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There is a small community of '''Indians in Cambodia''' mainly expatriates and immigrants from India. <br />
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==History==<br />
{{Seealso|Greater India#Indianization}}<br />
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Relations between India and Cambodia go back to ancient times. Indian traders made contact with south east Asia and vice versa as far back as before the common era. South east Asian civilizations such as the [[Khmer people|Khmer]]s were speculated by scholars to have traveled as far as the Indus river delta. Modern scholars have proposed that early [[Khmer architecture|Khmer arts and buildings]] showed a south Indian as speculated by earlier scholars.<ref>{{Cite book|title = The Khmer Empire: Cities and Sanctuaries, Fifth to the Thirteenth Centuries|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=83BuAAAAMAAJ|publisher = River Books|date = 2007-01-01|isbn = 9789749863305|language = en|first = Claude|last = Jacques}}</ref> The [[Khmer language]] was heavily influenced by Cholan, Tami the writing system was derived from like most of other native south east Asian nations'.<ref>{{Cite book|title = Cambodian Linguistics, Literature and History: Collected Articles|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=ZTv_AQAAQBAJ|publisher = Routledge|date = 2013-11-05|isbn = 9781135338732|language = en|first = Judith Jacob|last = Jacobs|first2 = David|last2 = Smyth}}</ref><br />
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The first Indians in modern times to settle in Cambodia arrived in the 1960s and 1970s. Primarily coming from the Southern province of [[Tamil Nadu]], they worked as jewellers, moneylenders and traders around Central Market, but they left the country once the [[Khmer Rouge]] arrived. The Indians returned to Cambodia when [[Pol Pot]]’s regime collapsed.<br />
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==Current status==<br />
Today, many Indians in Cambodia are involved in pharmaceuticals, the United Nations and businesses such as restaurants. The growing economy is also attracting more opportunity seekers from India. Unlike other Indian communities in Southeast Asia such as [[Bangkok]], [[Kuala Lumpur]] or [[Singapore]], the Indian population in Phnom Penh is too small to support a Little India quarter, but it remains an intimate and close-knit group that has integrated well into local society.<br />
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Indian culture is visible in Cambodia. Indian Hindu festivals like [[Diwali]] and [[Holi]] are celebrated by the Indian community. Thanks to satellite television, popular Hindi soap operas are shown daily while a small selection of Indian restaurants hosts weekly showings of the latest [[Bollywood]] Hindi films as well as cricket matches. Hindi film DVDs can be bought throughout the capital, and expatriates can peruse a number of Indian-based websites for the latest news and entertainment.<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Kaundinya I]]<br />
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== References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.iac-cambodia.org/ Indian Association of Cambodia]<br />
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