HI attended Dr. Nagaswamy's power point presentation
some photos were stunning but then he too falls in the all too familiar trap of etymological similarities between cultures so much like our chola pass for example he terms angkor wat name as arising from 'nagar vastu' he also mentioned kamboji raga as having originated there. possibilites there but probability low. in this forum we have discussed several other kambojas even upto vengi.
a good part of his lecture was on similar names between india and cambodia
i was expecting more on the karikal ammaiyar statues which are predominant there proving a link between tamil culture and kampuchea.
2 years back - in the South Asian History Conference in Singapore - which Kudavoil and Dr, RN attended, he presented a paper related to Pallava- Tamilnadu - Cambodia CULTURAL connections ..
including recitation of Thevaram.. Thiruppavai.. Crowning of the Kings by Pallava priests... etc. etc.
due to paucity of time, he did not go into so many details..
He called me later this night and conveyed his thanks to you, Muruganandam and Vijay for having attended.