DEPARTMENT OF EAST ASIAN STUDIES
ANTARDHVANI‐2014 UNIVERSITY OF DELHI DELHI‐110007
Department of East Asian Studies
1. Titles of Degrees offered and courses taught, with year when the course was approved.
Doctoral degree in East Asian Studies 1964-1965 M. Phil degree in East Asian Studies 1978-1979 M.A degree in Japanese Language 1998-1999 M.A degree in East Asian Studies 2008-2009 One Year Post Graduate Intensive Diploma in Japanese 1971-1972 One Year Post Graduate Intensive Advance Diploma in Japanese1978-1979 One Year Post Graduate Intensive Diploma in Chinese 1971-1972 One Year Post Graduate Intensive Advance Diploma in Chinese 1978-1979 One Year Post Graduate Intensive Diploma in Korean 2008-2009 One Year Post Graduate Intensive Advance Diploma in Korean 2009-2010
2. Ph.D theses successfully completed during the last five years. (2008-13)
S.No Year Student name Topic Supervisor
1. 2009 Shreeparna Roy Higher Education, Human Prof. Madhu Bhalla Development and Economics Growth in Post-Mao China” 2. 2009 Dharitri Narzary Nation and Community: State Prof. B.M. Tankha Education Policy and the Ainu in Modern Japan 3. 2011 Nand Kumar.J The Politics of Energy Security: A Prof. Sreemati Study of China’s Strategy” Chakrabarty 4. 2011 Debashish People’s Republic of China and the Prof. Sreemati Choudhary autonomy Movement in Xinjiang: A Chakrabarty Study of the Reform Era” 5. 2013 G. Balatchandirane Gender Discrimination in Education and Prof. Madhu Bhalla Economic Development: a case study of India and East Asia.
(ii) M.Phil Degree completed during the last five years (2008-13)
S.No Year Student name Topic Supervisor 1 2008 Ankita Naresh Reflection of War in 20th Century Dr. Unita Sachidanand Literature: A comparative study of Hino Ashihei and Okasnohei 2 2008 Pranamita Barua Japan’s Policy towards Nuclear Mr. Rajiv Ranjan Disarmament: Retrospect and Prospect Major settlements on the India-China Prof. Anita Sharma
3 2009 silk road and heritage management: A Renuka Sharma case study of Dunhuang Mogao grottoes in China and Nalanda in India 4 2010 Moin Uddin Exploring the idea of self in Shiga Dr. Unita Sachidanand Naoya’s writing, “ Wakai” 5 2010 Ambika Basu Chikamatsu monzaemon’s sewamono Dr. Unita Sachidanand (social drama) as a social-metaphor of self-identity 6 2010 Nirmola Sharma Liang Qichao and writing of National Dr. Madhavi Thampi History in China: A Comparison with Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay in India. 7 2010 Gajender Thakur Kalyankari rajya vyavastha ke vikas ki Mr. Rajiv Ranjan disha mein Japan ka yogdan: Vradh- verg sambandhit samajik surachha nitiyon ke sandarbh mein. 8 2011 Anil Kumar China’s changing security perspective Dr. Janardan Sahu on India post-Pokhran-II 9 2011 Bhim Bahadur Subba China’s Community Party: Prof. Sreemati Chakrabarti Transformation in the post-Mao period 1980-2007 10 2011 Peter Joy Hudson Japanese dependence on the Middle Mr. G. Balatchandirane East for its petroleum resources 11 2011 Tariq Sheikh Literary peripheries of Tokugawa Prof. Brij Mohan Tankha Japan: Reading Suzuki Bokushi’s Hokuetsu seppu 12 2011 Shivani Adhunik Japan me bauddh Prof. Brij Mohan Tankha bhichhuniyau ki badalti sthiti (1900- 2010) 13 2011 Alpana Verma The Internet Revolution in China: Dr. Ravni Thakur Implications for state and society 14 2011 Ms. Shruti Sino-Indian Border Dispute in the Dr. Janardan Sahu Eastern Sector-A case study of Arunachal Pradesh 15 2011 Ms. Vaishali Singh Economic Liberalization and Prof. Madhu Bhalla Development: A Comparative Study of Foreign Trade Reforms India and China 16 2012 Ms. Priti Singh Environmental Policies in Republic of Dr. Ravni Thakur Korea: Influences of Non-state actors 17 2012 Ms. Emilia Siwek Islam in Modern China: the state Dr. Ravni Thakur Discourse and Muslim Response 18 2012 Ms. Simi Thambi Japan’s Low Growth Problem: Dr. G. Balatchandiriane Through the lens of productivity Decline” Inoue yasushi ke lekhan “Shikari Dr. Ranjana Narsimhan Mr. Avinash Chand 19 2013 Bandook” me Manviya Vedna aur Rahi aklepan ka chitran India-South Korea Relations in the Dr. Sandip Mishra Post-Cold War Era: From Economic 20 2013 Ms. Annie Tacho Cooperation to Forging a Strategic Partnership Qing Frontier Policies: Institutions Dr. Madhavi Thampi Mr. Ayushman 21 2013 and mechanisms in the creation of a Baruah multiethnic state, 1644-1796. Higher Education in China: Issue of Prof. Sreemati Chakrabarti 22 2013 Ms. Gargi Goswami Changing Autonomy in the Economic reform Period. Notions of Modernity : A Study of the Mr. Rajiv Ranjan Ms. Maumita Process of creating A Gendered 23 2013 Banerjee Identity Through Dress in Modern Japan The United States & China: Dr. Abanti Bhattacharya 24 2013 Ms. Narayani Basu Competing Visions of Regionalism in the Asia- Pacific Qing China’s Civil War: Neo- Dr. Madhavi Thampi Mr. Rana Divyank 25 2013 institutional perspectives on the Choudhary Taiping Rebellion (1850-1864) Labor Management in Staging Japan: Dr. G. Balatchandirane Mr. Pramod Kumar 26 2013 Impact of Tax and Social Security on Sur Women Labor Participation Impact of Recession over Japanese Dr. G. Balatchandirane 27 2013 Ms. Prerna Gandhi Business Practices
