Indianisation Explained

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

History

Ancient era

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

See also: History of foreign relations of India (pre-1947) and Cultural history of India. 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.
• Greater India
  • Indosphere
  • Sanskritisation
    • List of Sanskrit-related topics
• Indianisation of Southeast Asia
  • Indianised kingdom
  • History of Indian influence on Southeast Asia
    • Sanskrit inscriptions in the Malay world
    • South-East Asia campaign of Rajendra Chola
      • • • Chola invasion of Srivijaya Indian influences in early Philippine polities
  • 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

• List of Indian inventions and discoveries
• Indian numeral system, disseminated from India to Arabia and then to Europe.
  • Prominent Indians in STEM in USA

Indian soft power

Global spread of Indian soft power:

• Medical tourism in India
  • Ayurveda
  • Siddha medicine
  • Yoga
• Global influence of India's:
  • Architecture
  • Cuisine
    • • • Influence on Southeast Asian cuisine Martial arts, especially on Southeast Asian martial arts
  • Movies and Bollywood
  • Music
  • Physical culture
• India at the Big Four international beauty pageants
• Indianisation of British Colonial India's bureaucracy

Names

• Global influence of India in names of people
• Global influence of India in names of places
• Influence of Indian honorifics in Southeast Asia
  • • • Filipino Indonesian
  • Malay
  • Thai
• Renaming of cities in India, for decolonisation and re-indianisation of city names

Hard power

• Overseas military bases of India of Indian Military

Indian economic impact on the world

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

• Current GDP (PPP), India is ranked on 3rd place
• Current Nominal GDP, India is ranked on 4th place
• Current GDP growth rate, India is ranked among top 7
• Current top recipient of remittance, India is ranked on 1st place for last several years
  • • • Remittances to India Foreign-exchange reserves of India
• Production in India, one of the top producer and consumer country
  • Among top 2 largest producer of most mineral, metals, and fuel types
  • Among top 3 largest producer of fisheries harvest
  • Among top 5 largest producer of most agricultural and dairy commodities
• Foreign trade of India
  • Exports of India
    • • • • Business process outsourcing to India H-1B visa, over 80% of all these visas are granted to Indian IT professionals
  • Pharmaceutical industry in India

Indian diaspora

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

• Indian diaspora (PIO and NRI), world's largest diaspora
  • Overseas Citizenship of India
  • List of heads of state and government of Indian origin, Indian diaspora's influence on policy making of other nations
  • List of foreign politicians of Indian origin, Indian diaspora's influence on policy making of other nations
• British colonial era diaspora
  • Coolies, Girmityas, and Indian indentured labourers, such as Indian South Africans, Malaysian Indians, Indo-Caribbeans, Indo-Fijians, Mauritians of Indian origin, Indian diaspora in Southeast Africa, Indian Singaporeans
    • • • Anglo-Indians, such as Eurasians in Singapore, Irish Indians, Luso-Indian, Macanese people, Scottish-Indian Other mixed diaspora
  • Chinese Indians
  • Dougla
  • Seychellois Creole people
  • South Asian diaspora
• Indian-origin religions diaspora:
  • Buddhist diaspora: Tibetan diaspora
  • Hindu diaspora: Bengali Hindu diaspora
  • Jain diaspora
  • Sikh diaspora
• Foreign-origin religions diaspora of overseas Indians
  • Jews: Bnei Menashe Mizo-Manipuri diaspora
• Global influence of Indian diaspora organisations and lobby groups
  • Global Organization for People of Indian Origin
  • Indian origin politicians in other nations

Notes and References

1. 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 . en . 42 . 1 . 1–26 . 10.1163/1568520991445588 . 1568-5209. subscription .
2. Book: Sundaram, Chandar S. . Indianization, the Officer Corps, and the Indian Army: The Forgotten Debate, 1817–1917 . 2019-04-25 . Bloomsbury Publishing PLC . 978-1-4985-7952-0 . en.
3. Vivekanandan . Jayashree . 2018-01-02 . Indianisation or indigenisation? Greater India and the politics of cultural diffusionism . Commonwealth & Comparative Politics . 56 . 1 . 1–21 . 10.1080/14662043.2018.1411232 . 1466-2043. subscription .