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{{Short description|Philia for India, Indian people and Indian culture}}{{Redirect|Indophilia|the fetish|Asianophile}}{{EngvarB|date=December 2018}}

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'''Indomania''' or '''Indophilia''' refer to the special interest [[India]], [[Indian people|Indians]], and [[Indian culture|Indian cultures]] have generated in the [[Arab world|Arab]] and [[Western world]], more specifically the culture and civilisation of the [[Indian subcontinent]], especially in [[Germany]].<ref>Douglas T. McGetchin (2009), ''Indology, Indomania, and Orientalism: Ancient India's Rebirth in Modern Germany'', Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, p.17</ref> The initial British interest in governing their newly absorbed territories awoke the interest in India, in particular its [[Culture of India|culture]] and [[History of India|ancient history]]. Later the people with interests in Indian aspects came to be known as Indologists and their subject as [[Indology]]. Its opposite is [[Indophobia]].

==History==

Historically, Indian civilization which is one of the [[List_of_ancient_great_powers#Ancient_India|ancient great powers]] has been widely regarded as an amalgamation of diverse range of rich cultures. Due to its ancient civilization and contributions, there are accounts of notable people who visited the nation and reviewed it with praises.

[[Philostratus]], in his book [[Life of Apollonius of Tyana]], recognized the experience of [[Apollonius of Tyana|Apollonius]] in India, he writes that Apollonius described:

{{quotation|In India I found a race of mortals living upon the Earth, but not adhering to it. Inhabiting cities, but not being fixed to them, possessing everything but possessed by nothing.<ref>"Brand New World: How Paupers, Pirates, and Oligarchs are Reshaping Business", .74, by Max Lenderman</ref>}}

2nd century Roman philosopher [[Arrian]] applauded India to be the nation of free people, he cites that he found no slaves in India at all,<ref>"Slavery", by Richard Oluseyi Asaolu</ref> and he further added:
{{quotation|No Indian ever went outside his own country on a warlike expedition, so righteous were they.<ref>"The Origins of the Europeans: Classical Observations in Culture and Personality", p. 133 by William S. Shelley</ref>}}

During the [[Islamic Golden Age]], polymaths [[Al-Biruni]], the founder of [[Indology]], authored the Tarikh Al-Hind (''Researches on India''), which recorded the [[history of India|political]] and [[military history of India]] and covered India's [[Culture of India|cultural]], [[Science and technology in ancient India|scientific]], social and [[Indian Religions|religious]] history in detail.<ref name=Khan>{{cite journal | last1 = Khan | first1 = M. S. | year = 1976 | title = al-Biruni and the Political History of India | journal = Oriens | publisher = Brill | volume = 25/26 | pages = 86–115 | doi=10.2307/1580658 |jstor=1580658}}</ref> Similar writings on India were also found from the work of [[Al-Masudi]].
[[Muslim rule of India]] however mainly took place much later.

===Influence of India on Southeast Asia===
{{expand section | Provide how Indian influence traveled to southeast asia and elsewhere|date=May 2020}}
{{anchor | inf | Indianization | Indianisation | Influence }}
{{see also | Indianisation | History of Indian influence on Southeast Asia }}
[[File:Indian_cultural_zone.svg|thumb|180px|right|Greater India, the zone of Indian cultural influence including the impact of Indian architecture on the architecture of other nations especially Southeast Asia.]]