(iii) Ph.D Research under Progress
Name of Expected dates Serial Name Research Topic Research of completion No. Supervisor Impact of Nuclear Disarmament Prof. Madhu Dissertation and Non-Proliferation on Peace Bhalla Submitted
1 and Security in the East Asian Ms. Prnamita Baruah region During the Post-Cold War Period China and Geo Politics in the Prof. Madhu 2 Ms. Teshu Singh Indian Ocean: Implications for Bhalla regional Security Japan’s Security Agenda and its Prof. Madhu implications on the emerging Bhalla Northeast Asian Security 3 Ms. Preeti Nalwa Architecture (Post Cold War Perspective)
Perception of life and Death in Dr. Ranjana April 2014 suicides in Japanese Society: Mukhopadhayaya 5 Ms. Nitasha Sharma Sociological and Literary perspective Sino-India Relations (1998- Dr. Janardan September 2014 2010): A Constructivist Sahu 4 Mr. Anil Kumar Approach
Prof. Sreemati April 2015 Succession Politics in China: 5 Mr. Bhim Bahadur Chakrabarti The Party in reform Subba The Internet in China: Online Dr. Ravni Thakur April 2015 6 Ms. Alpana Verma Expression and its Political and Social Consequences The Indian National Army and Dr. Madhavi October 2015 7 Ms. Nirmola Sharma Indian Independence League in Thampi China (1942-45) Inclusive Growth and Prof. Madhu October 2015 Development in India and Bhalla 8 Ms. Vaishali Singh China: State Market in Liberalizing Economies(2001- 2012) Mr. Rajiv Ranjan Notion of Sovereignty in the Prof. Madhu April 2017 9 Meiji Constitution of 1889 Bhalla
Ms. Priti Singh Transnational Environmental Prof. Madhu April 2017 10 Cooperation in Northeast Asia Bhalla
Ms. Sanjana The Rise of China and India- Prof. Madhu April 2017 11 Malhotra Japan Bhalla Relations since the year 2000 Ms. Angana Guha South Korea’s ‘ New Asia Dr. Sandip April 2017 12 Roy Initiative’: Search for Regional Mishra Power Status Mr. Gajender Thakur Role of Old-Age Homes in the Dr. Ranjana April 2017 Aging Society of Japan: Mukhopadhayaya 13 Implications for Japan’s Social Security System Mr. Avinash Chand Image of China in The writing Dr. Unita April 2017 14 Rahi of Inoue Yasushi: A case Study Sachidanand of Tempyo no Iraka Ms. Pema Choden The Jataka Tales of Prof. Anita April 2017 Bodhisattva-Reincarnated Sharma 15 Animals from India and China: A Comparative Study
(iv) M.Phil Research under Progress
Name of Expected dates of Serial Name Research Topic Research completion No. Supervisor 1. Ms. Madhavi “China’s Policy Towards The Af-Pak Dr. Madhavi Result Awaited Chakravarti Region” Thampi 2. Ms. Kutoli N. “EDO Urban Culture : Understanding Dr. Ranjana Result Awaited Acquiescence In An ‘Autonomous’ Narsimhan Arena” 3. Ms. Alisha Saikia “Portrayal of Women In Kawabata Dr. Ranjana Result Awaited Yasunari’s “SNOW COUNTRY” : A Narsimhan Study of the Reaffirmation of Traditional Gender Roles in a Rapidly Modernizing Society” 4. Ms. Antara Kar “Patterns of Female Labour Force Dr. Ranjana Result Awaited Participation in Post-War Japan : A Mukhopadhyaya Sociological Enquiry” 5. Mr. Gouranga Charan “The Concept of Impermanence in Dr. Ranjana Result Awaited Pradhan Medieval Japanese Literature : A Mukhopadhyaya study of Hojoki and Tsurezuregusa” 6. Ms. Renu Chadha “Confluence of Japanese Ethos and Ms. V. Result Awaited Western Post-Modernist Elements in Ramalakshmi Selected Works of Haruki Murakami” 7. Ms. Garima Kharbanda “Issues in Higher Education and the Dr. G. Result Awaited Knowledge Economy of Japan” Balatchandirane 8. Mr. Padma Namgyal “A Contrastive Study of the Terms of Dr. Nabin Panda Result Awaited Ajita Address in Korean and Hindi” 9. Ms. Jayshree Borah “Jawaharlal Nehru and Zhou Enlai : A Prof. Sreemati Result Awaited Comparison of Foreign Policy and Chakrabarti Diplomacy” 10. Mr. Gaurav Dutta “Changing Contours of East Asia and Prof. Madhu Result Awaited its Implications for Japanese Foreign Bhalla Policy” 11. Mr. Paresh Kumar A Comprative study of Elements of Prof. Kim Do Dec 2014 Realism between Hyeon jin-geon’s Young Novel Unsu Joeun Nal (A Lucky Day) Ms. V. and Premchand’s Kafan(The