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2013

2013

04.01 TO 06.01.13 Symposium on Biomolecules in Motion: Theory and Simulations
06.01.13 Meeting of Alumni Members
08.01 & 09.01.13 Conference by Prof. Dhruv Raina of ZHCES/SSS
10.01.13 Author Workshop of Emrald Publishing
11.01.13 Film Screening on Global Studies Programme
11.01 & 12.01.13 Workshop on Developing Parallel Corpora in Indian Languages
12.01.13 Japanese Language Speech Contest
15.01.13 Meeting of Officers of State Bank of India
18.01 & 19.01.13 2 Performances, namely Montoyiat, Directed by Mahmood Faruqui and Sara, Directed by Mahesh Dattani arranged by Bahroop Art Group
21.01 TO 25.01.13 Educator's Academy Workshop fir DIET Teacher Educators and State Government Teachers by Educomp Solutions Ltd; New Delhi
28.01 & 29.01.13 Conference on India-Ireland: From Colonialism to Nation Building
29.01 & 31.01.13 International Conference by Dr. Khurshid Imam of Centre of Arabic and African Studies
02.02 & 03.02.13 Advanced Delegate Training Session of Model United Nations for Students by Management & Administration Solution & Services, Delhi
04.02 TO 06.02.13 National Conference on Managing Indian Media Libraries and Archives: Challenges, Opportunities and Best Practices
08.02 & 09.02.13 International Humboldt Kolleg (IHK) on Management of Water, Energy and Bioresources in changing climatic regime: emerging issues and environmental challenges
09.02.13 Drama Performance of renowned playright Indira Parthsarthy's AURANGZEB directed by K. S. Rajendran by Bahroop Art Group
13.02 & 14.02.13 International Seminar on Cervantes: Examplary Novels and other Works
22.02.13 Symposium in the memory of late Dr. Antonio Binimelis Sagrera
22.02 & 23.02.13 National Seminar on the occasion of Releasing "ICSSR Research Servey Volumes in Political Sciences' by Indian Council of Social Science Research, Ministry of Human Resource Development, New Delhi
23.02.13 Discussion on Glorious Traditions of Cultural Nationalist Movement in JNU
25.02 & 26.02.13 Seminar on Tracking Hunger and Malnutrition for Food and Nutrition Security in India: A Policy Discussion
26.02.13 Author Workshop
28.02.13 Science Day Celebration
28.02.13 Science Festival
01.03.13 German Week- Comparative Culture Studies 
03.03.13 XX Krishna Bhardwaj Memorial Lecture
04.03.13 Laptop Distribution Function for Visually Handicapped Research Scholars
04.03 TO 06.03.13 Conference on Dalit Art and Visual Imagery
07.03 & 08.03.13 International Conference on Gender and Expanding Horizones of Inter/Trans-Culturality
11.03 TO 15.03.13 Educator's Academy Workshop fir DIET Teacher Educators and State Government Teachers by Educomp Solutions Ltd; New Delhi
11.03 TO 23.03.13 Workshop on Purvamimamsa Level-1 
18.03 & 19.03.13 Seminar on Finity and Fluidity: History, Politics and Culture of N.E.I.