With expansion of [[Indosphere]] cultural influence of [[Greater India]],<ref name="Hal1985">{{cite book|author=Kenneth R. Hal|title=Maritime Trade and State Development in Early Southeast Asia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ncqGAAAAIAAJ|year=1985|publisher=University of Hawaii Press|isbn=978-0-8248-0843-3|page=63}}</ref> through transmission of [[Hinduism in Southeast Asia]]<ref>{{cite book | title = Lost Kingdoms: Hindu-Buddhist Sculpture of Early Southeast Asia, Metropolitan museum, New York: exhibition catalogues | author = Guy, John | publisher = Metropolitan Museum of Art | year = 2014 | isbn = 9781588395245| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=vO_-AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA11}}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia | title = The spread of Hinduism in Southeast Asia and the Pacific | encyclopedia = Britannica | url = https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hinduism/The-spread-of-Hinduism-in-Southeast-Asia-and-the-Pacific}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author1=Kapur|author2=Kamlesh|title=History Of Ancient India (portraits Of A Nation), 1/e|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9ic4BjWFmNIC&pg=PA465|year=2010|publisher=Sterling Publishers Pvt. Ltd|isbn=978-81-207-4910-8|page=465}}</ref> and the [[Silk Road transmission of Buddhism]]<ref name="college">{{cite journal |last=Fussman |first=Gérard | title= History of India and Greater India |journal=La Lettre du Collège de France |issue=4 |pages=24–25 |year=2008–2009 |url=https://lettre-cdf.revues.org/756 |access-date=20 December 2016|doi=10.4000/lettre-cdf.756 |doi-access=free }}</ref><ref name=Coedes>{{cite book|last= Coedès|first= George|author-link= George Coedès|editor= Walter F. Vella|others= trans.Susan Brown Cowing|title= The Indianized States of Southeast Asia|year= 1968|publisher= University of Hawaii Press|isbn= 978-0-8248-0368-1}}</ref> leading to [[Indianization of Southeast Asia]] through formation of non-Indian southeast Asian native [[Indianized kingdom]]s<ref>{{citation |first=Pierre-Yves |last=Manguin |chapter=From Funan to Sriwijaya: Cultural continuities and discontinuities in the Early Historical maritime states of Southeast Asia |title=25 tahun kerjasama Pusat Penelitian Arkeologi dan Ecole française d'Extrême-Orient |location=Jakarta |publisher=Pusat Penelitian Arkeologi / EFEO |year=2002 |pages=59–82 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NJBwAAAAMAAJ}}</ref> which adopted [[Sanskritization|sanskritized language]]<ref name="academia edu">{{citation |last=Lavy |first=Paul | title= As in Heaven, So on Earth: The Politics of Visnu Siva and Harihara Images in Preangkorian Khmer Civilisation |journal=Journal of Southeast Asian Studies |volume=34 |pages=21–39 |number=1 |year=2003 |url=https://www.academia.edu/2635407 |access-date=23 December 2015|doi=10.1017/S002246340300002X }}</ref> and other Indian elements<ref>{{Cite book|title=A history of India|first=Hermann|last=Kulke|date=2004|publisher=Routledge|others=Rothermund, Dietmar 1933-|isbn=0203391268|edition= 4th|location=New York|oclc=57054139}}</ref> such as the [[Indian honorifics|honorific titles]], [[Indian_name#Global_Indian_influence_in_names|naming of people]], [[Place_names_in_India#Global_Indian_influence_in_place_name|naming of places]], mottos of [[List of institutions with Sanskrit mottos|organisations]] and [[List of educational institutions with Sanskrit mottos|educational institutes]] as well as adoption of [[Hindu_temple_architecture#Southeast_Asia_as_part_of_Greater_India|Indian architecture]], [[Indian martial arts#Influence|martial arts]], [[Music of India#Global|Indian music and dance]], [[Clothing in India|traditional Indian clothing]], and [[Indian_cuisine#Outside_India|Indian cuisine]], a process which has also been aided by the ongoing historic expansion of Indian diaspora.<ref name=diasind1>{{Cite book|title=A history of India|first=Hermann|last=Kulke|date=2004|publisher=Routledge|others=Rothermund, Dietmar, 1933–|isbn=0203391268|edition= 4th|location=New York|oclc=57054139}}</ref>

==18th and 19th centuries==

The perception of Indian history and culture by Europeans was fluctuating between two extremes in the 18th and 19th centuries. Though the 19th century European writers had seen India as a cradle of civilization, their romantic vision of India was gradually replaced by "[[Indophobia]]", which marginalized Indian history and culture.<ref>[[Thomas Trautmann|Trautmann, Thomas R.]] 1997, [https://books.google.com/books?id=jR_LPnEH3GsC Aryans and British India]. Berkeley: University of California Press., Bryant 2001.</ref>

