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DEPARTMENT OF EAST ASIAN STUDIES
ANTARDHVANI‐2014
UNIVERSITY OF DELHI
DELHI‐110007
Department of East Asian Studies
1. Titles of Degrees offered and courses taught, with year when the course
was approved.
Doctoral degree in East Asian Studies 1964-1965
M. Phil degree in East Asian Studies 1978-1979
M.A degree in Japanese Language 1998-1999
M.A degree in East Asian Studies 2008-2009
One Year Post Graduate Intensive Diploma in Japanese 1971-1972
One Year Post Graduate Intensive Advance Diploma in Japanese1978-1979
One Year Post Graduate Intensive Diploma in Chinese 1971-1972
One Year Post Graduate Intensive Advance Diploma in Chinese 1978-1979
One Year Post Graduate Intensive Diploma in Korean 2008-2009
One Year Post Graduate Intensive Advance Diploma in Korean 2009-2010
2. Ph.D theses successfully completed during the last five years. (2008-13)
S.No Year Student name Topic Supervisor
1. 2009 Shreeparna Roy Higher Education, Human
Development and Economics Growth
in Post-Mao China”
Prof. Madhu Bhalla
2. 2009 Dharitri Narzary Nation and Community: State
Education Policy and the Ainu in
Modern Japan
Prof. B.M. Tankha
3. 2011 Nand Kumar.J The Politics of Energy Security: A
Study of China’s Strategy”
Prof. Sreemati
Chakrabarty
4. 2011 Debashish
Choudhary
People’s Republic of China and the
autonomy Movement in Xinjiang: A
Study of the Reform Era”
Prof. Sreemati
Chakrabarty
5. 2013 G. Balatchandirane Gender Discrimination in Education and Economic Development: a case study of India and East Asia.
Prof. Madhu Bhalla
(ii) M.Phil Degree completed during the last five years (2008-13)
S.No Year Student name Topic Supervisor
1 2008 Ankita Naresh Reflection of War in 20th
Century
Literature: A comparative study of
Hino Ashihei and Okasnohei
Dr. Unita Sachidanand
2 2008 Pranamita Barua Japan’s Policy towards Nuclear
Disarmament: Retrospect and Prospect
Mr. Rajiv Ranjan
3
2009
Renuka Sharma
Major settlements on the India-China silk road and heritage management: A case study of Dunhuang Mogao grottoes in China and Nalanda in India
Prof. Anita Sharma
4 2010 Moin Uddin Exploring the idea of self in Shiga
Naoya’s writing, “ Wakai”
Dr. Unita Sachidanand
5 2010 Ambika Basu Chikamatsu monzaemon’s sewamono
(social drama) as a social-metaphor of
self-identity
Dr. Unita Sachidanand
6 2010 Nirmola Sharma Liang Qichao and writing of National
History in China: A Comparison with
Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay in
India.
Dr. Madhavi Thampi
7 2010 Gajender Thakur Kalyankari rajya vyavastha ke vikas ki
disha mein Japan ka yogdan: Vradh-
verg sambandhit samajik surachha
nitiyon ke sandarbh mein.
