INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE

Dr. Tran Dinh Lam attended the international scientific conference named “Indian Imprints on Vietnam and Southeast Asian Cultural Interactions” co-organized by the Consulate General of India and the HCMC University of Social Sciences and Humanities (HCMC USSH) on October 03, 2013.

Chairmen of the general session included Assoc.Prof.Dr. Vo Van Sen, President of HCMC USSH; Dr. Deepak Mittal, Consul General of India; Prof.Dr. Neelima Dahiya; Dr. Ho Minh Quang, Dean of the Faculty of Oriental Studies; and Dr. Tran Dinh Lam, Director of the Center for Vietnamese and Southeast Asian Studies. The conference also saw the participation of numerous researchers, lecturers, scholars and archaeologists, etc. from universities, agencies and institutes in HCMC, Hanoi as well as other regions.

The aim of the conference is to promote the profound relations between Vietnam and India. It attracted many papers by both domestic and foreign scholars, including leading experts on history, culture and politics.

During the general session, the speakers took turns to have presentations on Indian culture. Prof.Dr. Ngo Van Le (HCMC USSH) presented “Influences of Indian culture on Southeast Asian cultures”. Prof.Dr. Mai Ngoc Chu (Hanoi USSH) brought to the conference “Some impacts of Buddhism and Hinduism in cultural life of Southeast Asian people”. Paramjit S.Sahai (India) had a presentation on “India’s Cultural diplomacy in Southeast Asia: A NEW THRUST”.

After the general session, the conference took place at two sub-committees simultaneously. At the first one, Assoc.Prof.Dr. Ngo Minh Oanh (HCMC University of Pedagogy) presented “Changes in the importing process of Indian culture and the Southeast Asian region”, Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Quynh from the Hanoi Research Institute of India and Western Asia had a report on “First steps in exploring Indian culture’s influences on religious vestiges in North Vietnam”, Assoc.Prof.Dr. Phan Thi Thu Hien (HCMC USSH) had a presentation on “East – West and Traditional – Modern Integrations in Rabindranath Tagore”. Additionally, Assoc.Prof.Dr. Nguyen Canh Hue (HCMC University of Pedagogy), Dr. Phan Dong Thien (Vietnam Institute of Buddhism), Assoc.Prof.Dr. Nguyen Tien Luc, Nguyen Thi Phuong Hao (M.A), Van Kim Hoang Ha (M.A), Dao Thi Diem Trang (M.A) and Nguyen Thi Thanh Mai (M.A) from HCMC USSH also contributed valuable papers to the conference.

At the 2^nd sub-committee, Dr. Le Dinh Phung (Hanoi Institute of Archaeology) reported “Indian influences on Vietnam in the history”, Assoc.Prof.Dr. Dang Van Thang (HCMC USSH) presented “The import of Indian creed and religion to Oc Eo culture”, Assoc.Prof.Dr. Truong Quoc Binh (Hanoi Board of National Cultural Heritage) mentioned the topic “Preserving and promoting the values of Champa cultural legacy in Vietnam – The link between Vietnam and India relations”. Moreover, the second sub-committee also received many other profound papers from Assoc.Prof. Do Thu Ha (Hanoi USSH), Prof.Dr. Neelima Dahiya, Prof. Avind Kumar Singh and Vuong Thu Hong (M.A) from the Long An Museum.

Discussing with Dr. Tran Dinh Lam, Paramjit S. Sahai said that India emphasizes peaceful philosophy and racial harmony based on humane elements. Dr. Tran Dinh Lam entirely agreed on this opinion. From the ancient times, Vietnam has always followed the principles of racial harmony. Dr. Lam took a small temple in Van The village, Thuy Thanh commune, Huong Thuy town, Thua Thien Hue province, where he visited in his earlier research, as an example for this point. This Che (a Vietnamese family name) temple was built by Vietnamese kings to show their appreciation for Champa people who had reclaimed their land. The kings also granted land for worship, not discriminating on the basis of their origins. This place not only serves as a preservation of national traditions and cultural values but it also shows the harmony and union of the whole people.

Given the big success of the conference, Dr. Deepak Mittal, Consul General of India, hopes to have more similar events to strengthen and foster the cordial relations between the two countries in many aspects.

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