Priyadarśī Mukherji Professor in Chinese Language, Literature & Culture Studies
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Priyadarśī Mukherji Professor in Chinese Language, Literature & Culture Studies Centre for Chinese & South-East Asian Studies, School of Language, Literature & Culture Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi-110067, India. Telephone (O): +91-11-26704243 / 4276 Residential Address: 103, Uttarakhand, JNU, New Delhi-110067 Mobile Phone: 9868959998, 9971476628 Emails:- [email protected] , [email protected] Educational Qualification Exam Academic Board/University Subjects Grade Scholarship/Award won Passed Term Ph.D.* 1993-1996 JNU, New Delhi - - Post 1987-1988 Beijing Normal Chinese Folklore & - - Graduate University, Beijing, Folk Literature Diploma China Post 1986-1987 Fudan University, Chinese Literature & - Prize money ¥ RMB from Graduate Shanghai, China History of Chinese a US-based Chinese Diploma Literature Educational Foundation Master of 1984-1986 JNU, New Delhi Chinese A Merit Scholarship Arts Bachelor of 1981-1984 JNU, New Delhi Chinese(major) A Award from Nehru Arts(Hons.) English, French, Memorial Fund; Merit Philosophy Scholarship Pre-Degree 1979-1981 Viśva-Bhārati Bengali,English, A+ H.H.Kung Scholarship (Higher University, Cultural Secondary Shāntiniketan, West Heritage,Chinese, Exam) Bengal Music,Geography, Library Science Title of Ph.D. Thesis: Myths and Societies: A Comparative Analysis of Chinese and Tibetan Folk Literature. Professional Qualification Invited during 10-17 July 2013 and Conferred upon the Honorary position of Adjunct Professor in Translation Studies by the Foreign Language Institute, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, China, 2013-2015. Invited as Visiting Scholar by the Research Institute for Chinese Folk Culture, College of Chinese Literature and Language, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China, to do research on Chinese Animal Folklore, 2010-2011. Deputed as Visiting Professor by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) for the Prestigious Chair in Indian Studies at Shenzhen University, Guangdong, China, 27 October 2008 - 21 January 2009. Appointed as the Chairperson of the Centre for Chinese & South-East Asian Studies, School of Language, Literature & Culture Studies, JNU, 21 May 1996—20 May 1998, 1 September 2000—31 August 2002 and 1 September 2008—31 August 2010. Lecturer in the Chinese Language Department (Cheena Bhavan), Viśva-Bharati University, Shantiniketan, West Bengal, India; February-April 1989. Joined as an Assistant Professor (Lecturer) in Chinese, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on 15 June 1989. Joined as an Associate Professor (Reader) in Chinese, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on 07 May 1996. Promoted as Professor in Chinese Language, Literature & Culture Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on 07 May 2004. Taught as Professor in Chinese Language, Literature & Culture Studies, Delhi University (DU), 06 April 2005—21 August 2006. Invited as an Adjunct Professor in Chinese Language Program, School of Languages, Doon University, Dehradun, 2010-2012. Appointed as the Chairperson of the Centre for Chinese & South-East Asian Studies, School of Language, Literature & Culture Studies, JNU, 1 September 2016—31 August 2018. Administrative Charges held at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) 1. Chairperson, Campus Development Committee. 2016-2018. [Resigned since 03 April 2017] 2. Member, Committee to assess infrastructural facilities for Recognition of Language Institutes of the Indian Army by JNU. [Since 2016]. Additional Academic Engagements outside JNU 1. Expert, One-man Selection Committee, Interpreter posts—A & B, Military Intelligence, Cabinet Secretariat, Govt. of India, 1996. 2. Member, UPSC Examination Council, Chinese Language & Literature Syllabus Review Committee, Govt. of India, 1999. 3. Member, Chinese Government Scholarship Expert Committee, Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India. Since 2000. 4. Convener, Committee for Formulation of M.A. Chinese courses, Delhi University, 2005- 2006. 5. Expert, Evaluation Pattern Review Committee, Kachh University, Bhuj, Gujarat, April 2006. 6. Expert, Selection Committee, Chinese Language, Visva-Bharati University, Shantiniketan, West Bengal, Since 2007. 7. Expert, Selection Committee, Chinese Language, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, May 2008. 8. Member, Examination Council, Benaras Hindu University, Varanasi, till 2008. 9. Visiting Professor, Indian Studies Chair, ICCR Deputation to Shenzhen University, Guangdong, China, October 2008—January 2009. 10. Expert, Ph.D. Entrance Exam Paper (Chinese), Panjab University, Chandigarh, May 2009. 11. Member, UGC Review Committee visiting the Deemed to be University, Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies (renamed as Central University of Tibetan Studies), Sarnath, Varanasi, December 2009. 