About the Book: Konkan and Southeast Asian Maritime Linkages
The present work emphasises the extensive cultural diffusion of the Indian
subcontinent, especially along the Konkan coast and Southeast Asia. The book
contains a significant amount of information and discoveries regarding the
contacts and culture of the two areas. This encompasses the maritime
capabilities of the Konkan coast, the Maritime interactions of the Vijayanagara
Empire, Indian vessels discovered in Southeast Asian waters, the ethnography of
Indian ships, and fresh insights.
The sections concerning the Indian ships depicted in the Borobudur stupa, along
with related sections, are particularly compelling given the authors assertions
that Javas outrigger vessels stem