India, Sri Lanka and the SAARC Region: History,, Bajpai Hardcover..

Taylor & Francis

India, Sri Lanka and the SAARC RegionHistory, Popular Culture and Heritage\nAuthor(s): Lopamudra Maitra Bajpai\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge India\nISBN-13: 9780367335519, 978-0367335519\nSynopsis\nThis book examines the historical and socio-cultural connections across the SAARC region, with a special focus on the relationship between India and Sri Lanka. It investigates hitherto unexplored narratives of history, popular culture and intangible heritage in the region to identify the cultural parallels and intersections that link them together. In doing so, the volume moves away from an organised and authorised heritage discourse and encourages possibilities of new understandings and re-interpretations of cross-cultural communication and its sub-texts. \n\nBased on original ethnographic work, the book discusses themes such as cultural ties between India and Sri Lanka, exchanges between Arthur C. Clarke in Sri Lanka and Satyaj.