Pourguese relations have brought about changed in our ecnomic and culctrual spheres write a short note on it
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The sixteenth century witnessed a socio-cultural transition in India. The rich culture and tradition of the nation weregreatly changed consequent on the advent of western ideas and customs especially in the arts, music and literature.They established music schools and university chairs at Coimbra and Evora The Portuguese had a vibrant artistic tradition and this had a profound effect on Indian art. The art galleries were filled with portraits of governors-general and viceroys.The Portuguese also promoted agricultural expansion They introduced new crops such as tobacco and cashew nut,and planted superior plantation varieties of coconut. The tobacco plant was introduced early in the seventeenth century and quickly became naturalized in spite of Shajahan’s edict prohibiting tobacco smoking on the ground that it had ‘a very bad effect upon the health and mind of many persons’. The use of the leaf for smoking spread rapidly. The common fruit papaya, which came from the Spanish Indies was yet another contribution of the Portuguese. The cashew nut, maize, peanuts from Africa, the mandioca from which tapioca is made. The Portuguese also introduced sweet potatoes and red chillies in this land. They introduced medicinal and decorative plants too and took the initiative in the dissemination of Asian plants like mangosteen, sweet orange, lichees etc. in new places within Asia.