Mr. Rajiv Ranjan
8 2011 Anil Kumar China’s changing security perspective
on India post-Pokhran-II
Dr. Janardan Sahu
9 2011 Bhim Bahadur Subba China’s Community Party:
Transformation in the post-Mao
period 1980-2007
Prof. Sreemati Chakrabarti
10 2011 Peter Joy Hudson Japanese dependence on the Middle
East for its petroleum resources
Mr. G. Balatchandirane
11 2011 Tariq Sheikh Literary peripheries of Tokugawa
Japan: Reading Suzuki Bokushi’s
Hokuetsu seppu
Prof. Brij Mohan Tankha
12 2011 Shivani Adhunik Japan me bauddh
bhichhuniyau ki badalti sthiti (1900-
2010)
Prof. Brij Mohan Tankha
13 2011 Alpana Verma The Internet Revolution in China:
Implications for state and society
Dr. Ravni Thakur
14 2011 Ms. Shruti Sino-Indian Border Dispute in the
Eastern Sector-A case study of
Arunachal Pradesh
Dr. Janardan Sahu
15 2011 Ms. Vaishali Singh Economic Liberalization and
Development: A Comparative Study
of Foreign Trade Reforms India and
China
Prof. Madhu Bhalla
16 2012 Ms. Priti Singh Environmental Policies in Republic of
Korea: Influences of Non-state actors
Dr. Ravni Thakur
17 2012 Ms. Emilia Siwek Islam in Modern China: the state
Discourse and Muslim Response
Dr. Ravni Thakur
18 2012 Ms. Simi Thambi Japan’s Low Growth Problem:
Through the lens of productivity
Decline”
Dr. G. Balatchandiriane
19
2013 Mr. Avinash Chand
Rahi
Inoue yasushi ke lekhan “Shikari
Bandook” me Manviya Vedna aur
aklepan ka chitran
Dr. Ranjana Narsimhan
20 2013 Ms. Annie Tacho
India-South Korea Relations in the
Post-Cold War Era: From Economic
Cooperation to Forging a Strategic
Partnership
Dr. Sandip Mishra
21 2013 Mr. Ayushman
Baruah
Qing Frontier Policies: Institutions
and mechanisms in the creation of a
multiethnic state, 1644-1796.
Dr. Madhavi Thampi
22 2013 Ms. Gargi Goswami
Higher Education in China: Issue of
Changing Autonomy in the Economic
reform Period.
Prof. Sreemati Chakrabarti
23 2013 Ms. Maumita
Banerjee
Notions of Modernity : A Study of the
Process of creating A Gendered
Identity Through Dress in Modern
Japan
Mr. Rajiv Ranjan
24 2013 Ms. Narayani Basu
The United States & China:
Competing Visions of Regionalism in
the Asia- Pacific
Dr. Abanti Bhattacharya
25 2013 Mr. Rana Divyank
Choudhary
Qing China’s Civil War: Neo-
institutional perspectives on the
Taiping Rebellion (1850-1864)
Dr. Madhavi Thampi
26 2013 Mr. Pramod Kumar
Sur
Labor Management in Staging Japan:
Impact of Tax and Social Security on
Women Labor Participation
Dr. G. Balatchandirane
27 2013 Ms. Prerna Gandhi Impact of Recession over Japanese
Business Practices
Dr. G. Balatchandirane
(iii) Ph.D Research under Progress
Serial
No. Name Research Topic
Name of
Research
Supervisor
Expected dates
of completion
1
Ms. Prnamita Baruah
Impact of Nuclear Disarmament
and Non-Proliferation on Peace
and Security in the East Asian
region During the Post-Cold
War Period
Prof. Madhu
Bhalla
Dissertation
Submitted
2 Ms. Teshu Singh
China and Geo Politics in the
Indian Ocean: Implications for
regional Security
Prof. Madhu
Bhalla
3 Ms. Preeti Nalwa
Japan’s Security Agenda and its
implications on the emerging
Northeast Asian Security
Architecture (Post Cold War
Perspective)
Prof. Madhu
Bhalla
5 Ms. Nitasha Sharma
Perception of life and Death in
suicides in Japanese Society:
Sociological and Literary
perspective
Dr. Ranjana
Mukhopadhayaya
April 2014
4 Mr. Anil Kumar
Sino-India Relations (1998-
2010): A Constructivist
Approach
Dr. Janardan
Sahu
September 2014
5
Mr. Bhim Bahadur
Subba
Succession Politics in China:
The Party in reform
Prof. Sreemati
Chakrabarti
April 2015
6
Ms. Alpana Verma
The Internet in China: Online
Expression and its Political and
Social Consequences
Dr. Ravni Thakur
April 2015