19.03 & 20.03.13 International Seminar on Media and Global Affairs: Media in West Asia
21.03.13 National Seminar on Indo-Russia: Business and Academia Interaction
22.03.13 A panel discussion on My Father Balaiah: A Dalit (Auto) Biography
22.03 & 23.03.13 Japanese Cultural Festival- KIZUNA 2013
25.03.13 1st G. Parthasarathi Memorial Lecture 
28.03.13 Seminar on Other World in Science Fiction and Fantasy
29.03 TO 02.04.13 JNU Theatre Festival- RANG BAYAR
01.04 TO 12.04.13 Annual Kunzru Memorial Lecture on the theme Social Movement in a Globlising World 
01.04 TO 03.04.13 Training Programme on capacity Building in Himaltan Glaciology-Level I & II under DST bilateral programme with Switzerland
02.04.13 Training Programme on capacity Building in Himaltan Glaciology-Level I & II under DST bilateral programme with Switzerland
03.04 TO 05.04.13 Conference on Historical Materialism
04.04 TO 06.04.13 Training Programme on capacity Building in Himaltan Glaciology-Level I & II under DST bilateral programme with Switzerland
06.04 & 07.04.13 International Seminar by Dr. Girish Nath Jha of SCSS 
06.04 & 07.04.13 JNU Theatre Festival- RANG BAYAR
07.04 TO 27.04.13 Training Programme on capacity Building in Himalayan Glaciology-Level I & II under DST bilateral programme with Switzerland
09.04.13 Interaction Programme between the MA Students of SIS and Faculty
11.04.13 Fourth P. N. Srivastava Endowment Lecture by Prof. Anil K. Gupta of IIM, Ahmedabad
13.04.13 Play named Ambedkar and Gandhi
14.04.13 Mushaira organized by JNUTA
16.04.13 Workshop organized by Dr. Girish Nath Jha of SCSS
18.04 TO 20.04.13 Conference on International German Alumni Summer School- Millennium Goals and Traditional Knowledge for Sustainable Development and Biodiversity Conservation in India 
20.04.13 Cultural Programme- BAISAKHI by students of JNU
23.04.13 Training Programme in Himalayan Glaciology sponsored by Department of Science and Technology
24.04.13 Seminar on International German Alumni Summer School- Millennium Goals and Traditional Knowledge for Sustainable Development 
27.04.13 Cultural Programme organized with the kids of the Construction Workers of JNU by UNNOTICED Group
27.04.13 Training of First Aid by Academic Staff College, JNU
30.04.13 Release of a special issue of the journal 'Canadian Diversity' on Rethinking Equity in India and Quebec
06.05.13 Meeting for the briefing of this year's Entrance Examination, organized by Admission Branch
09.05.13 Workshop on Open Data- Open Development with the collaboration of The World Bank
18.05.13 Convocation Ceremony of Young India Fellowship, New Delhi organized by International Foundation for Research and Education, New Delhi
23.05.13 Training Programme of Soft Skills to the staff members organized by M/s. Indebo India Private Limited, New Delhi
28.05 TO 14.06.13 Intensive Summer Programme for Research Students on English for Academic Writing
14.06.13 Workshop on Developing a Knowledge-base for Policymaking on India-EU Migration in Collaboration with India Centre for Migration (ICM) of Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs
24.06 TO 27.06.13 Seminar on Research Methodology by CSRD
06.07.13 Result declaration meeting of Combined Entrance Test for Biotechnology (CEEB) 
17.07.13 Indian Journal Editor Workshop by M/s. Elsevier & CSIR-NISCAIR
23.07.13 Power Point Presentation by office of the In-charge Engineering
27.07.13 Lecture on The Cultural Wars of Rituparna Ghosh 
05.08.13 Lecture by Dr. Rudrangshu Mukherjee organized by International Foundation for Research and Education, New Delhi
06.08.13 International Conference on Academic Festival of Korea-India Literary Artists by Prof. Vyjayanti Raghavan, CJKNEAS/SLL&CS
12.08.13 Inauguration of the LEC monsoon programme and distribution of certificats, organized by Prof. Vaishna Narang of LEC. 
14.08.13 Orientation programme by Dr. Ramesh C. Gaur, University Librarian
16.08.13 to 20.08.13 Professional Development Training for Lawyers and Para- Legals titled 'International Law in the Context of South Asia' with collaboration Socio Legal Information Centre by Prof. Kamal Mitra Chenoy of CCPPT
17.08.13 & 18.08.13 International Conference named IPUMUN 2013 by Prof. Srikanth Kondapalli of CEAS/SIS
19.08.13 Open House Interaction with all the members of JNU Community
20.08.13 Orientation Programme by Chairperson, GSCASH
21.08.13 Orientation Programme by Dr. L. Lam Khan Piang, CSSS/SSS
21.08.13 Meeting with University staff & security staff on the incident of July 31, 2013 by Dr. Abha Yadav, Dy. Registrar- IHA
23.08.13 Career Workshop for science students organized by Dr. Swati Tiwari,SBT
23.08.13 Open day for the University community organized by Dr. Andrew Lynn, Directot-CIS
27.08.13 Talk on 40 years of Diplomatic Relations between India and the Republic of Korea organized by Prof. Vyjayanti Raghavan, CJKNEAS/SLL&CS
27.08.13 Meeting organized by the Vice-Chancellor
29.08.13 to 31.08.13 Sanskrit Week Celebration 2013 organized by Dr. Girish Nath Jha, SCSS.
