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Author Maitra Bajpai, Lopamudra

Title India, Sri Lanka and the SAARC Region History, Popular Culture and Heritage
Published Milton : Taylor & Francis Group, 2020

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Description 1 online resource (181 p.)
Contents Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part I Lesser-known aspects of earliest economic ties across the Indian subcontinent -- 1 India and Sri Lanka: earliest trading connections to colonial times -- 2 Bengal, Odisha, Maldives: the historical cowrie trading network and economic ties -- 3 Time, palate and history: relations between Kerala and Sri Lanka -- Part II Stories of uncharted routes of communication through history and popular culture across the SAARC region
4 Economic relations and popular culture: the ornate bulath bags from ancient Sri Lanka -- 5 The tradition of kantha embroidery: connecting several parts of the SAARC region -- 6 Woven hues: dry grass mats across the SAARC region -- 7 Condiments creating a lifestyle across the Indian subcontinent and beyond: the story of pickles, achars and chutneys -- 8 Tracing the beginning of colonialism in Sri Lanka: the almost forgotten proverb: Parangiya Kotte giya wage (how the Portuguese went to Kotte) -- 9 Beginning of railways in British colonial Ceylon: the first railway station at Colombo Terminus
10 Prime days of coffee trade in British colonial Ceylon and the forgotten history of Kompannavidiya Railway Station -- 11 Colonial Ceylon and the lead in commercial ice manufacturing in South Asia: charting a new lifestyle -- 12 The beginning of an organised communication system across the SAARC region: the Postal Runner -- 13 Importance of telegraph and electricity in colonial Ceylon: reconstructing the history of communication across Colombo -- Part III Correspondence across intangible cultural heritage: India, Sri Lanka and the SAARC region
14 Celebrations of Vishwakarma puja: mythology connecting the Indian subcontinent and beyond -- 15 Stories of the foolish Guru and his five disciples across the Indian subcontinent -- 16 Traditional narrative scrolls across the SAARC region: art and reflections of cross-cultural communication -- 17 Melting pot of reflections on South Asian culture: Sri Lankan wooden dolls -- 18 Covergence of narrative and performing arts: puppetry across the SAARC region -- 19 Visual storytelling: various masked dance forms across the SAARC region
20 Popular stories about court jesters across the SAARC region: a strain of continuity through folklore -- Part IV Popular culture ties: India, Sri Lanka and the SAARC region across the last century -- 21 Inspirational figures connecting the SAARC region: the very first attempts of women writing and publishing in English -- 22 Rabindranath Tagore's visit to Sri Lanka: the development of the Faculties of Art and Aesthetics of Colombo University -- 23 Discussions and storytelling connecting two great storytellers: Satyajit Ray from Kolkata and Arthur C. Clarke from Colombo
Notes Description based upon print version of record
24 International Mother Language Day: expressions of peace and harmony
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781000205817
1000205819