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Sushant Kumar Mishra

Sushant Kumar Mishra

Sushant Kumar Mishra
Sushant Kumar Mishra
Professor
Centre/School/Special Centre
Centre for French and Francophone Studies,
School of Language Literature and Culture Studies
Email
sushantkmishra@mail.jnu.ac.in
Personal Webpage
http://www.jnu.ac.in
Qualifications

Ph.D. 

Areas of Interest/Specialization

Semiotics, Comparative Literature, Translation Studies, Indian Intellectual Traditions 

Experience

20 years 

Awards & Honours

1. Young Scholar’s Award by Indian Council of Philosophical Research in 1989 on Paper Written "Religion in the Age of Science and Technology" subsequently published in JNU News, April, 1990.
2. Paper awarded by the Indian Scientific Translators Association on "Role of Translation in Cultural Integration" in 1992.
3. KATHA Translator’s Award 2000 for translation of Rajakamal Jha’s Maithili short story into English – “Home” published in Katha Prize Stories Volume 10 

International Collaboration/Consultancy

1. Research Fellowships awarded by Instituto Camões, Lisbon, Portugal in 1996-1997 for research on 20th Century Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa.
2. Research Fellowship awarded by Instituto Camões, Lisbon, Portugal in 2001 April-August for research on 18th -19th Century Portuguese poet Almeida Garrett.
3. Contribution of 100 proverbs of Maithili language along with their phonetic transcription, French translation and explanatory notes in French in a project on collection of Indian proverbs [a Project coordinated by Prof. Bentolila, University of Sorbonne, Paris III and Prof. Shantha Ramakrishnan, JNU].
4. Member of the Editorial Review Committee of the Encyclopedia of Hinduism of Indian Heritage Research Foundation being published by Rupa Publications [Chief Editor : Prof. Kapil Kapoor]
5. Expert for the tribal language dictionary making project of Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak (started in 2012) 

Best Peer Reviewed Publications

1. "Translation of Literary Texts: Categories for Text Analysis from Indian Traditions" published in Translation Today (Volume 8, Number 1, 2014), a journal of National Translation Mission, Central Institute of Indian Languages, Manasgangotri, Mysore
2. Article on "Sanskrtasvadhyayah – Eka Saiddhantiki Samiksa" in Sanskritavidya (2005), the Research Journal of Sanskrita Vidya Dharma Vijnana Sankaya, B.H.U., Varanasi
3. "Study of a Portuguese Text in the Model of Rajasekhara’s Kavyamimamsa" in Apurva volume 11,2005-6, the Research Journal of Faculty of Arts, B.H.U., Varanasi.
4. "Vacika as Paradigm: Predisposition of Verbal Communication in Bharatanatyasastra" in Bhashacintana, A Research Journal of Linguistics, Volume 1,2006, Department of Linguistics, B.H.U., Varanasi.
5. "Les Tendances de Théories Littéraires en Inde: Une Étude dans le Cadre de Littérature Comparée" in Caraivéti the Journal of Department of French Studies (2008-2009), B.H.U., Varanasi. 

Recent Peer Reviewed Journals/Books
1. Studies in Literature and Translation edited with Awadesh Kumar Mishra published by Lakshi Publishers, New Delhi, 2014
2. Enquiries in Literature and Translation (two volumes) edited with Awadesh Kumar Mishra published by Lakshi Publishers, New Delhi, 2015
3. Studies in Langauge, Literature and Culture of North East India edited with Awadesh Kumar Mishra and Sangita Saikia published by Lakshi Publishers, New Delhi, 2015 

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.