Shroud) Ramalakshmi (Co-supervisor) 12. Ms. Sharmaishtha A investigation into its Mass Mr. Rajiv Dec 2014 Singh Rawat Acceptance as a genre of Literature Ranjan 13. Ms. Kavita Sharma Fantasy in Kawabata Yasunari’s Dr. Unita Dec 2014 Writings with special reference to Sachdananda Kataude/One Arm 14. Ms. Disket Angmo A Comperative study of Protest and Dr. Abanti uprising in Tibet since 1950 till today Bhattacharya 15. Ms. Dechan Wangmo International Political Economy and Prof. Madhu rise of China Bhalla 16. Ms. Shilpa Sharma Expansionism in Early Ming Foreign Dr. Madhavi relations: A Study of Ming Relations Thampi with Vietnam and Malacca (1402- 1522) 17. Ms. Kimsen Kipgen The Case for the BCIM: Nascent Dr. Janardan Transnational Body? Sahu 18. Ms. Juhi Mendiratta Issue of Korean Reunification and the Dr. Sandip Dec. 2014 Role of China and the US Mishra 19. Ms. Samridhi Minocha Buddhist Construction of Gender : A Dr. Ranjana Case study of Japanese Buddhism Narsimhan 20. Mr. Harish K Seheral India and China in ASEAN: A Study Dr. Abanti Dec 2014 of China’s Response to India’s Look Bhattacharya East Policy 21. Ms. Kanchan Singh North Korean Nuclear Issue and the Dr. Sandip Dec 2014 Shekhawat Role of China Mishra 22. Mr. Raj Kumar Yet to be decided Dr. Shrreparne Dec 2014 Roy
3. A Profile of the Department with the rubrics: Name of the Department, Year of Establishment, names and Qualifications of Permanent Faculty, names and qualifications of faculty that is temporary/ad-hoc/guest
Name of the Department : East Asian Studies
Year of Establishment : 1964
PROFILE OF THE DEPARTMENT
The Department of East Asian Studies began in 1964 as the Centre of Chinese Studies. The addition of Japanese Studies in 1969 led to the Centre being upgraded as the Department of Chinese and Japanese Studies. The incorporation of Korean Studies in 2001 resulted in the new nomenclature as the Department of East Asian Studies. The Department offers three post graduate courses: an MA in East Asian Studies, an MA in Japanese Language and Literature and an M. Phil. and Ph.D. in East Asian Studies. The Post-graduate courses in the Department focus on an inter-disciplinary approach to the study of the region. Students who are admitted to MA in East Asian Studies are required to learn one of the three East Asian languages. Further, the Department offers courses in Chinese, Japanese and Korean languages, designed for students who have an undergraduate course.
Permanent Faculty
Teacher’s Name Designation Qualifications Specialization Prof. Sreemati Professor Ph.D Chinese Politics Chakrabarti Dr. Madhu Bhalla Professor Ph.D Chinese Studies Dr. Anita Sharma Professor Ph.D Chinese Language & History Dr. Unita Sachidanand Associate Professor Ph.D Japanese Language & Literature Ms. V. Ramalakshmi Associate Professor M.A. Japanese Language & Literature Dr. Ravni Thakur Associate Professor Ph.D Chinese Studies Mr. K.C. Mathur Associate Professor M.A. Chinese Language and Literature Dr. G. Balatchandirane Associate Professor Ph.D Japanese Economics Mr. Rajiv Ranjan Associate Professor M.Phil Modern Japanese History Dr. Abanti Bhattacharya Associate Professor Ph.D Chinese Studies Dr. Ranjana Associate Professor Ph.D Japanese Studies Mukhopadhyaya Dr. Janardan Sahu Assistant Professor Ph.D Chinese Foreign policy Dr. Shreeparna Roy Assistant Professor Ph.D Chinese Language and Literature Dr. Nabin Kumar Panda Assistant Professor Ph.D Japanese Language and Literature Dr. Sandeep Mishra Assistant Professor Ph.D Korean Studies Dr. Ranjana Narsimhan Assistant Professor Ph.D Japanese Language and Literature Mr Paresh Kumar Assistant Professor M.A. Korean Language
Ad-hoc Faculty
Teacher’s Name Qualifications Specialization Dr. Anushree Ph.D Japanese Language Ms. Hema M.Phil Korean Language Mr. Padma Ajita M.A Korean Language Namgyal
Guest Faculty
Teacher’s Name Qualifications Specialization Dr. Sheela Murthy Ph.D Chinese Language Prof. Sushila Narsimhan Ph.D Japanese Studies Mr. Prashant Kaushik M.A Chinese Language
Visiting Faculty
Teacher’s Name Qualifications Specialization Prof. D.Y.Kim Ph.D Korean Language Ambassador S. Tayal M.Sc. Korean Studies Ms. Satomi Takayanagi M.A. Japanese Language
4. Significant publication/projects conducted by the faculty:
2008
Prof. Madhu Bhalla
Journal
Guest Editor, Introduction to Special issue on China’s Defense, Strategic Analysis, Institute for Defense Studies and Analysis, New Delhi (July 2008 issue)
Prof. Anita Sharma
Articles
2008. Continuity and Changes in the Buddhism of Taiwan, Northern Buddhism in History, Shankar Thapa (ed.), Kathmandu, Nepal, 2008.