7 Ms. Nirmola Sharma
The Indian National Army and
Indian Independence League in
China (1942-45)
Dr. Madhavi
Thampi
October 2015
8 Ms. Vaishali Singh
Inclusive Growth and
Development in India and
China: State Market in
Liberalizing Economies(2001-
2012)
Prof. Madhu
Bhalla
October 2015
9
Mr. Rajiv Ranjan Notion of Sovereignty in the
Meiji Constitution of 1889
Prof. Madhu
Bhalla
April 2017
10
Ms. Priti Singh Transnational Environmental
Cooperation in Northeast Asia
Prof. Madhu
Bhalla
April 2017
11
Ms. Sanjana
Malhotra
The Rise of China and India-
Japan
Relations since the year 2000
Prof. Madhu
Bhalla
April 2017
12
Ms. Angana Guha
Roy
South Korea’s ‘ New Asia
Initiative’: Search for Regional
Power Status
Dr. Sandip
Mishra
April 2017
13
Mr. Gajender Thakur Role of Old-Age Homes in the
Aging Society of Japan:
Implications for Japan’s Social
Security System
Dr. Ranjana
Mukhopadhayaya
April 2017
14
Mr. Avinash Chand
Rahi
Image of China in The writing
of Inoue Yasushi: A case Study
of Tempyo no Iraka
Dr. Unita
Sachidanand
April 2017
15
Ms. Pema Choden The Jataka Tales of
Bodhisattva-Reincarnated
Animals from India and China:
A Comparative Study
Prof. Anita
Sharma
April 2017
(iv) M.Phil Research under Progress
Serial
No. Name Research Topic
Name of
Research
Supervisor
Expected dates of
completion
1. Ms. Madhavi
Chakravarti
“China’s Policy Towards The Af-Pak
Region”
Dr. Madhavi
Thampi
Result Awaited
2. Ms. Kutoli N. “EDO Urban Culture : Understanding
Acquiescence In An ‘Autonomous’
Arena”
Dr. Ranjana
Narsimhan
Result Awaited
3. Ms. Alisha Saikia “Portrayal of Women In Kawabata
Yasunari’s “SNOW COUNTRY” : A
Study of the Reaffirmation of
Dr. Ranjana
Narsimhan
Result Awaited
Traditional Gender Roles in a Rapidly
Modernizing Society”
4. Ms. Antara Kar “Patterns of Female Labour Force
Participation in Post-War Japan : A
Sociological Enquiry”
Dr. Ranjana
Mukhopadhyaya
Result Awaited
5. Mr. Gouranga Charan
Pradhan
“The Concept of Impermanence in
Medieval Japanese Literature : A
study of Hojoki and Tsurezuregusa”
Dr. Ranjana
Mukhopadhyaya
Result Awaited
6. Ms. Renu Chadha “Confluence of Japanese Ethos and
Western Post-Modernist Elements in
Selected Works of Haruki Murakami”
Ms. V.
Ramalakshmi
Result Awaited
7. Ms. Garima Kharbanda “Issues in Higher Education and the
Knowledge Economy of Japan”
Dr. G.
Balatchandirane
Result Awaited
8. Mr. Padma Namgyal
Ajita
“A Contrastive Study of the Terms of
Address in Korean and Hindi”
Dr. Nabin Panda Result Awaited
9. Ms. Jayshree Borah “Jawaharlal Nehru and Zhou Enlai : A
Comparison of Foreign Policy and
Diplomacy”
Prof. Sreemati
Chakrabarti
Result Awaited
10. Mr. Gaurav Dutta “Changing Contours of East Asia and
its Implications for Japanese Foreign
Policy”
Prof. Madhu
Bhalla
Result Awaited
11. Mr. Paresh Kumar A Comprative study of Elements of
Realism between Hyeon jin-geon’s
Novel Unsu Joeun Nal (A Lucky Day)
and Premchand’s Kafan(The Shroud)
Prof. Kim Do
Young
Ms. V.
Ramalakshmi
(Co-supervisor)
Dec 2014
12. Ms. Sharmaishtha
Singh Rawat
A investigation into its Mass
Acceptance as a genre of Literature
Mr. Rajiv
Ranjan
Dec 2014
13. Ms. Kavita Sharma Fantasy in Kawabata Yasunari’s
Writings with special reference to
Kataude/One Arm
Dr. Unita
Sachdananda
Dec 2014
14. Ms. Disket Angmo A Comperative study of Protest and
uprising in Tibet since 1950 till today
Dr. Abanti
Bhattacharya
15. Ms. Dechan Wangmo International Political Economy and
rise of China
Prof. Madhu
Bhalla
16. Ms. Shilpa Sharma Expansionism in Early Ming Foreign
relations: A Study of Ming Relations
with Vietnam and Malacca (1402-
1522)
Dr. Madhavi
Thampi
17. Ms. Kimsen Kipgen The Case for the BCIM: Nascent
Transnational Body?
