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Akhlaque Ahmad

Akhlaque Ahmad

Akhlaque Ahmad
Akhlaque Ahmad
Professor
Centre/School/Special Centre
Centre of Persian and Central Asian Studies
School of Language Literature and Culture Studies
Room No
352
Off. Phone
011-26704657, 26704242
Residence
09191311417
Email
aahmad@mail.jnu.ac.in , akhlaq.ahan@gmail.com
Personal Webpage
http://www.jnu.ac.in/Faculty/aahmad/cv.pdf
Qualifications

1. Ph.D. on the topic of "Sohrab Sepahri`s contribution to the Modern Persian poetry", Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (India), 2002
2. Pre-Ph.D. (wrote a research paper on the topic of "Allegory in Modern Persian poetry", Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (India), 1997
3. M.A. in Persian, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, 1996
4. M.A. in History, IGNOU, New Delhi, 2010
5. B.A. (Hons.) in Geography, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 1994
6. Persian Language and Literature Enhancement Course (Advanced Level),Tarbiat Modarres University, Tehran, 2001
7. Junior Research Fellowship or JRF (Persian), UGC, New Delhi, June 1997
8. National Eligibility Test or NET (Urdu), UGC, New Delhi, Dec.1996.
9. Diploma in Arabic, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, 1993
10. Advance Diploma in Urdu Mass Media, JNU, New Delhi, 2001
11. Advance Persian Refresher Course, IK International University, Qazvin, Iran, 2015

Areas of Interest/Specialization

Indo-Persian Studies; Comparative Literature, Modern Persian Literature and Translation; Persian sources of History and Culture; Sufism; Persian/Urdu Poetry; Bedil & Amir Khusrau.

Experience

a.Teaching:
1. Associate Professor, Centre of Persian & Central Asian Studies, School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi-110067; 2013-2016.
2.Senior Assistant Professor, Centre of Persian & Central Asian Studies, School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi-110067; 2005-2013.
3. Assistant Professor, Centre of Persian & Central Asian Studies, School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi-110067 since 2001-2005.
4. Part-Time Lecturer, Centre of Persian & Central Asian Studies, School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, 2001.
5. Part-Time Lecturer, Department of Persian, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi-110025, during 1997-2001.

b. Research:
Number of Research Scholars guided:
1. Ph.D - continuing- 6, submitted-4, awarded-13, Total -23
2. M. Phil. - continuing- 3, submitted-4, awarded-21, Total 27

Awards & Honours

1. Delhi Urdu Academy, Delhi gave away Urdu Academy Award for translation, 2011
2. Bihar Urdu Academy, Patna gave away Qazi Abdul Wadood Award for the book Maqalat e Arshi, 2010
3. A 25 minutes documentary film is made on my literary works and Persian/Urdu poetry by Sahar TV, Iran, 2010.
4. Associateship of Indian Institute of Advanced Studies, Shimla
5. Listed among the leading poets of Urdu after 1980 by "Iste`ara Quarterly, New Delhi in 2001. 

International Collaboration/Consultancy

1. Editing Persian/Urdu Research works of Mobarizuddin Rifat with the support of Dr. Omar Khalidi of MIT, Boston, USA
2. Revised the Persian text book of the Colleges/schools of Mauritius in 2011. 

Best Peer Reviewed Publications

1. Jami der shabe qare(Persian), Encyclopaedia of Persian Language and Literature in the sub-continent, Vol-2, Tehran, 2007.
2. Sahm-e-Iqbal Sepahri der Shenakhte Bedil der Iran(Persian), Iranshenasi, Vol. II, (literary section), Iranology Foundation, Tehran, IRAN, 2005; also appeared on the site of Literary Foundatin, Tehran i.e. www.kanoonweb.ir in its December 2006 addition
3. Ghazal-serai-e Bedil(Persian), Danish Persian Quarterly, S. No. 91, Islamabad, winter 2008; ISSN: 1018-1873.
4. 1857 aur Farsi akhbarat(Urdu), in the book titled “1857: Jang-e Azadi ka DarakhshaN bab”, edited by Dr. Abrar Rahmani, Publication Division, New Delhi, 2007
5. Religion and International Relation: reviewing the Judeo-Christian secularist notion(English), Proceeding of Seminar on Religion and International Relations, Centre of International Studies, Tehran University, Tehran, 2011  

Recent Peer Reviewed Journals/Books

1. Hindustan MieN Farsi Sahafat Ki Tarikh (Criticism &research), Educational Publishing House, ISBN 81-8223-365-8, New Delhi, 2008.
2. Maqalat-e-Maualna Arshi (ed.), Educational Publishing House, ISBN 81-8223-318-6, New Delhi, 2007.
3. Amir Khusraw`s World, Ravi Kumar Publications, ISBN 978887330578, Paris, FRANCE, 2014 

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.