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P.A. George

P.A. George

P.A. George
P.A. George
Professor
Centre/School/Special Centre
Centre for Japanese Studies,
School of Language Literature and Culture Studies
Room No
322, SLL&CS-2
Off. Phone
011-2670-4649
Residence
011-26741379 / 09868214379
Email
pageorge@mail.jnu.ac.in , georgep_a_@hotmail.com
Personal Webpage
http://www.jnu.ac.in/Faculty/pgeorge/CV.pdf
Qualifications

M.A. (JNU, 1982), PhD (JNU, 1997) 

Areas of Interest/Specialization

Modern Japanese Literature (Meiji,Taisho and Showa Periods)
Life and works of Miyazawa Kenji
Life and works of Ishikawa Takuboku
Life and works of Shimazaki Toson
Japanese Language & Current Affairs of Japan
Culture and society of Japan
Literary Translation from Japanese to English and Malayalam 

Experience

2007-till date Professor, CJKNEAS, SLL&CS, JNU
1999-2007: Associate Professor, CJKNEAS, SLL&CS, JNU.
1990-1999: Assistant Professor, CJKNEAS, SLL&CS, JNU.
Executive Interpreter/Translator (Japanese – English and vice-versa) in Maruti Udyog Ltd., from 1983 ~ 1987.  

Awards & Honours

JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER’S COMMENDATION, FY 2016, awarded by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan, in recognition of Promoting Japanese Research in India. (July 2016)

12th MIYAZAWA KENJI SHOREISHO AWARD for upcoming scholars, given by the Hanamaki City Government, Iwate, Japan, for outstanding research on Miyazawa Kenji and his works, (September 2002)

VISITING PROFESSOR, Kwansei Gakuin University, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan, from April -July 2016. 

VISITING SCHOLAR (Team Research Leader) at International Research Centre for Japanese Studies (Nichibunken), Kyoto, Japan, for a period of one year from 1-6-2010 ~ 31-5-2011 

VISITING SCHOLAR at International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Nichibunken), Kyoto, Japan, for a period of one year from 1-8-2006 ~ 31-7-2007.

JAPAN FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP for short term Senior Teacher Training Programme at Urawa Center in Japan, Period: 1st June ~ 29th July 2005 (2 months) 

VISITING FELLOW TO IWATE UNIVERSITY, Morioka, Iwate, Japan, with JAPAN FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP for research on Miyazawa Kenji and his works, Period: 7-1-2002 to 5-1-2003 (1year)

JAPAN FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP for short term teacher training programme, at Urawa Center in Japan. Period: 13-1-1998 to 10-3-1998 (2 months)

VISITING FELLOW TO WASEDA UNIVERSITY, Tokyo, with JAPAN FOUNDATION FELLOWSHIP. Period: 7-1-1994 to 6-1-1995 (1 year) 

RESEARCH SCHOLAR to WASEDA UNIVERSITY with Senior Mombusho Scholarship, granted by the Ministry of Education, Government of Japan. Period: 1-10-1987 to 31-3- 1989 (1 year 6 months)

NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP for M.A. at JNU. Period: July 1980 to May 1982 

International Collaboration/Consultancy

Research Topic: Fusion of Religion and Folklore in Literature A Reinterpretation of Miyazawa Kenji’s World View from 1June 2010 ~ 31May 2011
Institute: International Research Center for Japanese Studies, Kyoto, Japan 

Best Peer Reviewed Publications

Reception and Future Prospects of Miyazawa Kenji’s Literary Works in India, (Indo ni okeru Kenji bungaku no juyo to kongo no kanosei ni tsuite), Miyazawa Kenji Center, Iwate University ed. Kenji Gaku Vol.3, June 2016, Pp. 111-120?ISBN 978-4-48602109-4 (Refereed Journal) (in Japanese) 

Malayalam Translation of Ichiaku no suna: an Analysis of Problems Encountered during Translation (“Ichiaku no suna” no Marayaaramugo-yaku - honyaku no sai tachimukatta shomondaiten no ichi kosatsu), The Annual Report of International Society of Takuboku Studies-19, March 2016?Pp.63-80 ISSN 1343-9715 (Refereed Annual) (in Japanese)

Representation of Christianity in Miyazawa Kenji`s Literary Works (Miyazawa Kenji no sakuhin ni mirareru kirisutokyoteki hyosho)• Nihongo-Nihongaku Kenkyu Vol-2 (2012), International Center for Japanese Studies, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Japan, March 2012, Pp 155-163, Print edition: ISSN 2186-0769, Online edition: ISSN 2186-0777 (Refereed Journal) (in Japanese)

"Ibunka no kanten kara mita takuboku tanka no muzukashisa ~ [Ichiaku no suna] (ware o ai suru uta) no marayaramu-go yaku o tooshite" (Commonness and Difficulty of Takuboku’s Tanka: A Cross Cultural Perspective Based on the Malayalam Translation of Part-1, ‘ware o ai suru uta’ of Ichiaku no suna), Kokusai takubokugakkai Kenkyu Nenpo (The Annual Report of International Society of Takuboku Studies), Japan, No.13, 2010, Pp 7 ~ 20, ISSN1343-9715 (Refereed Annual) (in Japanese)

"Miyazawa Kenji no sakuhin ni mirareru hiboryokushugi, jikogisei no seishin, to saishokushugi no ikkosatsu (A study of Ideals of Non-Violence, Self-Sacrifice and Vegetarianism in Miyazawa Kenji’s Works: From an Indian Point of View)(Japanese) Nihon Kenkyu, No.36, International Research Center for Japanese Studies, Kyoto, Pp 67 ~ 93, September 2007. ISSN0915-0900, (Refereed Journal) (in Japanese) 

Recent Peer Reviewed Journals/Books

Reception and Future Prospects of Miyazawa Kenji’s Literary Works in India, (Indo ni okeru Kenji bungaku no juyo to kongo no kanosei ni tsuite), Miyazawa Kenji Center, Iwate University ed. Kenji Gaku Vol.3, June 2016, Pp. 111-120?ISBN 978-4-48602109-4 (Refereed Journal) (in Japanese)

Malayalam Translation of Ichiaku no suna: an Analysis of Problems Encountered during Translation (“Ichiaku no suna” no Marayaaramugo-yaku - honyaku no sai tachimukatta shomondaiten no ichi kosatsu), The Annual Report of International Society of Takuboku Studies-19, March 2016?Pp.63-80 ISSN 1343-9715 (Refereed Annual) (in Japanese)

Miyazawa Kenji and the Notion of Co-existence and Co-prosperity: A Reinterpretation of His Literary Works (Miyazawa Kenji to kyozon kyoei no gainen: Kenji sakuhin no minaoshi), (P. A. George ed.) Northern Book Centre, New Delhi, March 2014, (in Japanese), ISBN10: 81-7211-343-9, ISBN13: 978-81-7211-343-8  

Patents (if any)
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