Dr. Janardan
Sahu
18. Ms. Juhi Mendiratta Issue of Korean Reunification and the
Role of China and the US
Dr. Sandip
Mishra
Dec. 2014
19. Ms. Samridhi Minocha Buddhist Construction of Gender : A
Case study of Japanese Buddhism
Dr. Ranjana
Narsimhan
20. Mr. Harish K Seheral India and China in ASEAN: A Study Dr. Abanti Dec 2014
of China’s Response to India’s Look
East Policy
Bhattacharya
21. Ms. Kanchan Singh
Shekhawat
North Korean Nuclear Issue and the
Role of China
Dr. Sandip
Mishra
Dec 2014
22. Mr. Raj Kumar Yet to be decided Dr. Shrreparne
Roy
Dec 2014
3. A Profile of the Department with the rubrics: Name of the Department,
Year of Establishment, names and Qualifications of Permanent Faculty,
names and qualifications of faculty that is temporary/ad-hoc/guest
Name of the Department : East Asian Studies
Year of Establishment : 1964
PROFILE OF THE DEPARTMENT
The Department of East Asian Studies began in 1964 as the Centre of Chinese Studies. The
addition of Japanese Studies in 1969 led to the Centre being upgraded as the Department of
Chinese and Japanese Studies. The incorporation of Korean Studies in 2001 resulted in the new
nomenclature as the Department of East Asian Studies. The Department offers three post
graduate courses: an MA in East Asian Studies, an MA in Japanese Language and Literature and
an M. Phil. and Ph.D. in East Asian Studies. The Post-graduate courses in the Department focus
on an inter-disciplinary approach to the study of the region. Students who are admitted to MA in
East Asian Studies are required to learn one of the three East Asian languages. Further, the
Department offers courses in Chinese, Japanese and Korean languages, designed for students
who have an undergraduate course.
Permanent Faculty
Teacher’s Name Designation Qualifications Specialization
Prof. Sreemati
Chakrabarti
Professor Ph.D Chinese Politics
Dr. Madhu Bhalla Professor Ph.D Chinese Studies
Dr. Anita Sharma Professor Ph.D Chinese Language &
History
Dr. Unita Sachidanand Associate Professor Ph.D Japanese Language &
Literature
Ms. V. Ramalakshmi Associate Professor M.A. Japanese Language &
Literature
Dr. Ravni Thakur Associate Professor Ph.D Chinese Studies
Mr. K.C. Mathur Associate Professor M.A. Chinese Language and
Literature
Dr. G. Balatchandirane Associate Professor Ph.D Japanese Economics
Mr. Rajiv Ranjan Associate Professor M.Phil Modern Japanese History
Dr. Abanti Bhattacharya Associate Professor Ph.D Chinese Studies
Dr. Ranjana
Mukhopadhyaya
Associate Professor Ph.D Japanese Studies
Dr. Janardan Sahu Assistant Professor Ph.D Chinese Foreign policy
Dr. Shreeparna Roy Assistant Professor Ph.D Chinese Language and
Literature
Dr. Nabin Kumar Panda Assistant Professor Ph.D Japanese
Language and Literature
Dr. Sandeep Mishra Assistant Professor Ph.D Korean Studies
Dr. Ranjana Narsimhan Assistant Professor Ph.D Japanese Language and
Literature
Mr Paresh Kumar Assistant Professor M.A. Korean Language
Ad-hoc Faculty
Teacher’s Name Qualifications Specialization
Dr. Anushree Ph.D Japanese Language
Ms. Hema M.Phil Korean Language
Mr. Padma Ajita
Namgyal
M.A Korean Language
Guest Faculty
Teacher’s Name Qualifications Specialization
Dr. Sheela Murthy Ph.D Chinese Language
Prof. Sushila Narsimhan Ph.D Japanese Studies
Mr. Prashant Kaushik M.A Chinese Language
Visiting Faculty
Teacher’s Name Qualifications Specialization
Prof. D.Y.Kim Ph.D Korean Language
Ambassador S. Tayal M.Sc. Korean Studies
Ms. Satomi Takayanagi M.A. Japanese Language
4. Significant publication/projects conducted by the faculty:
2008
Prof. Madhu Bhalla
Journal
Guest Editor, Introduction to Special issue on China’s Defense, Strategic Analysis,
Institute for Defense Studies and Analysis, New Delhi (July 2008 issue)
Prof. Anita Sharma
Articles
2008. Continuity and Changes in the Buddhism of Taiwan, Northern Buddhism in
History, Shankar Thapa (ed.), Kathmandu, Nepal, 2008.
