Regional Studies in Russia's Indology: Present State and Prospects

Bochkovskaya, A.

Автор: Bochkovskaya Anna
Сборник: Transitions in Post-Soviet Eurasia. Polity, Identity and Strategic Choices
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Год издания: 2021
Место издания: Routledge India London
Первая страница: 287
Последняя страница: 294
DOI: 10.4324/9781003193418-19
Аннотация: Studying India as a country that is made up of diverse regions and cultures is a relatively new trend in Russia’s Indology. Before the 1990s, Soviet scholars mainly focused on general tendencies in India’s history, politics, economics and culture. Specific regions/territories/states were mostly explored through study of the languages and literatures of large ethnical communities, especially in South and East India, mainly Tamil Nadu and Bengal. Since then research has been done on the history and anthropology of Rajasthan and the north-eastern states. Of special note is the volume India: Country and Its Regions that was published in 2000, which made a substantial contribution to the integrated study of India’s regions. Another area, Punjab, has predominantly been investigated through the lens of colonial politics, as well as through the history of Sikhism and the relationship of Sikhs with other religions, and also Sikh terrorism. Considering the current unsatisfactory situation with teaching Indian languages in Russian universities, the prospects for regional studies are unclear. Russia’s Indology is facing the threat of losing scholarly traditions and expertise in regional studies—be that linguistics, literature, political science or history. The chapter provides a broad overview of Russia’s regional studies of India.
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