30.08.13 & 31.08.13 Meeting of the project on "Collaboration Research on the Metrological and Botanical History of the Indian Ocean" by Prof. Deepak Kumar, ZHCES/SSS.
31.08.13 Cultural Clubs Function organized by Prof. Manjushree Chauhan, CJKNEAS/SLL&CS.
01.09.13 Seminar titled Art, the Marginalized and the Organization by Prof. A. K. Patnaik, CRCAS/SIS. 
03.09.13 Conference titled Culture of responsibility organized by Dr. Atul Johri, SLS.
04.09.13 to 06.09.13 World Urdu Conference organized by National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, MHRD, New Delhi.
05.09.13 & 06.09.13 Seminar titled Revisiting Economic Policy for Income Security in Agriculture organized by Prof. Ritupriya Mehrotra, CSMCH/SSS. 
09.09.13 Seminar organized by Dr. Ramesh C. Gaur, University Librarian.
11.09.13 & 12.09.13 International Seminar titled Miyazawa Kenji and His Notion of co-existense and co-properity: A Reinterpretation of the literary works organized by Prof. P. A. George, Chairperson, CJKNEAS/SLL&CS. 
12.09.13 to 14.09.13 Annual Conference of Indian Society of Penal & Transplantation pathology organized by Dr. Rakesh Batabyal, ASC. 
16.09.13 to 20.09.13 DIET Teacher educator & State Government teacher's Workshop organized by Learning Links Foundation, New Delhi.
17.09.13 & 18.09.13 Seminar on 'The Cultural, Economic and Socio-ecological dynamics of peri-urban land-use change in the Global South and their implications for Regional Development' organized by Prof. Sucharita Sen, CSRD/SSS. 
19.09.13 Play named Batla House by student's cultural group organized by Prof. K. J. Mukherjee, SBT.
21.09.13 International conference titled World Peace and Harmony through Ancient Wisdom in 21st Century organized by Prof. C. Upender Rao, SCSS.
21.09.13 National exam of the National Board of Higher Mathematics (NBHM), DAE, Govt. of India organized by Prof. Riddhi Shah, SPS.
21.09.13 & 22.09.13 Orientation programme organized by Vigyan Prasar, NOIDA.
23.09.13 & 24.09.13 Conference titled Revisiting Indo-German Cultural Contacts in 21st Century organized by Prof. Rekha V. Rajan, CGS/SLL&CS.
24.09.13 Celebration of NSS Day organized by Prof. Abhjit Karkun, NSS Unit.
28.09.13 & 29.09.13 Workshop on Indian Dalit Literature: Shape and New Possibilities of Research organized by Prof. S. K. Thorat, CSRD/SSS.
30.09.13 G. P. memorial Inter-University Debate Competition: SYNTHESIS on the occasion of 58th Foundation Day organized by Prof. Girijesh Pant, Dean, SIS.
05.10.13 Sanskriti: Sanskrit Cultural Evening organized by Dr. Girish Nath Jha, SCSS. 
08.10.13 & 09.10.13 ICWA-SIS Dialogue 2013 organized by Dr. Saumyajit Ray, CCU&LAS/SIS.
09.10.13 Play 'Ek Qalam Sadak Kinaare' organized by Dr. Milind Awad, CES/SLL&CS with Bahroop Art Group.
10.10.13 Hangeul Day or Korean Script Day Celebration organized by Prof. Vyjayanti Raghavan, CKS/SLL&CS. 
14.10,15.10,17.10,18.10,
21.10,23.10,24.10,25.10,
26.10,28.10,29.10 to 01.11,
05.11,06.11,07.11,08.11,
11.11,12.11,13.11,15.11,
18.11 to 22.11.13. DSTs Indo Swiss Capacity Building in Himalayan Glaciology- Level II training Programme organized by Prof. AL. Ramanathan, School of Environmental Sciences.