Prof. Brij Mohan Tankha
Books
Translated from the Japanese Sato Tadao, (Mizoguchi Kenji no Sekai) Kenzo Mizoguchi and the Art of Japanese Cinema (Berg Publishers, 2008)
Ms. V. Ramalakshmi
Books
Co-authored ‘Basic Japanese 1 & 2 (Blocks 1-6)’ (Teaching material for the Certificate Course in Japanese Programme launched by IGNOU in October 2008)
Dr. Ravni Thakur
Books
(ed). China India Comparative Perspectives: A Reader (forthcoming) India Press, Bahari and Sons, 2008.
Dr. Shreeparna Roy
Article
“偏护政策：印度的高等教育招生机会和质量” Pianhu zhengci: Yindu de gaodeng jiaoyu zhaosheng jihui he zhiliang (“Affirmative Action: The Issue of Access and Quality in India’s Higher Education”) in 印度 Yindu (India), (ed. Juan Y. Cheng) 413-436. Haijing Jijinhui, International Centre, National Chengchi University, Taibei (Taiwan). 2008.
2009
Ms. V. Ramalakshmi
Books
Jain Sushama, Kyoko Suzuki et al. Sakura: Japanese for Class VIII (2 parts). The Japan Foundation in Collaboration with C.B.S.E., Delhi. 2009.
Article
Merging of Words and Emotions: Works of Takenishi Hiroko. In Japan, the living culture (ed. Suhama Jain) 53-57. Har-Anand Publicaitons Pvt. Ltd., Delhi. 2009.
Dr. Madhavi Thampi
Books
China and the Making of Bombay (co-authored with Shalini Saksena). Mumbai, K.R.Cama Oriental Institute, 2009.
Dr. Abanti Bhattacharya
Research Papers
The Chinese Diaspora in Southeast Asia : Chinese Nationalism Reinforced. Diaspora Studies. 2(2): 119-142. 2009.
Impressions of China Visit. Strategic Analysis. 33(3): 191-195. 2009.
Chinese Nationalism: A force to contend with. Asian Security Conference, October 26, 2009, IDSA. http://www.idsa.in/asc/opinion9.html
Web Commentary
China’s Inroads into Nepal: India’s Concerns. IDSA Strategic Comment. May 18, 2009. http://www.idsa.in/
Dr. Ranjana Mukhopadhyay
Paper
“Shakai Sanka Bukkyo: Ajia Bukkyoto no Shakaitekikodo soshite Nihon Bukkyo no Kanosei”(Engaged Buddhism: Social Activism of Buddhists in Asia and the Possibilities of Japanese Buddhists.) Gendai Shukyo (Contemporary Religion) 2009. (Publication of Kokusai Shukyo Kenkyujo) Akiyama Shoten Publication, Tokyo, Japan. {in Japanese}
Dr. Janardan Sahu
17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China with special emphasis on leadership change and new strategies, Asia Pacific Panorama, New Delhi, Vol. XLVIII, no, 1 June, 2009.
Dr. Ranjana Narsimhan
One chapter titled “Development of Japan’s Education Culture” in JAIN, Sushama (ed.), Japan: The Living Culture, Haranand Publications, New Delhi, 2009
2010
Prof. Sreemati Chakrabarti
“Academic Interaction between India and China: Stray Thoughts of a Concerned Indian” Journal of South Asia Studies, Yunnan Academy of Social Sciences, May 2010.
Prof. Madhu Bhalla
“Is there Asian Security without Japan?” in G. Balatchandirane, ed. Japan in a Resurgent Asia. New Delhi: Manak, 2010.
Dr. Unita Sachidanand
Books
Fumiko Mizukawa (eds.), The Pen and The Sword: War Literature in Asia, Indo-Japan Association for Literature & Culture, New Delhi.
Janaki Prasad Sharma, & Yoshio Takakura (eds.), Urdu Shairi Ka Guldasta: Japanee Hindi Urdu,( Urdu Shairi in Triangual:Hindi Japanese and Urdu), Indo-Japan Association for Literature & Culture, New Delhi.
Japanese Literature: The Indian Mirror, Indo-Japan Association for Literature & Culture, (ed.) New Delhi.