[[Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel|Friedrich Schlegel]] wrote in a letter to Tieck that India was the source of [[Indo-European languages|all languages]], [[Indian philosophy|thoughts]] and [[Indian poetry|poems]], and that "everything" came from India.<ref>Ludwig Tieck und die Brüder Schlegel, Briefe. Edited by Lüdecke. Frankfurt/M. 1930.</ref> In the 18th century, [[Voltaire]] wrote:
<blockquote>I am convinced that everything has come down to us from the banks of the Ganges, – [[Indian astronomy|astronomy]], [[Jyotiṣa|astrology]], [[metempsychosis]], etc... It is very important to note that some 2,500 years ago at the least Pythagoras went from Samos to the Ganges to learn geometry...But he would certainly not have undertaken such a strange journey had the reputation of the Indians' science not been long established in Europe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k92269t/f6.image|author=Voltaire|title=Lettres sur l'origine des sciences et sur celle des peuples de l'Asie (first published Paris, 1777)|date=15 December 1775}}</ref></blockquote>

Much of the early enthusiasm for Indian culture can be traced to the influence of [[Sir William Jones]]. Jones was only the second known Englishman to master [[Sanskrit]], after [[Charles Wilkins]]. His insight that the grammar and vocabulary of Sanskrit bore a resemblance to Greek and Latin was a key point in the development of the concept of the [[Indo-European family]] of languages. In February 1786 Jones declared Sanskrit to be 'more perfect than the Greek, more copious than the Latin, and more exquisitely refined than either.' Jones translated into English the drama ''[[The Recognition of Sakuntala]]'' of [[Kalidasa]] and published it in 1789. The Calcutta edition was an immediate success and two London editions followed within three years. Jones also discovered that chess and algebra were of Indian origin. Every branch of Indian studies owed something to his inspiration.<ref>Keay, John, India Discovered, The Recovery of a Lost Civilization, 1981, HarperCollins, London, {{ISBN|0-00-712300-0}}</ref>

An important development during the British Raj period was the influence Hindu traditions began to take on western thought and [[new religious movements]]. [[Goethe]] borrowed from [[Kalidasa]] for the "Vorspiel auf dem Theater" in ''[[Goethe's Faust|Faust]]''. An early champion of Indian-inspired thought in the west was [[Arthur Schopenhauer]], who in the 1850s advocated ethics based on an "Aryan-Vedic theme of spiritual self-conquest" as opposed to the ignorant drive toward earthly utopianism of the superficially this-worldly "Jewish" spirit.<ref>"Fragments for the history of philosophy", [[Parerga and Paralipomena]], Volume I (1851).</ref> At the end of the introduction to the ''[[World as Will and Representation]]'', [[Arthur Schopenhauer]] claimed that the rediscovery of the ancient Indian tradition would be one of the great events in the history of the West.

Goethe and Schopenhauer were riding a crest of scholarly discovery, most notably the work done by [[William Jones (philologist)|Sir William Jones]]. (Goethe likely read Kalidasa's ''[[The Recognition of Sakuntala]]'' in Jones' translation.) However, the discovery of the world of [[Sanskrit literature]] moved beyond German and British scholars and intellectuals—[[Henry David Thoreau]] was a sympathetic reader of the [[Bhagavad Gita]]—and even beyond the [[humanities]]. In the early days of the [[Periodic Table]], scientists referred to as yet undiscovered elements with the use of [[Sanskrit]] prefixes (see [[Mendeleev's predicted elements]]).

Scholars like Schlegel also influenced some historians like [[Friedrich Creuzer]], [[Joseph Görres]] and [[Carl Ritter]], who wrote history books that laid more emphasis on India than usual.<ref>Stefan Arvidsson 2006:38 Aryan Idols.</ref>
[[File:Nicolas de Largillière, François-Marie Arouet dit Voltaire (vers 1724-1725) -001.jpg|thumb|200px|upright=1.2|[[Voltaire]]]]

[[Max Muller]] delivered a series of lectures regarding the religion and literature of India. In his fourth lecture, he said:

{{quotation|If I were asked under what sky the human mind has most fully developed some of its choicest gifts, has most deeply pondered over the greatest problems of life, and has found solutions of some of them which well deserve the attention even of those who have studied Plato and Kant, I should point to India. And if I were to ask myself from what literature we who have been nurtured almost exclusively on the thoughts of Greeks and Romans, and of the Semitic race, the Jewish, may draw the corrective which is most wanted in order to make our inner life more perfect, more comprehensive, more universal, in fact more truly human a life... again I should point to India.<ref>"[http://www.gutenberg.org/files/20847/20847-h/20847-h.htm#LECTURE_I India, What Can It Teach Us (1882)] Lecture IV"</ref>}}

