailand Cultural Interactions

Lipi Ghosh is Professor and Former Director of the Centre for South and South East Asian Studies, University of Calcutta. She founded, organised and has been administrating the Indian Association for Asian & Pacific Studies, an international forum for scholars of Asian and Pacific research interests. Professor Ghosh is a Former Asia Fellow, CWIT Fellow, ICCR Chair Professor and Nehru-Fulbright Academic and Professional Excellence Fellow. She is one of the distinguished scholars of South East Asian studies in India and specializes in Myanmar and Thai studies. She has many published works to her credit, including authored and edited volumes, on Asian cultural studies. She knows Thai language, a rare qualification among Indian social scientists. 

Chapter 1. Brahmanical Divinities in Siam: From Ancient to Modern Era by Bhaswati Mukhopadhyay.- Chapter 2. Dvaravati Votive Tablets: Understanding Their Regional Variations and Indian Linkages by Suchandra Ghosh.- Chapter 3. Mandapas and Reclining Buddha of India and Thailand by Chotima Chaturawong.- Chapter 4. Refashioning Identity of Siamese Monarchs: The Hybridized Dress Styles of Siam and India by Pattaratorn Chirapravat and Greg Kim Ju.- Chapter 5. Understanding Thai Music through Indian Music by Rangsiphan Khaengkhan.- Chapter 6. From Indian Mind to Thai Heart. Buddhist Cult to Ganesh Puja by Kanopporn Wonggarasin.- Chapter 7. The World Kitchen and Food Security: A Paradox by Kriengsak Charoenwangsak.- Chapter 8. Suvannabhumi: The land of Gold- Facets of Linguistic and Cultural Literary Partnership between India and Thailand by Dipak Barua.- Chapter9. Thai Language and Literature: Glimpses of Indian Influence by Kanokwan Jayadat and Lipi Ghosh.- Chapter 10. Interacting Cultural Diplomacy: A Study of Soft Power in India - Thailand Relations by Piyanat Soikham.- Chapter 11. Interactive nature of India and Thai Cultures: A Personal Experience by Ven. Dhammananda.