Articles:
“Japanese literature in the Context of Russo-Japanese War”, in Unita Sachidanand & Fumiko Mizukawa (eds.), The Pen and The Sword: War Literature in Asia, Indo-Japan Association for Literature & Culture, New Delhi.
“Bibliography: Research & Translation on Japanese Literature in India 2004-2010” in Japanese Literature: The Indian Mirror, Indo-Japan Association for Literature & Culture, New Delhi.
“Animal in the Human World”, in Japanese Literature: The Indian Mirror, Indo-Japan Association for Literature & Culture, New Delhi.
“Japanese Literature Studies in India: A Comprehensive Survey”, in Japanese Literature: The Indian Mirror, Indo-Japan Association for Literature & Culture, New Delhi, 2010.
Dr. Madhavi Thampi
Shalini Saksena. . India nd China in the Colonial World. Social Science Press. 2010.
China and the Making of Bombay. K.R.Cama Oriental Institute. 2010.
Current historical thinking in the PRC. China Report. 2010.
“The Taiping Rebellion”, in Kaushik Roy (ed.), The Uprising of 1857, New Delhi, Manohar, 2010
Article on "Indians in Xinjiang in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries", in CHINA REPORT 46:4, Oct-Dec 2010.
Dr. Abanti Bhattacharya
Chinese Discourse on Regionalism: What it means for India. Asia-Pacific Review. 17(1). 2010.
Commentary - 2010. Sixty Years of India-China Relations, Strategic Analysis. 34 (5).
Research Papers
Chinese Discourse on Regionalism: What it means for India? Asia-Pacific Review. 17(1). 2010.
Chapter in Edited Book
Taiwan in China Studies in India . In From a Civilization to a Nation State: The Evolution of China Studies in India, (eds.) Chiih-yu-Shih, Swaran Singh and Reena Marwah. USA: Cambria Press. 2010.
Web Commentary
As China Prepares for post-Dalai Lama Tibet , What is India to do with the Tibetan Exiles? IDSA Strategic Comment. March 25, 2010. http://www.idsa.in/
Dr. Ranjana Mukhopadhyay
Book Chapter
“Fuji Nichidatsu: Seiten [Indo] Kaikyo no Taiken” (Fuji Nichidatsu: The Experience of Proselytizing in Western Paradise [India]). In (ed. Masamichi Ogawara) Kindai Nihon no Bukkyo: Ajia Taiken to Shiso no Henyo (Buddhists of Modern Japan: Their Experiences of Asia and Ideological Transformation). Keio University Publication, Tokyo, Japan. {in Japanese}2010.
Mr. G. Balatchandirane
Book
“Japan in a Resurgent Asia” New Delhi: Manak Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2010.
Dr. Sandip Kumar Mishra
Japanese Policy toward Korean Peninsula in the Post-Cold War Era. In Japan in Resurgent Asia, ed. G Balatichandirane. New Delhi: Manak Publication. 2010.
Dr. Ranjana Narsimhan
“Tokokyohi and Hikikomori: Social malaise of contemporary Japan” in G. Balatchandirane (ed.) Japan in a Resurgent Asia, Delhi: Manak Publishers, 2010.
2011
Dr. Unita Sachidanand
Article:
“Japanese Literature Studies in India: Recent Developments and Challenges”, in Uno Takao (ed) Changing Perceptions of Japan in South Asia in the new Asian Era: The State of Japanese Studies in India and other SAARC Countries, Int’l Research Centre for Japanese Studies, 2011. Dr. Abanti Bhattacharya
The Libyan Crisis: Deciphering China’s Middle East Policy, Diplomatist. Vol. III, Issue No. 10. 2011.
South China Sea Dispute, Diplomatist. Vol. III, Issue No. 9, 2011.
India-Mongolia Relations: Moving Towards a Strategic Partnership. Diplomatist. Vol. III, Issue No. 7, 2011.
2012
Professor Anita Sharma
Buddhism in East Asia: Aspects of History’s First Universal Religion presented in Modern Context, Delhi, Vidyanidhi Prakashan, Delhi, 2012.
Mr. G. Balatchandirane
“Strategic Implications of Human Capital Today” in Krishnappa Venkatshamy and Princy George (ed.), India's National Security Strategy: 2020 Perspectives, Pentagon Publishers, New Delhi, 2012.
Dr. Abanti Bhattacharya
South Asia: the US and Chinese Perspectives, FPRC Journal, No. 9 2012.
Dr. Ranjana Mukhopadhyay
“Social Engagement and Buddhism”.Fumio Sueki et.al. (eds.) A New History of Buddhism in Asia Vol. 15: Japan V: Contemporary Japanese Buddhism and its Potential. Kosei Publications, Tokyo: Japan. {in Japanese} 2012
Dr. Nabin Kumar Panda
‘Tagore and Japanese Language: From the Writings of Sano Jinnosuke’ in Tagore and Japan: A Retrospection, Sakura Academy and Citadel, Kolkata, 2012.
2013
Prof. Anita Sharma
“Asoka”. Encyclopaedia of Indian Religions, ed. Arvind Sharma, Springer. 2013.