14.10.13 Celebrating 40 Years of Japanese & Korean at JNU: Retrospect & Prospect organized by Prof. Sushma Jain, CJKNEAS/SLL&CS.
15.10.13 & 16.10.13 Symposium on Complex Systems from Physics to Biology organized by Dr. A. Krishnamachari, SCIS. 
19.10.13 JNU ONAM 2013, celebration of Onam Festival organized by Dr. Pius Malekandathil, CHS/SSS. 
19.10.13 Conference titled Community participation in Implementing the Rights to Education: Initiative undertaken by Students' organizations in the Hill area of Manipur organized by Dr. L. Lam Khan Piang, CSSS/SSS.
21.10.13 Meeting with Class IXth Students from Brook Dale School, Senapati organized by Mr. Kh. Siile Anthony, Dy. Registrar( Admn.)
21.10.13 Conference on Politics, Pedagogy, Philosophy: Paying Tribute to Sharmila Rege organized by Prof. Kumkum Roy, CWS/SSS.
22.10.13 DSTs Indo Swiss Capacity Building in Himalayan Glaciology- Level II training Programme organized by Prof. AL. Ramanathan, School of Environmental Sciences.
23.10.13 Seminar on Dalit and Adivasi: Challenges & Prospects in Education- Planning, Financing and Implementation organized by Dr. Vivek Kumar, CSSS/SSS.
23.10.13 to 25.10.13 International Conference on "Folklore: Reinventing Past through Folk Traditions" by Prof. Nasar Shakeel Roomi, CRS/SLL&CS.
24.10.13 National Workshop in association with UNESCO by University Librarian.

25.10.13 to 27.10.13 Conference being organized by Prof. Pranav N. Desai, CSSP/SSS.

26.10.13 Japanese Language Speech Contest by Prof. Sushma Jain, CJS/JNU with Mombusho Scholars Association of India.
28.10.13 & 29.10.13 International Conference on "Ireland – India - Asia: Entangled Histories and Cultural Processes" by Dr. Jyoti Atwal, CHS/SSS.
30.10.13 Conference on Migrant Women Workers in Construction & Domestic Labour: A study in Delhi by Prof. Sanghmitra Acharya & Dr. Sunita Reddy, CSMCH/SSS.
30.10.13 Lecture on Teichmiiller Theory and Interfaces with Ergodic Theory and Group Actions by Prof. Riddhi Shah, SPS.
01.11.13 Foundation Day Programme of 'Nishreyasa' – Lecture by Prof. Shashiprabha Kumar, SCSS.
01.11.13 Lecture Film Show by one of JNU alumni, Dr. Tripurari Sharan, D. G. Doordarshan, organized by Prof. Neera Bhalla Sarin, Chief Advisor, Alumni Affairs.
06.11.13 CSLG Annual Distinguished Lecture on "Uncertainty, Risk and Financial Crisis-2008" by Prof. Amit Prakash, CSL&G.
06.11.13 to 10.11.13 Annual Events being organizes by Alumni Association of JNU.

07.11.13 Book Release Function by Dr. Ramesh C. Gaur, University Librarian, JNU.

07.11.13 Debate Competition on Voter's I. Card by Delhi Elections Department being organized by Administrative Officer, SCSS/JNU. 
08.11.13 2nd Jayashree Roy Memorial Lecture being organized by Dr. Bhagat Oinam, NEISP/SSS.
09.11.13 & 10.11.13 Drupal Camp Delhi 2013 being organized by Free Software Foundation of India (FSFI), Mumbai.
09.11.13 to 11.11.13 DSTs Indo Swiss Capacity Building in Himalayan Glaciology- Level II training Programme organized by Prof. AL. Ramanathan, School of Environmental Sciences.
10.11.13 Theatre performance by SEHAR - "Ha, Mein Savitribai Phule" being organized by Dr. Babu Thaliath, CGS/SLL&CS.
11.11.13 Seminar on India Interactive being organized by Dr. Rakesh Batabyal, Academic Staff College with Rajya Sabha TV.
11.11.13 National Education Day being organized by the University.

12.11.13 Talk Show for Ashoka Crossover Series being organized by International Foundation for Research and Foundation, New Delhi.