[[Helena Blavatsky]] moved to India in 1879, and her [[Theosophical Society Adyar|Theosophical Society]], founded in New York in 1875, evolved into a peculiar mixture of western occultism and Hindu mysticism over the last years of her life.
Hinduism-inspired elements in [[Theosophy (Blavatskian)|Theosophy]] were also inherited by the spin-off movements of [[Ariosophy]] and [[Anthroposophy]] and ultimately contributed to the renewed [[New Age]] boom of the 1960s to 1980s, the term ''New Age'' itself deriving from Blavatsky's 1888 ''[[The Secret Doctrine]]''.

==20th century==
{{See also|Sanskrit in the West|Ramakrishna's impact|Raga rock}}
The [[Hindu reform movement]]s reached Western audiences in the wake of the sojourn of [[Swami Vivekananda]] to the [[World Parliament of Religions]] in [[Chicago]] in 1893. Vivekananda founded the [[Ramakrishna Mission]], a Hindu missionary organization still active today.

Influential in spreading Hinduism to a western audience were [[A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada]] ([[Hare Krishna movement]]), [[Sri Aurobindo]], [[Mata Amritanandamayi]], [[Meher Baba]], [[Osho (Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh)|Osho]], [[Maharishi Mahesh Yogi]] ([[Transcendental Meditation]]), [[Sathya Sai Baba]], [[Mother Meera]], among others.

[[Swami Prabhavananda]], founder and head of the [[Vedanta Society of Southern California]], remarked that:

{{quotation|Toynbee predicted that at the close of this century, the world would be dominated by the West, but that in the 21st century, India will conquer her conquerors.<ref>The Spiritual Heritage of India: A Clear Summary of Indian Philosophy and Religion(1979)</ref>}}

During the 1960s and 1970s, there was a similar phase of Indomania in the [[Western world]], with a rise of interest in [[Culture of India|Indian culture]]. This was largely associated with the [[hippie]] [[counterculture of the 1960s|counterculture movement]]; the [[hippie trail]], for example, was a journey that many Westerners undertook to India during this period. The [[International Society for Krishna Consciousness|Hare Krishna]] movement [[Hare Krishna in popular culture|gained popularity]] in the 1960s. [[Cinema of India|Indian filmmakers]] such as the [[Cinema of West Bengal|Bengali auteur]] [[Satyajit Ray]] as well as [[Music of Bengal|Bengali musicians]] such as [[Ravi Shankar]] gained increasing exposure in the Western world. [[Music of India|Indian musical]] influence, particularly [[Sitar in popular music|the use of]] the [[sitar]], became evident in [[jazz]] (see [[Indo jazz]]) and [[rock music]], among popular Western artists such as [[The Beatles]] (see [[The Beatles in India]]), [[The Rolling Stones]], [[Led Zeppelin]] and [[Jimi Hendrix]], among others, leading to the development of [[psychedelic music]] genres such as [[raga rock]] and [[psychedelic rock]].

==21st century==
In the 21st century, a notable amount of Indomania has been recorded due to India's improvement related to economic conditions, political changes, activism, etc.{{citation needed|date=December 2015}}

===Politics===
India is the world's largest democracy. The democratic nature of its politics has led many world leaders to praise Indian politics. [[George W. Bush]] commented: "India is a great example of democracy. It is very devout, has diverse religious heads, but everyone is comfortable about their religion. The world needs India."<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/money/2006/mar/03bush2.htm The world needs India: Bush] 3 March 2006</ref> During the [[Namaste Trump]] rally in February 2020, US President [[Donald Trump]] declared "America loves India. America respects India. And America will always be faithful and loyal friends to the Indian people."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Crowley |first1=Michael |title='America Loves India,' Trump Declares at Rally With Modi |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/24/world/asia/trump-india.html |access-date=29 June 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=24 February 2020}}</ref>

