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@article{183910,
        author = {Vaishnavi Mishra and Aadarsh Prakash},
        title = {Knowledge Transfer and National Development: Impact of Indian Scholarly Exchanges with Japan in the Modern Era},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {3},
        pages = {3564-3570},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=183910},
        abstract = {This research paper examines the significant impact of Indian scholars' visits to Japan in the late 19th and 20th centuries, and how their observations and learnings influenced India's modernization and development. Key figures like Swami Vivekananda, Rabindranath Tagore, and JRD Tata are analyzed, highlighting how their exposure to Japan's successful blend of progress and cultural preservation shaped reforms in India's education, industry, and culture. The study employs a theoretical framework encompassing knowledge transfer, national development, and cross-cultural learning models to demonstrate the mechanisms behind this influential exchange. The paper further explores the lasting institutional and diplomatic legacies of the India-Japan scholarly interactions, as well as contemporary efforts to deepen this multifaceted cultural and economic partnership.},
        keywords = {India-Japan relations, cultural exchange, national development, knowledge transfer, education reforms, industrial modernization},
        month = {August},
        }