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The Indian influences in early Philippine polities, particularly the influence of the Srivijaya and Majapahit thalassocracies on cultural development, is a significant area of research for scholars of Philippine, Indonesian, and Southeast Asian history, [1] and is believed to be the source of Hindu and Buddhist elements in early Philippine culture, religion, and language.
India and the Philippines have historic ties going back over 3000 years and there are over 150,000 people of Indian origin in Philippines. [3]Iron Age finds in the Philippines also point to the existence of trade between Tamil Nadu in South India and the Philippine islands during the ninth and tenth centuries B.C. [4] The influence of the culture of India on the culture of the Philippines ...
Indian Filipinos are Filipinos of Indian descent who have historical connections with and have established themselves in what is now the Philippines.The term refers to Filipino citizens of either pure or mixed Indian descent currently residing in the country, the latter a result of intermarriages between the Indians and local populations.
Over the last three decades, a large number of civil servants and highly educated Indians working in large banks, Asian Development Bank and the BPO sector have migrated to Philippines, especially Manila. Most of the Indian Filipinos and Indian expatriates are Hindu, Sikh or Muslims, but have assimilated into Filipino culture and some are ...
India–Philippines relations (Hindi: भारत-फिलीपींस संबंध; Filipino: Ugnayang Pilipinas-India), also known as the Indian-Filipino relations or Indo-Filipino relations, are the bilateral relations between India and the Philippines. Diplomatic relations between India and the Philippines was established in 1949.
Historically Southeast Asia was under the influence of Ancient India, where numerous Indianized principalities and empires flourished for several centuries in Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Cambodia and Vietnam. The influence of Indian culture into these areas was given the term indianization. [8]
The Philippines's archaeological finds include many ancient gold artifacts. [24] [25] Most of them have been dated to belong to the 9th century. The artifacts reflect the iconography of the Vajrayana Buddhism and its influences on the Philippines's early states. [26] Some of the iconography and artifacts are exampled
This article or section may need to be rewritten to comply with Wikipedia's quality standards, as it uses Bisaya Patronymesis Sri Visjaya, Aginid, Bayok sa Atong Tawarik, and History of Panay from the first inhabitants and the Bornean immigrants from which the Bisayans are descended to the Arrival of the Spaniards as sources— as Sri Visjaya has been proven to be incorrect, while the ...