Indianisation

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Indianisation (also spelt as Indianization) may refer to the spread of Indian languages, culture, diaspora, cuisines, economic reach and impact beyond the Indian subcontinent.

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History

Ancient era

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Presence and spread of Sanskrit

Indianisation took place in Southeast Asia mainly from the first millennium onwards through trade and religion.[1]

Colonial era

The term Indianisation was used in British India to describe the inclusion of native people in running India. For example, the Indian Armed Force began to Indianise in 1917.[2] In the early 20th century, discourse around Indianisation also revolved around the emerging scholarship on an ancient Greater India and the possibility to re-assert India's value and independence. Initially, the theory considered it likely that Indians had colonised Southeast Asia in developing it, though later it became clear that influence occurred mainly through trade and peaceful contact.[3]

Indian cultural influence

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Silk Road transmission of Buddhism

Historical spread of Indian culture beyond India proper:

  • Indomania or Indophilia refers to the special interest that Indian culture has generated in the world, more specifically the western world where though the 19th century European writers had seen India as a cradle of civilization, their romantic vision of India was gradually replaced by "Indophobia".[4] Indology has evolved as the academic study of Indian history and culture, which is sometimes replaced by the term "South Asian studies".[5]
    • East Indies or Indies in Southeast Asia under Indian cultural influence, e.g. Indonesia and Philippines
    • Indochina, Indianised Southeast Asia under French colonial rule

Indian inventions & STEM influence

Indian soft power

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Historic Indosphere cultural influence zone of Greater India for transmission of elements of Indian arts, architecture, culture, religion, martial arts, etc.

Global spread of Indian soft power:

Names

Hard power

India, one of the emerging superpower and existing regional power ranked second in Asia Power Index, has world's third largest military in terms of number of active soldiers, among world's top five spender on annual military budget, and ranks moderate in terms of per capita Militarization Index.

Indian economic impact on the world

Impact of Economy of India on world economy as well as globalisation:

Indian diaspora

Global Indian diaspora is world's largest diaspora, which includes NRIs, OCI, PIO, and mixed races:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Smith, Monica (1999-01-01). ""Indianization" from the Indian Point of View: Trade and Cultural Contacts with Southeast Asia in the Early First Millennium C.E.". Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient. 42 (1): 1–26. doi:10.1163/1568520991445588. ISSN 1568-5209.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sundaram, Chandar S. (2019-04-25). Indianization, the Officer Corps, and the Indian Army: The Forgotten Debate, 1817–1917. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. ISBN 978-1-4985-7952-0.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Vivekanandan, Jayashree (2018-01-02). "Indianisation or indigenisation? Greater India and the politics of cultural diffusionism". Commonwealth & Comparative Politics. 56 (1): 1–21. doi:10.1080/14662043.2018.1411232. ISSN 1466-2043.
  4. ^ Trautmann, Thomas R. 1997, Aryans and British India. Berkeley: University of California Press., Bryant 2001.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Indology | Definition of Indology by Lexico". Lexico Dictionaries | English. Archived from the original on 30 August 2019.
  6. ^ Statistical Review of World Energy 2024, Energy Institute, 2024, accessed March 2026.
  7. ^ Annual Statistical Bulletin 2024, OPEC, 2024, accessed March 2026.

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