Edited Book
2013. Buddhism in East Asia: Continuity and Change in the Great Tradition, Delhi, Vidyanidhi Prakashan, Delhi.
Dr. Janardan Sahu
“New Chinese Leadership and its Foreign Policy”, Sungkym China Brief, Seoul, Vol.28. 2013.
Dr. Abanti Bhattacharya
“China’s Pakistan Card Post – 9/11 and India China Relations”. Defence Review Asia, Vol. 7, No.1. 2013.
Dr. Ravni Thakur
Rewriting gender: Reading Contemporary Chinese Women, Zed Books Ltd. London, 2013.
Dr. Shreeparna Roy
History of China and Japan (1840-1950), Vikas Publishing House, Noida. 2013.
Amb. Skand R. Tayal
India and Republic of Korea: Engaged Democracies, Routledge Publishers. 2013.
5. External Funding Sources for Research and Grant
Professor Anita Sharma
Major Project - “Buddhist settlements: a study of the travels of Xuanzang in India.” Period: 2009-2011. Funding Agency: University Grants Commission, New Delhi.
Dr. Abanti Bhattacharya
Government Project – “Social Instability in China and Implications for the PLA” Period: June-July 2010 - Sponsoring Agency: Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA), New Delhi.
Dr. Ranjana Mukhopadhyaya
Title of the Project: “Partnership of Faith and Development: Study of the Role of International Faith based Organizations in the Civil Society of Japan and China.” Funding Agency: R & D Program 2011-12 for University Faculty.
Dr. Janardan Sahu
“Eighteenth Party Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP): Fifth Generation Leadership and Policy Priorities” R & D Grant for the financial year April 2012 to March 2013.
6. International conferences held during last five years (2008-13) 2008 International conference on ‘Japan in a Resurgent Asia’ with the support of Toshiba International Foundation on March 7-8, 2008.
2009
The Department held one International Conference on “Taiwan as a Factor in the Emerging Asian Security Architecture”, 19-21 March 2009. International Seminar on “Sixty Years of the People’s Republic of China”, October 7, 2009. International Conference on “Inter-Regionalism between East Asia & SAARC: Perspective, Challenges and Implications for the future”, November 26-27, 2009
2010
International Conference on “Buddhism in East Asia: Traditions, Changes and Challenges”, February 12-13, 2010.
2011
Collaboration with India – China Institute at the New School, New York, the Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi and JNU on the Emerging Scholars Symposium on China, 2011.
2012
International Seminar on “Indo-Korea in the Emerging Asia” is being organized by the Researchers’ Association for the Study of Korea (RASK) in collaboration with the Department of East Asian Studies on 16-17 March, 2012. International Conference on “India-Korea Co-operation and the East Asian Context” was organized by the Department of East Asian Studies in collaboration with KIEP and KAISS on 25-26 October, 2012. Collaboration with India – China Institute at the New School, New York, the Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi and Jawahar Lal Nehru University Symposium on the “India China Conversations Second Interdisciplinary symposium for Emerging Scholars on China India Studies” on 2-3 November, 2012.
2013
International Conference on “The Value of Culture for Peace in Globalized Ages” was organized by the Association of Korean Culture in collaboration with the Department of East Asian Studies, University of Delhi on 8-9 January 2013. Workshop on “China & its Internal Periphery” was organized by Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS) and Jawahar Lal Nehru University in collaboration with the Department of East Asian Studies on 1st March 2013. International Seminar on “North Korea: An Enigma, A Tragedy or “Another” Country?” was organized by the Researchers’ Association for the Study of Korea(RASK) in collaboration with the Department of East Asian Studies on 22nd March 2013.
The seminars and conferences have a deep impact on the students in terms of exposing them to the ever newer areas of East Asian history, culture, civilization, politics, economy and international relations apart from language and linguistics. It is not only a great learning experience for both the students and faculty members but also motivates students to undertake similar research efforts in future and make a career out of such an engagement. By exposing the students to eminent scholars in the field of East Asian Studies both in India and abroad, it offers an excellent platform for the students to interact with scholars of different parts of the country and outside India as well, including the scholars of China, Japan and Japan, by which they are able to explore new areas of research and assess their capabilities of research as well. Such conferences, regular seminars and workshops have a tremendous impact on generating and deepening the interest of the students and researchers to venture beyond the conventional categories of academic pursuits, such as area studies, and make them conscious of the immense possibilities of research and career opportunities.