[[Fareed Zakaria]], in his book ''[[The Post-American World]]'', described George W. Bush as "being the most pro-Indian president in American history."<ref>Zakaria, Fareed, The Post-American World, 2008 Cahapter VII, pp. 225-226</ref> In November 2012, Israel's President [[Shimon Peres]] remarked, "I think India is the greatest show of how so many differences in language, in sects can coexist facing great suffering and keeping full freedom."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-12-04/news/35594466_1_greatest-show-mahatma-gandhi-democracies|title=Israeli President Shimon Peres praises India as greatest 'show of co-existence' (4 December 2012)}}</ref>

===Education===
Indian languages have been taught in multiple nations, including the [[United States]].<ref>"Multicultural America: An Encyclopedia of the Newest Americans, Volume 2", p. 998, by Ronald H. Bayor</ref> On 2012, then prime minister of [[Australia]], [[Julia Gillard]] talked about [[Hindi]] and other prominent Asian languages to be taught in Australia.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/hindi-to-be-taught-in-australian-schools/article4041318.ece Hindi to be taught in Australian schools], 31 October 2012</ref>

A BBC report in 2012 showed how schools in the [[United Kingdom]] work together with online Indian mathematics tutors to teach students in the classroom.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/education-17470518/indian-cyber-tutors-teach-uk-classes|title=Indian cyber tutors teach UK classes|date=22 March 2012|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>

===Science===
Despite anti-Indian sentiment in Pakistan, the Pakistani newspaper ''[[The Nation (Pakistan)|The Nation]]'' published a report on 7 November 2013, heading "Don't hate, appreciate", in which they praised [[Mars Orbiter Mission|India's Mars Mission]]; the report further noted, "Wars were fought, and martyrs were born. But, it's over. We are not in the race anymore. One of us has been to the moon, and now has their eyes set on Mars to become the first Asian country to reach the milestone."<ref>[http://www.newsyaps.com/pakistani-daily-praises-indias-mars-mission-admits-defeat-in-asian-tiger-race/70208/ Pakistani daily praises India's Mars mission, admits defeat in Asian tiger race] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.is/20131228150902/http://www.newsyaps.com/pakistani-daily-praises-indias-mars-mission-admits-defeat-in-asian-tiger-race/70208/ |date=2013-12-28 }} 7 November 2013</ref>

In response to the mission, the ''[[South China Morning Post]]'' regarded India as "full of vigour and vitality, boasts obvious advantages and development potential."<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-24831105 China media: India's Mars mission], 6 November 2013</ref>

==By country==
In 2007, a poll conducted by [[GlobeScan]] for [[BBC World Service]] reported that the strongest pro-India sentiments were found in Indonesia, with 61% expressing a favourable view.<ref>{{cite news |title=India 'most improved' country: Poll|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/India-most-improved-country-Poll/articleshow/1728864.cms|work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

India shares strong cultural, linguistic and historic bonds with [[Bangladesh]]. India supported Bangladesh's independence struggle in 1971, and Bangladeshi opinion is generally favourable to India.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/op-ed/2014/jan/08/why-india-should-rethink-its-bangladesh-policy|title=Why India should rethink its Bangladesh policy|publisher=Dhakatribune.com|access-date=2015-04-06}}</ref> In 2014, a [[Pew Research Center]] survey found that Bangladeshis had the most pro-Indian sentiments worldwide, with 70% expressing a favourable view of India.<ref>{{cite book|chapter-url=http://www.pewglobal.org/2014/07/14/chapter-4-how-asians-view-each-other/|title=Global Opposition to U.S. Surveillance and Drones, but Limited Harm to America's Image | chapter=4: How Asians View Each Other|publisher=Pew Research Center|date=14 July 2014|access-date=6 January 2019}}</ref>

==Media==

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==Gallup Poll 2016==
As per Gallup's survey for Americans' favorite countries, India was polled as the sixth most favorable nation, with 75% having a positive view and 18% negative.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gallup.com/poll/1624/perceptions-foreign-countries.aspx|title=Country Ratings|first=Gallup|last=Inc.}}</ref>

