๐‘จ๐’ ๐‘ฐ๐’๐’๐’–๐’”๐’•๐’“๐’‚๐’•๐’†๐’… ๐‘ณ๐’†๐’„๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’† ๐’ƒ๐’š ๐‘ซ๐’“ ๐‘ต๐’‚๐’”๐’‰๐’‚ ๐‘ฒ๐’‰๐’‚๐’˜

๐‘บ๐’–๐’•๐’“๐’‚ ๐‘ญ๐’๐’–๐’๐’…๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’Š๐’ ๐’‚๐’”๐’”๐’๐’„๐’Š๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’˜๐’Š๐’•๐’‰

๐‘ต๐’†๐’•๐’‚๐’‹๐’Š ๐‘บ๐’–๐’ƒ๐’‰๐’‚๐’” ๐‘ช๐’‰๐’‚๐’๐’…๐’“๐’‚ ๐‘ฉ๐’๐’”๐’† ๐‘ฐ๐’๐’…๐’Š๐’‚ ๐‘ช๐’–๐’๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’‚๐’ ๐‘ช๐’†๐’๐’•๐’“๐’† (๐‘ต๐‘บ๐‘ช๐‘ฉ๐‘ฐ๐‘ช๐‘ช),

๐‘ฒ๐’–๐’‚๐’๐’‚ ๐‘ณ๐’–๐’Ž๐’‘๐’–๐’“& ๐‘ด๐’‚๐’๐’‚๐’š๐’”๐’Š๐’‚-๐‘ฐ๐’๐’…๐’Š๐’‚ ๐‘ฏ๐’†๐’“๐’Š๐’•๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’† ๐‘บ๐’๐’„๐’Š๐’†๐’•๐’š,

๐’‘๐’“๐’†๐’”๐’†๐’๐’•

๐‘จ๐’๐’„๐’Š๐’†๐’๐’• ๐‘ฒ๐’†๐’…๐’‚๐’‰ ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐‘ฐ๐’๐’…๐’Š๐’‚: ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ฌ๐’๐’…๐’–๐’“๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐‘ฉ๐’๐’๐’… ๐’๐’‡ ๐‘ป๐’“๐’‚๐’…๐’†, ๐‘ฐ๐’๐’…๐’–๐’”๐’•๐’“๐’š, ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐‘ซ๐’Š๐’‘๐’๐’๐’Ž๐’‚๐’„๐’š

๐‘จ๐’ ๐‘ฐ๐’๐’๐’–๐’”๐’•๐’“๐’‚๐’•๐’†๐’… ๐‘ณ๐’†๐’„๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’† ๐’ƒ๐’š ๐‘ซ๐’“ ๐‘ต๐’‚๐’”๐’‰๐’‚ ๐‘ฒ๐’‰๐’‚๐’˜

19 ๐‘จ๐’‘๐’“๐’Š๐’ 2025 (๐‘บ๐’‚๐’•) 7.30๐’‘๐’Ž

๐‘ต๐’†๐’•๐’‚๐’‹๐’Š ๐‘บ๐’–๐’ƒ๐’‰๐’‚๐’” ๐‘ช๐’‰๐’‚๐’๐’…๐’“๐’‚ ๐‘ฉ๐’๐’”๐’† ๐‘ฐ๐’๐’…๐’Š๐’‚๐’ ๐‘ช๐’–๐’๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’‚๐’ ๐‘ช๐’†๐’๐’•๐’“๐’† (๐‘ต๐‘บ๐‘ช๐‘ฉ๐‘ฐ๐‘ช๐‘ช) 17๐’•๐’‰ ๐‘ญ๐’๐’๐’๐’“, ๐‘ด๐’†๐’๐’‚๐’“๐’‚ ๐‘บ๐’†๐’๐’•๐’“๐’‚๐’ ๐‘ฝ๐’Š๐’”๐’•๐’‚, ๐‘ฉ๐’“๐’Š๐’„๐’Œ๐’‡๐’Š๐’†๐’๐’…๐’”

๐‘ฎ๐’–๐’†๐’”๐’• ๐’๐’‡ ๐‘ฏ๐’๐’๐’๐’–๐’“๐‘ฏ๐‘ฌ ๐‘บ๐’‰๐’“๐’Š ๐‘ฉ๐‘ต ๐‘น๐’†๐’…๐’…๐’š (๐‘ฏ๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’‰ ๐‘ช๐’๐’Ž๐’Ž๐’Š๐’”๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’๐’†๐’“ ๐’๐’‡ ๐‘ฐ๐’๐’…๐’Š๐’‚ ๐’•๐’ ๐‘ด๐’‚๐’๐’‚๐’š๐’”๐’Š๐’‚)

Dear Friends,

Archaeologist Dr Nasha Khaw recently created news for his dramatic discovery of a Buddha statue (AD 8th – 9th Century) at Bukit Choras (Bujang Valley), Kedah. For centuries, Kedah served as a nexus in the maritime networks connecting India, China with the wider Southeast Asian region.

This talk by Dr Nasha Khaw explores how trade, industry, and diplomacy shaped the deep historical ties between ancient Kedah and India, fostering a multicultural and interconnected society. The political landscape of ancient Kedah was fluid, adapting to the influence of traders, religious figures, and diplomatic missions while maintaining its regional autonomy.

This historical interconnectivity laid the foundation for the enduring relationship between India and Malaysia, which continues to thrive in the modern diplomacy, trade, and cultural exchange.

By revisiting these historical linkages, we can better appreciate the lasting impact of India’s cultural diplomacy in Kedah and its role in shaping Malaysiaโ€™s multicultural identity and strategic global positioning.

This discussion frames ancient Kedah not just as a recipient of Indian influence but as an active participant in a dynamic, reciprocal relationship that continues today.

๐…๐ซ๐ž๐ž ๐€๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง (๐‹๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ฌ)

๐‘๐’๐•๐ ๐›๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’ ๐€๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ (๐Œ๐จ๐ง) ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“:

๐’๐ฎ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐‡๐ +๐Ÿ”๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—-๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ

๐„ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐Ÿ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“@๐ ๐ฆ๐š๐ข๐ฅ.๐œ๐จ๐ฆ

๐๐’๐‚๐๐ˆ๐‚๐‚ +๐Ÿ”๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ‘-๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ” ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