7. Number of students receiving JRF/SRF since 2012. One
8. Number of students receiving Non-Net fellowship from 2012 onwards. Nineteen
9. Significant achievement and awards received by students.
Chinese Language & Studies
Youth delegation to China – 20-29 Sept. 2011
Mr. Arjun Giri Mr. Ashish Sachdeva Ms. Preeti Rana Ms. Simrat Kaur Virk Mr. Abhishek Gupta Ms. Parinita
UNESCO/People’s Republic of China – Great Wall Co-sponsored Fellowships Programme 2011-2012
Ms. Tahera Daud
Taiwan Language Scholarship
Ms. Jasnea Sarma
Confucius Scholarship
Mr. Khatib Ahmed Khan
Ten Chinese Language students of the Department were selected as Master Trainers for C.B.S.E
HRD Ministry Scholarship One Year to China Shilpa Nischal One month 3S Program of Shanghai International Studies University Ayushman Baruah Madhavi Chakravarti US-India-China initiative by Johns Hopkins University, International Field Trip to China Bhawana Bhatnagar
US-India-China initiative by Johns Hopkins University, International Field Trip to USA Anil Kumar
One year English Master Degree Programme in public administration at the School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University, China Antara Ghosal
Korean Language & Studies
Youth camp for Asia’s Future 2011 (Korean Embassy) 27 July 10 Aug 2011
Ms. Kanika Arora Ms. Yumlembam Sonia Devi Ms. Juhi Mendiratta Mr. Purav Goswami
HRD Ministry Scholarship One Year to Korea Grace Anna Alex Korean Government Invitation Program for undergraduate Students from Major Partner Countries 2012 Sushmaa Phairembam Ashutosh Kumar Mishra 2012 Youth Camp for Asian’s Future from August 6-20, 2012 sponsored by Korean Government Junaid Iqbal Shreya Singh Rinmi Yangya
Scholarship from Delhi University
Ketan Ji Jha (KF-2) Two weeks’ trip to Korea through Dean, International Relations, DU HRD Ministry Scholarship One Year to China Kanchan Kumari Nidhi Baranwal
HUAYU Scholarship by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from September 1, 2013 till August 31, 2014 Ayushman Baruah
Confucius Institute Scholarship, China Bhim Bahadur Subba
Youth delegation for future leaders of South Asia by Taiwan Government from Dec15 to Dec 24, 2013. Dechan wangmo
Doctoral fellowship in Chinese Studies, starting in September 2014 and sponsored jointly by the Institute of Chinese Studies, Delhi(ICS) and the Harvard-Yenching Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts (HYI).
Ms. Nirmola Sharma
Japanese Language & Studies
JENESYS Programme 2011 (6-14 June 2011)
Ms. Nidhi Maini Ms. Prerna Gandhi Ms. Maumita Banerjee Mr. Sanmati Jain
Japanese language Programme for outstanding students by Japan Foundation
Ms. Shweta Arora
Japan Foundation’s “Training Programme for University Students Studying Japanese” in Japanese Language Institute, Kansai
Ms. Rajni Bajaj (MA-Japanese Post-graduated this year) 6 weeks’ Summer Programme in Sophia University, Tokyo Mr. Gaurav Dutta (MA-EAS) II nd Year Jenesus Programme from May 16th to June 30th 2012 Shweta Kumari Sinha Jenesus Programme from June 11th to June 19th 2012 Antara Kar Sharmishtha Singh Rawat Grant from Japan Foundation for one Teacher & two Students for Training programme in Japan Dr. Ranjana Narsimhan Piyush Ghasiya Kavita Sharma
Two Months Japanese Language Training Program-Sponsored by Japan Foundation Pramod Kumar Sur Youth Exchange Project with Asian Oceania and North America Kizuna Bond Project exchange programme for Japan (SAARC) Aarti Dubey
KIZUNA PROJECT (The Youth –Exchange Project with Asia-Oceania and North America) Ms. Alisha Saikia Mr. Ashok Vardhan Jha Mr. Prosenjit Chakravarthy Ms. Titas Roy Mr. Tushar Kanti Dutta Ms. Debolina Sarkar Ms. Lalthlamuani Ralte Ms. Liji James Ms. Hemlata Mr. Simranjit Singh Rehal Mr. Deepesh Thakur Ms. Anita Kumari Mr. Kunal Dhawan Ms. Stuti Thapliyal Ms. Ishita Jakhmola Youth Exchange Project with Asian Oceania and North America Kizuna Bond Project exchange programme for Japan (SAARC) Aarti Dubey 2013 Japanese Language Program for Overseas Students 7th May to 20th June Mohit Tiwari Shashi Batra Monbukagakusho: MEXT Scholarship for Japanese Studies in Japan 2013 Stuti Thapliyal
10. Distinguished National/International awards received by faculty.
Prof. Sreemati Chakrabarti
India-China Friendship Award by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on December 15, 2010 during his visit to India.
Prof. Anita Sharma
“Kiran Achievement Award-2011” by Women International Network for Education (Promotion of Chinese Language). H.H. Seorak Musan Cho Oh-Hyun International creative Mind Award-2012, Korea for contribution in the field of East Asian studies, March 3, 2012. Life Member, International Buddha Education Institute, Regional Centre of World Fellowship of Buddhists.
