Cultural Agents of Indic Sciences’ Migration in Post–War Latvia
Cultural Agents of Indic Sciences’ Migration in Post–War Latvia

Summary/Abstract: This is an interdisciplinary study that forms the second part of a trilogy the first part of which, covering the time period from the middle of the 19th century until 1940, was published in the article “Origins and Proliferation of Indic Sciences in Latvia” (Abrola 2019: 40–67). Therewith, a brief overview of the first part is given in the introduction. Conversely, in the body of this article the second part is expounded. Within that the migration of such Indic sciences as yoga, ayurveda, music, literature, culture, and philosophy, and their and impact on the cultural landscape of Latvia has been studied. Likewise, the interactions of cultural agents and geopolitical processes of both the countries — Latvia and India — within a time period from 1940 until 1970 have been investigated. In order to conduct this study, the repositories of the libraries, the funds of the museums, archives, Latvia State Radio and Television Centre, Riga Film Studio have been investigated. Last but not least the interviews with interlocutors have been conducted. The methodology applied: archival research, method of social anthropology — oral history interviews, data analyses and syntheses.

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