Деньги в Южной Азии: экономика, (гео)политика, социум, культура:
Yurlova Eugenia, Sofiya Vitek, Shustova Alla, Vasilyeva L., Kirill Demichev, Zheleznova Natalia, Nelli XAChATURYaN, Ekaterina Tyurina, Vanina Eugenia, Andrej Il`inskij, Chereshneva Larisa, Yurlov Felix, Patnaik Ajay, Upadhyay Archana, Svyatoslav Kaverin, Aleksandra Ioannisiani, Liliya Zaripova, Anna By`chkova, Abhijeet Singh, Naira Mkrtchyan, Kulik Lidiya, Nina ALEKSEEVA, Akimov Alexander, Anna Shtoda, Konstantin Kury`lev, Mariya Chereshneva, Mariya Starikova, Kosareva Ekaterina, Muratshina Xenia, Aleksandr Gepalov, Shaumyan Tatiana, Bochkovskaya Anna, Rabei Sergey
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Editorial Board: Shaumyan Tatiana, Vanina Eugenia, Aleksandra Kozlova, Rabei Sergey
Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Москва, 2025, 464 p.
A collection of essays based upon the papers read at the conference ‘Money in South Asia: Economy, (Geo)politics, Society, Culture’ held on 22–23 May, 2024 by the Centre for Indian Studies, Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences. Specialists from various research institutes and universities of Russia, like Institute of Oriental Studies, Moscow State University, IMEMO, MGIMO, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Patrice Lumumba Peoples’ Friendship University, RANEPA (Nizhny Novgorod), LGPU (Lipetsk) along with the colleagues from India and Armenia, discuss various aspects of economic, social, political, cultural and ideological functions of money in different epochs of Indian history, availing themselves of a countless variety of sources, from medieval chronicles to modern forms of statistical analysis and economic prognosis, from classical poetry and religious — philosophical texts to popular TV and Internet shows.
Content
Introduction........................................................................................................7
In Richness and Poorness
Е. S. Yurlova. Equality, Wealth and Poverty in India ........................................20
S. А. Vitek. Poverty is No Vice but Rather a Way to Splendour........................41
А. M. Shustova. Sri Aurobindo on the Essence of Money,
N. K. Roerich on Culture and Civilization ........................................................51
L. А. Vasilyeva. ‘Poverty’: a Motif in Urdu Poetry and a Concept
in Poet` s Life ....................................................................................................64
К. А. Demichev. The Indigent Ascetic and the Temptation of Holiness:
the Sikh Version ................................................................................................83
N. A. Zheleznova. Ghī bolī: Religious Auctions as a Practice
of Aparigraha and a Method of Collecting Merits in Jainism
(Money and Piety)..............................................................................................93
N. R. Khachaturyan. Material Aspect of Religiosity (the Ismaili case) ..........109
Е. P. Tyurina. Kaun Banega Krorepati?, or ‘Rich and Poor’ in Indian
Humour ............................................................................................................115
In the State Policies
Е. Yu. Vanina. The Mughal Empire: Money and Monetization .......................134
А. А. Ilyinsky. Indian Currency from the Beginning of Currency
to Independence: the British Influence ...........................................................156
L. А. Chereshneva, М. S. Chereshneva. Sardar Patel and the Problem of
Dividing Indian Finance and British Sterling Debt in 1947 ............................172
F. N. Yurlov. Social and Economic Policy Changes in India at the
Beginning of the Twenty-First Century ..........................................................185
Ajay Patnaik. Role of Money in Indian Elections ...........................................199
Archana Upadhyay. The Dynamics of ‘Money Flow’ in Indian Elections.....210
In the Tribal World
S. I. Kaverin, А. B. Ioannisiani. Names for Money in the PamirsHindukush Region Languages.........................................................................224
L. R. Zaripova. Loans for Scheduled Tribes in India: Specific
Conditions and Results ....................................................................................237
А. А. Bychkova. Salt as Hard Currency............................................................252
In the Economic Arteria
Abhijeet Singh. Money as a Cultural tool in the Indian Subcontinent:
Trade in Ancient and Medieval India ..............................................................268
N. S. Mkrtchyan. Trade Records of Hovanes Ter-Davtyan from New
Jugha in India, Nepal and Tibet (1682–1692) .................................................288
L. V. Kulik. Multiform Diversity of Financial Instruments
in Contemporary India: from Gold to Real-Time Payments .........................301
N. N. Alekseeva. India` s ‘Green Turn’ and Changes in Budget Funding ......315
А. V. Akimov. Balance of payments and foreign investments in India and
China. Common features and differences........................................................329
А. Е. Shtoda. French Investments in Indian Economy under E. Macron .......345
In Geostrategic Labyrinths
К. P. Kurylev, L. A. Chereshneva, М. N. Starikova. Financial Aspects
of Soviet-Indian Cooperation in the Field of Technical Sciences and
Financial Construction.....................................................................................360
Е. S. Kosareva. ‘Neighbours from Time Immemorial and Closest
Friends’: The Evolution of Indian Development Assistance to Sri Lanka
under N. Modi..................................................................................................376
К. G. Muratshina. ‘Indian Debt’ of Southeast Asia .......................................393
In Conflict Economy
А. S. Gepalov. The Financial Aspect of the Hyderabad Problem
1947–1948 .......................................................................................................410
T. L. Shaumyan. Terrorism in Kashmir: Sources of Funding ..........................417
А. V. Bochkovskaya. The Banknotes of Khalistan: Symbols and Meanings....429
S. L. Rabey. India and Pakistan: Five Years of Trade Ban ..............................448
Summary....................................................................................................461
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