"He (the author) has thoroughly discussed in this volume that the Indian enterprising traders, merchants, artisans, adventurous young princes and scholars played important part in the spread of Indian culture and religion in this region. Moreover, he has meticulously studied the relevant materials recovered from the ruins of Vietnam by the historians and archaeologists of various countries. He has convincingly argued that though the Hindu rulers of Vietnam, professing Hinduism and Buddhism, 'patronized Indian learning, art and architecture', in course of time, considered themselves as 'part and parcel of Vietnam' and 'the Indian culture got completely submerged in the local culture'. This aspect of Hindu Kingdom in Vietnam has been described by Geetesh Sharma in a very fascinating manner."