Spread across thousands of islands bustling with beautiful flora and fauna, Indonesia is the world's largest island country. Over the centuries, its people have welcomed several cultures they came across through trade and commerce. As a result, we now have a melting pot of cultures in Indonesia to study and appreciate.

The recent release of Amazon Prime Video's "Tandav" created enormous controversy in India. Many viewers accused the show of offending religious sentiments. "Tandav" is a political drama with several popular Indian actors including Saif Ali Khan who also starred in the contentious "Sacred Games" and Dimple Kapadia who was seen in Christopher Nolan's "Tenet." The actors ran into trouble when, in six different states, multiple police cases were filed (FIRs) against the program's creators and cast.

Located around 500 miles off Asia's southeast coast, the beautiful archipelago country of the Philippines includes over 7,000 islands. It is Asia's largest Christian majority nation with a population of 93 million. Filipino society is shaped by nearby Japan and China as well as India, the Middle East and Borneo. It is also interesting to note major Hispanic influences in the country's culture and ethnicity owing to its former colonial occupation.