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JNU Achievements

JNU Achievements

 

Prof. C. Upender Rao, SSIS  receives Dr. Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan memorial Guru Brahma award

Prof. C. Upender Rao was conferred “Dr. Sarvappli Radhakrishnan memorial Guru Brahma award” for excellence in Education, 2024 by Adilila Foundation, New Delhi. He received this prestigious award on teachers day 2024 i e. 5-9-2024 in a grand program held in Andhra Telangana Bhavan in New Delhi organised by the Adilila Foundation. Prof. Rao is a Professor in the Department of Sanskrit and Indic Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University. He studied in Osmania University, National Sanskrit University, Tirupati, and Banaras Hindu University. He received two gold medals in M.A. and Ph.D. from Osmania University, and another gold medal Banaras Hindu University. He wrote several articles and thirty books in Sanskrit, Pali, Hindi, English, and Telugu languages.

 

Prof. C. Upender Rao , SSIS receives Prof. M. G. Dhadphale excellence award for creative writing in Pali

Prof. C. Upender Rao, senior faculty from School of Sanskrit and Indic studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi has received the prestigious “Prof. M.G. Dhadphale Excellence Award for creative writing in Pali” for the year of 2023. In a glittering program, organised by the Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies, in Savitribai Phule Pune University (formerly University of Pune) Ganeshkhind, Pune, on the 2nd March 2024 at 10:30 am this award was given to Prof. C. Upender Rao along with the certificate and shawl in the presence of senior most faculty in the field of Pali. The program was organised during the inaugural function of the Dhammasākacchā International Students’ Conference, organised by the department of Pali and Buddhist Studies, in Savitribai Phule Pune University.

 

Prof. Sharad Kumar Soni, CIAS, SIS  receives Doctor Honoris Causa

Prof. Sharad Kumar Soni, Chairperson, Centre for Inner Asian Studies, School of International Studies, JNU has been conferred upon the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa (Honorary Doctorate) by the National University of Mongolia (NUM)

 

Prof. Minati Panda, ZHCES, SSS is honoured by the Association for Psychological Science (USA) as an APS Fellow

Prof. Minati Panda is honoured by the Association for Psychological Science (USA) as an APS Fellow (Life Time) for her sustained outstanding contributions to the science of psychology.

 

Prof. A.P. Dimri, School of Environmental Sciences has been elected as the Vice- President of Indian Geophysical Union (IGU)

Prof. A.P. Dimri, School of Environmental Sciences has been elected as the Vice- President of Indian Geophysical Union (IGU) (2024-2027).

 

Dr. Ashwani Kumar Tiwari, School of Environmental Sciences has been awarded the Indian National Chapter - International Association of Hydrogeologists (INC-IAH) Young Scientist Award

Dr. Ashwani Kumar Tiwari, School of Environmental Sciences has been awarded the Indian National Chapter - International Association of Hydrogeologists (INC-IAH) Young Scientist Award in Groundwater Investigation and Management 2022.

 

Dr. Amarjeet Singh, SLS awarded Prof. S.K. Sopory Young Scientist Award

Dr. Amarjeet Singh, School of Life Sciences has been awarded Prof. S.K. Sopory Young Scientist Award-2023 by Indian Society For Plant Physiology.

 

Dr. Amarjeet Singh, SLS selected as Associate Fellow of Indian National Science Academy (INSA)

Dr. Amarjeet Singh, School of Life Sciences selected as Associate Fellow of Indian National Science Academy (INSA)

 

Dr. Ashwani Kumar Tiwari, SES selected for membership in the Indian National Young Academy of Sciences (INYAS)

Dr. Ashwani Kumar Tiwari, SES has been selected for membership in the Indian National Young Academy of Sciences (INYAS)

 

 

A warm welcome to the modified and updated website of the Centre for East Asian Studies. The East Asian region has been at the forefront of several path-breaking changes since 1970s beginning with the redefining the development architecture with its State-led development model besides emerging as a major region in the global politics and a key hub of the sophisticated technologies. The Centre is one of the thirteen Centres of the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi that provides a holistic understanding of the region.

Initially, established as a Centre for Chinese and Japanese Studies, it subsequently grew to include Korean Studies as well. At present there are eight faculty members in the Centre. Several distinguished faculty who have now retired include the late Prof. Gargi Dutt, Prof. P.A.N. Murthy, Prof. G.P. Deshpande, Dr. Nranarayan Das, Prof. R.R. Krishnan and Prof. K.V. Kesavan. Besides, Dr. Madhu Bhalla served at the Centre in Chinese Studies Programme during 1994-2006. In addition, Ms. Kamlesh Jain and Dr. M. M. Kunju served the Centre as the Documentation Officers in Chinese and Japanese Studies respectively.

The academic curriculum covers both modern and contemporary facets of East Asia as each scholar specializes in an area of his/her interest in the region. The integrated course involves two semesters of classes at the M. Phil programme and a dissertation for the M. Phil and a thesis for Ph. D programme respectively. The central objective is to impart an interdisciplinary knowledge and understanding of history, foreign policy, government and politics, society and culture and political economy of the respective areas. Students can explore new and emerging themes such as East Asian regionalism, the evolving East Asian Community, the rise of China, resurgence of Japan and the prospects for reunification of the Korean peninsula. Additionally, the Centre lays great emphasis on the building of language skills. The background of scholars includes mostly from the social science disciplines; History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, International Relations and language.

Several students of the centre have been recipients of prestigious research fellowships awarded by Japan Foundation, Mombusho (Ministry of Education, Government of Japan), Saburo Okita Memorial Fellowship, Nippon Foundation, Korea Foundation, Nehru Memorial Fellowship, and Fellowship from the Chinese and Taiwanese Governments. Besides, students from Japan receive fellowship from the Indian Council of Cultural Relations.