Prof. Brij Mohan Tankha
Books
Translated from the Japanese Sato Tadao, (Mizoguchi Kenji no Sekai) Kenzo Mizoguchi
and the Art of Japanese Cinema (Berg Publishers, 2008)
Ms. V. Ramalakshmi
Books
Co-authored ‘Basic Japanese 1 & 2 (Blocks 1-6)’ (Teaching material for the Certificate
Course in Japanese Programme launched by IGNOU in October 2008)
Dr. Ravni Thakur
Books
(ed). China India Comparative Perspectives: A Reader (forthcoming) India Press, Bahari
and Sons, 2008.
Dr. Shreeparna Roy
Article
“偏护政策：印度的高等教育招生机会和质量” Pianhu zhengci: Yindu de gaodeng
jiaoyu zhaosheng jihui he zhiliang (“Affirmative Action: The Issue of Access and Quality
in India’s Higher Education”) in 印度 Yindu (India), (ed. Juan Y. Cheng) 413-436.
Haijing Jijinhui, International Centre, National Chengchi University, Taibei (Taiwan).
2008.
2009
Ms. V. Ramalakshmi
Books
Jain Sushama, Kyoko Suzuki et al. Sakura: Japanese for Class VIII (2 parts). The Japan
Foundation in Collaboration with C.B.S.E., Delhi. 2009.
Article
Merging of Words and Emotions: Works of Takenishi Hiroko. In Japan, the living culture
(ed. Suhama Jain) 53-57. Har-Anand Publicaitons Pvt. Ltd., Delhi. 2009.
Dr. Madhavi Thampi
Books
China and the Making of Bombay (co-authored with Shalini Saksena). Mumbai,
K.R.Cama Oriental Institute, 2009.
Dr. Abanti Bhattacharya
Research Papers
The Chinese Diaspora in Southeast Asia : Chinese Nationalism Reinforced. Diaspora
Studies. 2(2): 119-142. 2009.
Impressions of China Visit. Strategic Analysis. 33(3): 191-195. 2009.
Chinese Nationalism: A force to contend with. Asian Security Conference, October 26,
2009, IDSA. http://www.idsa.in/asc/opinion9.html
Web Commentary
China’s Inroads into Nepal: India’s Concerns. IDSA Strategic Comment. May 18, 2009.
http://www.idsa.in/
Dr. Ranjana Mukhopadhyay
Paper
“Shakai Sanka Bukkyo: Ajia Bukkyoto no Shakaitekikodo soshite Nihon Bukkyo no
Kanosei”(Engaged Buddhism: Social Activism of Buddhists in Asia and the Possibilities
of Japanese Buddhists.) Gendai Shukyo (Contemporary Religion) 2009. (Publication of
Kokusai Shukyo Kenkyujo) Akiyama Shoten Publication, Tokyo, Japan. {in Japanese}
Dr. Janardan Sahu
17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China with special emphasis on
leadership change and new strategies, Asia Pacific Panorama, New Delhi, Vol. XLVIII,
no, 1 June, 2009.
