Greater India

Cultural sphere of India beyond the Indian Subcontinent

Greater India, also known as the Indian cultural sphere, the Indic world, or the Hindu Cultural Sphere is an area composed of several countries and regions in South Asia, East Asia and Southeast Asia that were historically influenced by Indian culture, which itself formed from the various distinct indigenous cultures of the Indian subcontinent. It is an umbrella term encompassing the Indian subcontinent and surrounding countries, which are culturally linked through a diverse cultural cline. These countries have been transformed to varying degrees by the adoption and incorporation of cultural and institutional elements from each other.

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