13.11.13 International Conference on India-Lithuania/Eastern Europe: Interactions in the 20th Century and Beyond by Prof. Girijesh Pant, Dean/SIS.
14.11.13 DSTs Indo Swiss Capacity Building in Himalayan Glaciology- Level II training Programme organized by Prof. AL. Ramanathan, School of Environmental Sciences.
16.11.13 DSTs Indo Swiss Capacity Building in Himalayan Glaciology- Level II training Programme organized by Prof. AL. Ramanathan, School of Environmental Sciences.
18.11.13 to 20.11.13 International Conference on "India- Indonesia Cultural Relation: A Legacy of Intimate Encounters" by Dr. Gautam Kumar Jha, CCSEAS/SLL&CS.
21.11.13 to 23.11.13 National Conference on Multilingual Education being organized by Prof. Minati Panda, ZHCES/SSS.
21.11.13 to 23.11.13 Annual Meeting of Indian Crystallographic Association being organized by Prof. Ajay K. Saxena, School of Life Sciences. 
21.11.13 to 23.11.13 Annual Meeting of Indian Crystallographic Association being organized by Prof. Ajay K. Saxena, School of Life Sciences. 
22.11.13 National Conference on Multilingual Education being organized by Prof. Minati Panda, ZHCES/SSS.
22.11.13 DSTs Indo Swiss Capacity Building in Himalayan Glaciology- Level II training Programme organized by Prof. AL. Ramanathan, School of Environmental Sciences.
25.11.13 Symposium on Afghanistan: Cotemporary Engagements and Future Trajectories by Prof. Manu Mittal, Convener, Silk Road Studies Programme, JNU. 
26.11.13 Workshop being organized under our India-EU Project, "Strengthening networking on Biomass research and biowaste conversion-biotechnology for Europe India Integration (SAHYOG) by Prof. Neera Bhalla Sarin,SLS.
29.11.13 Workshop on Scientific Writing and Publishing by Dr. Atul Johri, School of Life Sciences, JNU.
02.12.13 to 05.12.13 Workshop on ADVNDBIO- Advances in Molecular Dynamics of Biomolecules by Prof. Indira Ghosh, SCIS, JNU.
06.12.13 Symposium on "50th Year of Publication" by Dr. Surajit Das, CESP/SSS, JNU.
07.12.13 to 09.12.13 JNU- NAPSIPAG Annual Workshop by Prof. Amita Singh, SCL&G, JNU.
08.12.13 Annual GBM by Alumni Association of JNU.
09.12.13 to 13.12.13 Annual International Studies Convention-2013 on the theme "Re- Imaging Global Orders: Perspective from South" by Prof. Girijesh Pant, SIS, JNU.
13.12.13 Play "Museum… of species in danger" by Dr. Avinash Kumar, CISLS/ SSS in association with JNU IPTA.
16.12.13 to 18.12.13 55th ISLE Annual Conference by Prof. Jayati Ghosh & Prof. Praveen Jha, CISLS, JNU. 
16.12.13 to 20.12.13 Indo-Japan Workshop by Prof. AL. Ramanathan, SES, JNU.
18.12.13 to 22.12.13 Intensive Professional Development Training for Lawyers and Para-Legal by Prof. Kamal Mitra Chenoy, CCPPT, SIS, JNU.
19.12.13 PMS Blackett Memorial Lecture delivered by Sir Paul Nurse, FRS, President, The Royal Society, London by INSA with Prof. Alok Bhattacharya, SLS, JNU.
20.12.13 Ashoka Crossover Series by International Foundation for Research & Education, New Delhi.
21.12.13 Seminar on "State of Economy" by Prof. Arun Kumar, CESP/SSS, JNU.
21.12, 23.12, 24.12, 26.12 & 27.12.13 Human Rights Practicum jointly organized by CIPOD and Human Rights Studies Programme, SIS/JNU and the William Boyd School of Law, University of Nevada.
22.12.13 Cultural programme by J. D. Tytler School, Munirka, New Delhi.
23.12.13 & 24.12.13 International Conference on Food & Nutrition by Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi.
24.12.13 Meeting of the Vice-Chancellor with the Officers of the University.

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.