India
| Republic of India (Bharat in Hindi) | |
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| Demographics | |
| Population | 1,189,172,906 (July 2011 est.) |
| Social | |
| Ethnic Groups | information on the demographics of India |
| Mutual cultural heritage | |
NOTE: The start of the India inventory has been made, however as the inventory has not yet been completed, this page is work in progress.
More information will be made available after the Indian-Dutch Heritage Symposium on 12 April 2012 in Kochi.
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Introduction
India is one of the priority countries within the policy framework for Mutual Cultural Heritage. The heritage days in India and on Dutch Indian heritage cooperation in the Netherlands are scheduled to take place later this year. The information on projects and the involved experts and organisations can be accessed in this platform. The historical ties between India and the Netherlands date back 400 years.
During the expansian period of many European countries, India was a very interesting country for trading in 'commodities of the east'. The Portugese were the first to built trading posts in India. The Coromandel coast (southeastern coast) was known for its cotton production, and cotton was extremely important to the Dutch. Cotton was essential to the inter-Asian trade route, without this commodity the Dutch could not buy spices in the Moluccas.
With all these lucrative trade goods, the Dutch East Indian Company (VOC) was particularly active in southern India, in the present state of Andhra Pradesh. However, in 1795, the British took possession of the Dutch settlements and in 1825, all remaining Dutch possessions were officially turned over to the British Empire.
This online platform provides information on projects on the mutual heritage cooperation between India and the Netherlands. For more information on the historical relations between India and the Netherlands, the context in which the cooperation came into being and the mutual heritage cooperation visit the CIE Resource Centre of Mutual Cultural Heritage
Thematic Overview of the Cooperation
The Heritage Day India has taken place 21 October 2011 at the Nationaal Archief in The Hague, and a counterpart day will be organized in India in 2012. By then, the analysis of the heritage cooperation between India and the Netherlands will be more complete.
Archival cooperation
The so-called ‘paper heritage’ is an important part of the mutual cultural heritage between the Netherlands and India. It is known that archives, which consist mainly of paper, are a very fragile – yet important – source of information about the past. Further reading
Built heritage
Due to the presence of the Dutch in several parts of India during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, the country has been left with a Dutch-Indian built heritage which includes forts, palaces, synagogues, canals, factories and cemeteries. Further reading
Museums and Collections
Museums are guarantors of our civilisations not just today but even more for the future, through developing awareness among its visitors. There have been several projects and exhibitions by museums and institutes relating to the Indian and Dutch heritage. Further reading
Academic Cooperation
Cooperation in the academic field between India and the Netherlands has the potential for increasing awareness on the mutual heritage and further influence the long term project with particular consideration of the local people.The local participation in mutual heritage activities is a crucial element.For these reasons it is important to show and teach the importance of the mutual heritage from the schools.
Maritime Archaeology
Maritime archaeology is a discipline based on the studies of the interactions between the human and the marine world. Extend of the maritime archaeology varies from shipwrecks, maritime landscapes to onshore structures such as ports and costal towns. Since India played key role in trade in the early modern times its underwater cultural heritage is very diverse.
Sites (27) where projects have activities
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Organisation involved with projects in India
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Experts involved with projects in India
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Projects related to India
