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October 1954: J.L. Nehru Goes To Angkor

by Angkor Database

Seventy years ago, Prime Minister Nehru went to Angkor Wat and Banteay Srei during a diplomatic mission which took him to China, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.

Khmer Stone Sculptures: A Collection Seen from a Material Point of View
by Federico Carò
A scientific analysis of the stone sculptures kept at the controversial MET collection of Khmer art.
In English
A Commentary on Lboek Angar Vat | 'The Poem of Angkor Wat' | ល្បើកអង្គរវត្ត
by Sotheavin Nhim
"Once in a glorious time in the time, there was a king who was law-abiding and generous"....
In English & Khmer
Nang Sbek, The Cambodian Shadow Theater
by Alain Daniel
Dating back from pre-Angkorean times, the Shadow Theater is inscribed on UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity since 2008.
In French
Fish Scenes, Symbolism, and Kingship in the Bas-Reliefs of Angkor Wat and the Bayon
by Tyson R. Roberts
Follow the fish: what fish representations in Angkorean bas-reliefs can tells us about ancient history.
In English
Early China and the Indian Ocean Networks
by Tansen Sen
Early China’s interactions with the maritime world and the eventual emergence of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644) as a leading naval power in the 15th century.
In English
New Findings Hint at The True Reasons For The Decline of Angkor Civilisation
by Alison K. Carter
A fresh attempt in explaining the "disappearance-transformation" of the ancient Khmer power center.
The World's Oldest Plan of Angkor
by Yoshiaki Ishizawa
Who drew the very first known plan of Angkor Wat, the "Jetavana"?
In English & Japanese
Rivers, Oceans, and Spirits: Water Cosmologies, Gender, and Religious Change in Southeast Asia
by Barbara Watson Andaya
The centrality of water in Southeast Asian cosmologies.
In English
The Ancient Journey of African Tropical Trees to Southeast Asia
by Neha Jain
New finds in paleo-botanical studies trace the origin of majestic species in Southeast Asian rainforest back to the African continent.
In English
South Asia from 1200 BCE to 900 CE
by Shonaleeka Kaul
Politics, ethics and sense of community in the Early India context.
Indochina, ‘Greater France’ and the 1931 Colonial Exhibition in Paris
by Marco R. Deyasi
'Angkor Wat in Blue, White and Red' Since the first 1867 Paris Exposition coloniale, Angkor, or an "ersatz Angkor" -- to use the term coined by the author --…
In English
Notes sur la peche du Tonli-Sap (lac du Cambodge) | Notes on Tonle Sap Fishing
by Jean Moura
A detailed description of fishing activities and techniques in the largest lake of Southeast Asia at the end of the 19th century.
A First-Century Stele from Sriksetra
by Pamela Gutman & Bob Hudson
The spread of Saivist and Buddhist influences into Pyu communities of ancient Burma.
In English
Cambodian Krishna at the Cleveland Museum: A Digital Feast
“Revealing Krishna: Journey to Cambodia’s Sacred Mountain’'.
In English
Horse-Trading and Horse-Carving: Horses on Angkorian Temple Reliefs
by Aedeen Cremin
Where did Angkor get horses from?
In English
Notice sur le Royaume de Khmer ou de Kambodge
by Vinh Ky [Petrus Ky] Truong
The earliest contribution on Angkor published in an European scientific journal by a Southeastasian scholar.
In French
Northeast Thailand before Angkor
by Sarah Talbot & Chutima Janthed
Evidence from an archaeological excavation at the Prasat Hin Phimai in the 2000s.
In English
Death and Mortuary Rituals in Mainland Southeast Asia: From Hunter-Gatherers to the God Kings of Angkor
by Charles F. H. Higham
A journey in time from elite burial rituals in the Neolithic Age to the "temple mausolea" of Angkor.
In English
Avec le Marechal Joffre en Extreme-Orient: Indochine et Siam | Marshal Joffre's visit to Indochina, Dec. 1921
Arrived in Phnom Penh on 13 Dec. 1921 from Saigon with his family and entourage, the French "héros de la Grande Guerre" (World War I heroe) Maréchal (Marshal…
In French
The Life of the Ramayana in Ancient Cambodia: A Study of the Political, Religious and Ethical Roles of an Epic Tale in Real Time
by Sophearith Siyonn
A remarkable study in the Cambodian version of Ramayana through epigraphic and iconographic sources.
In English
Two Yoginis of Hevajra from Thailand
by J.J. Boeles
Two female dancers statuettes discovered in the 1950s and what they tell us about Khmer art and religion, Tantric Buddhism and the cult of Hevajra.
In English
Saivism and the Tantric Traditions
by Alexis Sanderson
An exhaustive presentation of Shaivism, esoteric Tantrism, and the duality of female/male power.
In English

October 1954: J.L. Nehru Goes To Angkor

Khmer Stone Sculptures: A Collection Seen from a Material Point of View

A Commentary on Lboek Angar Vat | 'The Poem of Angkor Wat' | ល្បើកអង្គរវត្ត

Nang Sbek, The Cambodian Shadow Theater

Fish Scenes, Symbolism, and Kingship in the Bas-Reliefs of Angkor Wat and the Bayon

Early China and the Indian Ocean Networks

New Findings Hint at The True Reasons For The Decline of Angkor Civilisation

The World's Oldest Plan of Angkor

Rivers, Oceans, and Spirits: Water Cosmologies, Gender, and Religious Change in Southeast Asia

The Ancient Journey of African Tropical Trees to Southeast Asia

South Asia from 1200 BCE to 900 CE

Indochina, ‘Greater France’ and the 1931 Colonial Exhibition in Paris

Notes sur la peche du Tonli-Sap (lac du Cambodge) | Notes on Tonle Sap Fishing

A First-Century Stele from Sriksetra

Cambodian Krishna at the Cleveland Museum: A Digital Feast

Horse-Trading and Horse-Carving: Horses on Angkorian Temple Reliefs

Notice sur le Royaume de Khmer ou de Kambodge

Northeast Thailand before Angkor

Death and Mortuary Rituals in Mainland Southeast Asia: From Hunter-Gatherers to the God Kings of Angkor

Avec le Marechal Joffre en Extreme-Orient: Indochine et Siam | Marshal Joffre's visit to Indochina, Dec. 1921

The Life of the Ramayana in Ancient Cambodia: A Study of the Political, Religious and Ethical Roles of an Epic Tale in Real Time

Two Yoginis of Hevajra from Thailand

Saivism and the Tantric Traditions