==BBC World Service polls==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="border:1px black; float:center; margin-left:1em;"
|+ style="background:#f99;"|Results of the [[BBC World Service]] polls. Summary views of India's influence
!Year !! Positive %!! Negative %!! Pos-Neg %
|-
| 2007<ref name=bbc2007>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6421597.stm|title=Israel, Iran top 'negative list'|date=6 March 2007|via=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> || 37 || 26 || +13
|-
| 2008<ref name=bbc2008>{{cite web|url=https://byjoeybaker.com/bbc-poll-world-views-us-more-positively|title=BBC Poll: World views US 'more positively'|first=Joey|last=Baker|website=byjoeybaker.com}}</ref> || 42 || 28 || +14
|-
| 2009<ref name=bbc2009>{{cite web|url=http://acorn.nationalinterest.in/2009/03/31/why-do-europeans-take-a-dim-view-of-indias-international-role/|title=Why do Europeans take a dim view of India's international role? – The Acorn|website=acorn.nationalinterest.in}}</ref> || 39 || 33 || +6
|-
| 2010 || 36 || 30 || +13
|-
| 2011<ref name=bbc2012 /> || 40 || 28 || +12
|-
| 2012<ref name=bbc2012 >{{cite web|url=https://globescan.com/views-of-europe-slide-sharply-in-global-poll-while-views-of-china-improve/|title=Views of Europe Slide Sharply in Global Poll, While Views of China Improve - GlobeScan|date=10 May 2012}}</ref> || 40 || 27 || +13
|-
| 2013<ref name=bbc2013>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-22624104|title=Germany tops BBC country image poll|date=23 May 2013|via=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> || 34 || 35 || -1
|-
| 2014<ref name=bbc2014 /> || 38 || 36 || +2
|-
| 2017<ref name=bbc2017>{{cite web|url=https://globescan.com/tag/bbc-world-service-survey/|title=BBC World Service Survey Archives - GlobeScan|website=GlobeScan}}</ref> || 37 || 39 || -2
|}
=== BBC poll 2017 ===
<div style="font-size: 90%">
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="border:1px black; float:center; margin-left:1em;"
|+ style="background:#f99;" colspan="2" |Results of 2017 [[BBC World Service]] poll. Views of India's influence by country<ref>{{Cite web|title=BBC Poll 2017|url=https://globescan.com/images/images/pressreleases/bbc2017_country_ratings/BBC2017_Country_Ratings_Poll.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629130524/https://globescan.com/images/images/pressreleases/bbc2017_country_ratings/BBC2017_Country_Ratings_Poll.pdf|archive-date=2020-06-29|access-date=2020-06-29}}</ref> Sorted by Pos-Neg
!Country polled !! Positive !! Negative !! Neutral !! Pos-Neg
|-
|{{flagcountry|USA}}
|49
|37
|14
|12
|-
|{{flagcountry|Germany}}|| 1 || 33 || 66 ||-32
|-
|{{flagcountry|Pakistan}}|| 11 || 62 || 27 ||-51
|-
|{{flagcountry|Spain}}|| 23 || 35 || 42 ||-12
|-
|{{flagcountry|Mexico}}|| 42 || 33 || 25 ||9
|-
|{{flagcountry|France}}|| 39 || 53 || 8 ||-14
|-
|{{flagcountry|China}}|| 35 || 56 || 9 ||-21
|-
|{{flagcountry|Canada}}|| 41 || 44 || 15 ||-3
|-
|{{flagcountry|Australia}}|| 49 || 34 || 17 ||15
|-
|{{flagcountry|UK}}|| 56 || 38 || 6 ||18
|-
|{{flagcountry|Brazil}}|| 23 || 57 || 20 || -34
|-
|{{flagcountry|Turkey}}|| 32 || 44 || 24 || -12
|-
|{{flagcountry|Indonesia}}|| 50 || 18 || 32 || 32
|-
|{{flagcountry|Kenya}}|| 48 || 26 || 26 || 22
|-
|{{flagcountry|Russia}}|| 41 || 10 || 49 || 31
|-
|{{flagcountry|Nigeria}}|| 47 || 39 || 14 || 8
|-
|{{Flagcountry|India}}
|56
|4
|40
|52
|-
|{{Flagcountry|Greece}}
|19
|27
|54
| -8
|-
|'''Global Average (India excluded)'''
|37
|39
|24
| -2
|}
</div>
===BBC poll 2014===
<div style="font-size: 90%">
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="border:1px black; float:center; margin-left:1em;"
|+ style="background:#f99;" colspan="2"|Results of 2014 [[BBC World Service]] poll. Views of India's influence by country<ref name=bbc2014>{{cite web |url=http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/country-rating-poll.pdf |title=BBC World Service poll |publisher=Downloads.bbc.co.uk |date=3 June 2014|access-date=2015-04-06}}</ref> Sorted by Pos-Neg
!Country polled !! Positive !! Negative !! Neutral !! Pos-Neg
|-
| {{flagcountry|Germany}} || 16 || 32 || 52 || -16
|-
| {{flagcountry|Pakistan}} || 21 || 58 || 21 || -37
|-
| {{flagcountry|Spain}} || 20 || 50 || 30 || -30
|-
| {{flagcountry|Israel}} || 9 || 34 || 57 || -25
|-
| {{flagcountry|Mexico}} || 26 || 37 || 37 || -11
|-
| {{flagcountry|South Korea}} || 36 || 47 || 17 || -11
|-
| {{flagcountry|France}} || 40 || 49 || 11 || -9
|-
| {{flagcountry|China}} || 27 || 35 || 38 || -8
|-
| {{flagcountry|Canada}} || 38 || 46 || 16 || -8
|-
| {{flagcountry|Peru}} || 26 || 31 || 43 || -5
|-
| {{flagcountry|Australia}} || 44 || 46 || 10 || -2
|-
| {{flagcountry|UK}} || 45 || 46 || 9 || -1
|-
| {{flagcountry|Brazil}} || 41 || 36 || 23 || 5
|-
| {{flagcountry|Turkey}} || 35 || 29 || 36 || 6
|-
| {{flagcountry|Chile}} || 35 || 21 || 44 || 14
|-
| {{flagcountry|Indonesia}} || 47 || 24 || 29 || 23
|-
| {{flagcountry|Japan}} || 34 || 9 || 57 || 25
|-
| {{flagcountry|Kenya}} || 53 || 23 || 24 || 30
|-
| {{flagcountry|Ghana}} || 53 || 22 || 25 || 31
|-
| {{flagcountry|Russia}} || 45 || 9 || 46 || 36
|-
| {{flagcountry|Nigeria}} || 64 || 22 || 14 || 42
|}
</div>