11. List of National/International MOU’s if any.
1. MoU with Mitsubishi Corporation from 10th November 2009 (Scholarship to eight students of Rs.62500/- in an academic session) 2. MoU with M/s L.G. Electronics Ltd. from 2004-05 (Scholarship to four students of Rs.9900/- in an academic session) 3. MoU with The Academy of East Asian Studies, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea
MOU’s in process
1. National Chengchi University, Taiwan 2. Hong Kong Baptist Universities, Hong Kong 3. University of Tsukuba, Japan 4. Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India
12. Link/ID of website of Department/Institute/Centre http://www.du.ac.in/index.php?id=259&L=0
Department of East Asian Studies Library http://crl.du.ac.in/easl/
13. Other Relevant Information
1. We have received approval of Academic Council and Executive Council of the University of Delhi to start M.A in Chinese and Korean Language from the next academic year. 2. Six courses on East Asian Studies (History, Politics, Society, Culture, Economy and International Relations) under Discipline – II in the new Four year Under Graduate Programme have got approval of Academic Council and Executive Council of the University of Delhi. 3. Since 2009 the Department has started the student feedback mechanism at the end of each semester to enable students to express their views about the usefulness of a particular course as well as the manner in which it is being taught. In addition, the students are asked to also comment on the efficiency, expertise, punctuality, clarity and approachability of the teachers in responding to the queries of the students inside the class as well as outside the class. This method has enabled the Department to monitor the efficacy of the courses. The students’ feedback also enables teachers to change or improve their methods of teaching. In response to the feedback, the Department has, from time to time, engaged with the students on several occasions, on issues and taken their suggestions for improvement of the courses as well as availability of the study materials to facilitate their studies. 4. “Beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the department include: *Capsule course in collaboration with the Center for Air Power Studies for the research students
*Workshops for the training of the teachers who have been engaged in teaching the papers on Chinese, Japanese and Korean history or politics, economy or society or international relations *Joint collaborative conferences with other academic institutions and think tanks *Regular Departmental Seminar *Movie shows in the audio-visual laboratory for Chinese, Japanese and Korean Language students to enhance their listening skills 5. Code of ethics for research followed by the department: 1. Language requirement is compulsory for the research scholars. It is a must for them to have proficiency in any one of the East Asian Languages so that they can use primary sources. 2. Research Methodology is a very important part of our research programmes. Term Papers/Book Reviews are given to improve their writing ability. Presentations are equally important. 3. Research students give all the assignments/dissertations/theses in soft copy. To check plagiarism, these are put into Plagiarism Checker. If percentage of copying/pasting is found to be very high, the student is disqualified from the course. 6. Contributions of the Department in generating new knowledge, basic or applied: The Department of East Asian Studies has, over the last 50 years of its existence promoted two major areas of learning in the area studies, namely, studies in the fields of culture and civilization of East Asia with particular reference to China, Japan and Korea, and language, literature and linguistic studies of East Asia, with particular reference to the Chinese, Japanese and Korean Languages and Literature. With the help of research conducted by both the students and the teachers, the Department has contributed towards a better understanding of East Asian civilization in all its various aspects, such as society, culture, religion, history, politics, economy, international relations, philosophy, art and aesthetics. The Department has also published books to promote better understanding of East Asia in an interdisciplinary perspective. The Department has also brought its own books for the purpose of teaching these languages in the Indian context keeping the Indian students’ needs in mind.
7. Major Strengths of the Department: *Multi-disciplinary approach, which emphasizes the need to study all the different branches of social sciences such as history, politics, sociology, anthropology, economics, psychology, law, international relations, etc. in order to understand holistically the culture and civilization of East Asia. *Comparative studies approach, which promotes studies of East Asian civilization and culture in comparison to other civilizations such the Indian civilization and the Western civilization, instead of studying the region in isolation. *Language as an integral part of learning and research, which means that all the students have to compulsorily learn at least one of the languages of East Asia in order to be able to effectively conduct their study and research by using primary source material as well as to understand the nuances of the culture and civilization through the terms of their own language rather than through the translations. *Multiple courses to cater to differential needs of the students, which means that the Department offers two Master’s programmes, one in East Asian Studies and another in Japanese Language and Literature, while two more Master’s Programmes, one in Chinese Language and Literature and another in Korean Language and Literature, are proposed to be launched shortly (they have already been passed by the Academic Council), in addition to the six one year programmes, two each (basic and intermediate) in Chinese language, Japanese language and Korean Language. While the Master’s in East Asian Studies is designed to create experts in the field of area studies, the Master’s programmes in Language and Literature are designed to promote studies in the various aspects of language, linguistics and literature, and the six one year courses in basic and intermediate levels of language are meant for those who wish to become translators and interpreters in these languages to work for various agencies, NGOs, international organizations, embassies and multinational organizations. These language courses also serve as the eligibility requirement for those who wish to enter into the Master’s course of the respective languages. In addition to these, the Department also offers Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy programmes in East Asian Studies. *Equipped with an excellent library and an audio-visual laboratory. The library of the Department of East Asian Studies is an unique library of its kind in India with a rich collection on all aspects of China, Japan and Korea, which has been built over the last fifty years and boasts of nearly one lakh collections in English, Chinese, Japanese and Korean languages, enabling all the students and researchers from not only the Department and the colleges of University of Delhi but also other universities, to refer to the books, journals and primary sources related to China, Japan and Korea. The Department is also equipped with its own state of the art audio visual laboratory with forty consoles and all the different types of audio-visual equipments for the purposes of training in language learning as well as creating course modules to cater to the differential needs of the students, apart from screening the movies and documentaries from China, Japan and Korea.
Head: Professor Anita Sharma 31 January 2014