12. Chairman, Curriculum Designing Committee, Five-Year Integrated M.A. Programme in Chinese Language and Studies, Sikkim University, Gangtok, Sikkim, January-February 2010. 13. Chairman, Curriculum Designing Committee, Five-Year Integrated M.A. Programme in Chinese Language and Studies, Doon University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, March 2010. 14. Expert, Selection Committee, Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)—Lecturer in Chinese, School of Foreign Languages, Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India, August 2010. 15. Expert, Papersetting Panel for the National Eligibility Test (NET) for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) in Chinese, University Grants Commission (UGC), National Educational Testing Bureau, New Delhi, 08-12 November 2010. 16. Head, Committee for Designing and Introduction of Courses in Chinese for the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Curriculum, since 12 November 2010. 17. Expert, Papersetting Panel for Chinese Literature in the Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2011, Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), July 2011. 18. Expert, for the Advisory Committee of Buddhist Studies Centre, Kurukshetra University; nominated by the University Grants Commission (UGC), since August 2011. 19. Member of a delegation from Ministry of Human Resource Development / Central Board of Secondary Education, Govt. of India, and as the Convener heading the Committee of Courses in Chinese at CBSE, visited the People's Republic of China in connection with the introduction of Chinese language in schools affiliated to CBSE, 15- 20 September 2011. 20. Expert, M. Phil. / Ph.D. Chinese Expert Committee, School of Foreign Languages, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), 21 January 2012. 21. Expert, Selection Committee, Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)—Translator for military intelligence in Chinese, Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India, July 2013 and December 2013. 22. Expert, Selection Committee, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA)---- Associate Fellow Translator post, 11 March 2014. 23. Member, Expert Committee for recommendations for the sanction of grants on the project proposals under the scheme "Safeguarding the Intangible Cultural Heritage and Diverse Cultural Traditions of India". Sangeet Natak Akademi, Rabindra Bhawan, New Delhi----under the UNESCO Division, Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India, 2014-2016. 24. Expert, One-man Selection Committee, Interpreter posts, Cabinet Secretariat, Govt. of India, April 2014. 25. Honorary Adviser, Chinese Language Training Programme for the members of the Indian Association of Tour Operators & the Tourist Guides Federation of India, Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India, 23 May 2014. 26. Invitee, "Awareness-Raising & Capacity-Building Workshop on UNESCO 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage and its Implementation", Conducted jointly by the UNESCO and the Sangeet Natak Akademi (National Academy of Music, Dance and Drama), New Delhi, 02-04 December 2014. 27. Distinguished Visiting Chinese Expert, and Member, Board of Studies, Department of Chinese, Sikkim University, Gangtok, Sikkim. 29 April 2015. 28. Expert, Selection Committee, Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)—Assistant Professor in Chinese, National Defence Academy (NDA), Khadakwasla, Pune, 05 May 2015. 29. Expert, Selection Committee, Assistant Professors in Chinese, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, 20 August 2015. 30. Member, Expert Committee for recommendations for the sanction of grants on the project proposals under the scheme "Safeguarding the Intangible Cultural Heritage and Diverse Cultural Traditions of India". Sangeet Natak Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi----under the UNESCO Division, Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India, 2015-2016. Held on 01 September 2015. 31. Expert, Departmental Promotion Committee, for the post of Associate Professor in East Asian Studies, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA), 02 September 2015. 32. Member, Intangible Cultural Heritage Expert Sub Group Committee Meeting under the Scheme for "Safeguarding the Intangible Cultural Heritage and Diverse Cultural Traditions of India": Appraisal of ICH Reports, 2013-14. Sangeet Natak Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi----Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India. 31 Oct. 2015. 33. Expert, Selection Committee, Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)—Assistant Professor in Chinese, National Defence Academy (NDA), Khadakwasla, Pune, 08 January 2016. 34. Expert, Question Paper-setting and Evaluation of Answerscripts, Advanced Diploma (Intensive) Paper 2; and Translation Examinations, Paper 1, for the School of Foreign Languages (SFL), and for the Army Educational Corps (AEC) Training College and Centre, Pachmarhi (Madhya Pradesh), Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India. May-June