===BBC poll 2007===
The international polling firm GlobeScan, which was commissioned by the BBC World Service to conduct the survey.
<div style="font-size: 90%">
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="border:1px black; float:center; margin-left:1em;"
|+ style="background:#f99;" colspan="2"|Results of 2007 [[BBC World Service]] poll. Views of India's influence by country<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/India-most-improved-country-Poll/articleshow/1728864.cms |title=India 'most improved' country: Poll|publisher=BBC.co.uk |date=3 June 2007|access-date=2015-04-06}}</ref> Sorted by Pos-Neg
!Country polled !! Positive !! Negative !! Neutral !! Pos-Neg
|-
| {{flagcountry|Indonesia}} ||61 || 39 ||- || +22
|-
| {{flagcountry|Canada}} || 59|| 30|| 11|| +29
|-
| {{flagcountry|France}} || 40|| 30|| 11|| +10
|-
| {{flagcountry|Germany}} || 39|| 30|| 11|| +9
|-
| {{flagcountry|UK}} || 47|| 50 || 30 || -3
|-
| {{flagcountry|Russia}} || 26 || 37 || 37 || -11
|-
| {{flagcountry|Nigeria}} || 36 || 47 || 17 || -11
|-
| {{flagcountry|Brazil}} || 40 || 49 || 11 || -9
|-
| {{flagcountry|Portugal }} || 27 || 35 || 38 || -8
|-
| {{flagcountry|Hungary}} || 38 || 46 || 16 || -8
|}
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==See also==
* [[Indology]]
* [[List of books about India]]
* [[Neo-Vedanta]]
* [[Orientalism]]
* [[Spirituality]]
==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==Further reading==
*Meenakshi Jain, The India They Saw (co-edited with Sandhya Jain, 4 Volumes, [[Prabhat Prakashan]]), {{ISBN|8184301065}}, {{ISBN|8184301073}}, {{ISBN|8184301081}}, {{ISBN|818430109X}}
*R.C. Majumdar. Classical accounts of India
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[[Category:Admiration of foreign cultures]]
[[Category:Orientalism by type]]
[[Category:Nationalism in India]]

Indomania - Revision history

Flightsvilla: added references

>ReaIdiot at 19:09, 26 May 2021