Ramayana as India's Soft Power

Authors

  • Dr. Narvadeshwar Pandey  Associate Professor, Department of Defence and Strategic Studies, K S Saket P G College, Ayodhya. U. P., India
  • Col Ravindra Prakash Tripathi   Research Scholar, K S Saket P G College Ayodhya Dr Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Ayodhya. U. P., India

Keywords:

Soft Power, Indian culture, Ramayana, Angkor Temple, Khmer Rulers, Hikayet Seri Rama, Phra Lak Phra Lam, Linguistic weed.

Abstract

Nation is not only the geographical entity but it is a vibrant and evolving sum of its living beings, culture, values, deep rooted belief’s which leads to culminating into the wellbeing of all. The cultural values assimilated over centuries by human beings of a nation state entity has undeniable role in shaping the outlook and approach towards the human society at large. India with its rich heritage has left a permanent mark on many other civilizations across the world and more so in immediate South East Asian region. The soft power of India’s rich traditional yet contemporary cultural and religious values has deeply influenced a vast majority of human civilization, far and wide across the globe. A very basic attempt is being made through this paper to understand the influence epic Ramayana as one of India’s soft power tools in shaping the thinking and practice by societies in neighboring South East Asian countries since ages till date.

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2021-10-30

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Volume 8, Issue 5, September-October-2021

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Dr. Narvadeshwar Pandey, Col Ravindra Prakash Tripathi "Ramayana as India's Soft Power" International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011,Volume 8, Issue 5, pp.579-584, September-October-2021.