Dr. Ranjana Narsimhan
One chapter titled “Development of Japan’s Education Culture” in JAIN, Sushama (ed.),
Japan: The Living Culture, Haranand Publications, New Delhi, 2009
2010
Prof. Sreemati Chakrabarti
“Academic Interaction between India and China: Stray Thoughts of a Concerned Indian”
Journal of South Asia Studies, Yunnan Academy of Social Sciences, May 2010.
Prof. Madhu Bhalla
“Is there Asian Security without Japan?” in G. Balatchandirane, ed. Japan in a Resurgent
Asia. New Delhi: Manak, 2010.
Dr. Unita Sachidanand
Books
Fumiko Mizukawa (eds.), The Pen and The Sword: War Literature in Asia, Indo-Japan
Association for Literature & Culture, New Delhi.
Janaki Prasad Sharma, & Yoshio Takakura (eds.), Urdu Shairi Ka Guldasta: Japanee
Hindi Urdu,( Urdu Shairi in Triangual:Hindi Japanese and Urdu), Indo-Japan Association
for Literature & Culture, New Delhi.
Japanese Literature: The Indian Mirror, Indo-Japan Association for Literature & Culture,
(ed.) New Delhi.
Articles:
“Japanese literature in the Context of Russo-Japanese War”, in Unita Sachidanand &
Fumiko Mizukawa (eds.), The Pen and The Sword: War Literature in Asia, Indo-Japan
Association for Literature & Culture, New Delhi.
“Bibliography: Research & Translation on Japanese Literature in India 2004-2010” in
Japanese Literature: The Indian Mirror, Indo-Japan Association for Literature & Culture,
New Delhi.
“Animal in the Human World”, in Japanese Literature: The Indian Mirror, Indo-Japan
Association for Literature & Culture, New Delhi.
“Japanese Literature Studies in India: A Comprehensive Survey”, in Japanese Literature:
The Indian Mirror, Indo-Japan Association for Literature & Culture, New Delhi, 2010.
Dr. Madhavi Thampi
Shalini Saksena. . India nd China in the Colonial World. Social Science Press. 2010.
China and the Making of Bombay. K.R.Cama Oriental Institute. 2010.
Current historical thinking in the PRC. China Report. 2010.
“The Taiping Rebellion”, in Kaushik Roy (ed.), The Uprising of 1857, New Delhi,
Manohar, 2010
Article on "Indians in Xinjiang in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries", in CHINA
REPORT 46:4, Oct-Dec 2010.
Dr. Abanti Bhattacharya
Chinese Discourse on Regionalism: What it means for India. Asia-Pacific Review. 17(1).
2010.
Commentary - 2010. Sixty Years of India-China Relations, Strategic Analysis. 34 (5).
Research Papers
Chinese Discourse on Regionalism: What it means for India? Asia-Pacific Review. 17(1).
2010.
Chapter in Edited Book
Taiwan in China Studies in India . In From a Civilization to a Nation State: The
Evolution of China Studies in India, (eds.) Chiih-yu-Shih, Swaran Singh and Reena
Marwah. USA: Cambria Press. 2010.
Web Commentary
As China Prepares for post-Dalai Lama Tibet , What is India to do with the Tibetan
Exiles? IDSA Strategic Comment. March 25, 2010. http://www.idsa.in/
Dr. Ranjana Mukhopadhyay
Book Chapter
“Fuji Nichidatsu: Seiten [Indo] Kaikyo no Taiken” (Fuji Nichidatsu: The Experience of
Proselytizing in Western Paradise [India]). In (ed. Masamichi Ogawara) Kindai Nihon
no Bukkyo: Ajia Taiken to Shiso no Henyo (Buddhists of Modern Japan: Their
Experiences of Asia and Ideological Transformation). Keio University Publication,
Tokyo, Japan. {in Japanese}2010.
Mr. G. Balatchandirane
Book
“Japan in a Resurgent Asia” New Delhi: Manak Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2010.
Dr. Sandip Kumar Mishra
Japanese Policy toward Korean Peninsula in the Post-Cold War Era. In Japan in
Resurgent Asia, ed. G Balatichandirane. New Delhi: Manak Publication. 2010.
Dr. Ranjana Narsimhan
“Tokokyohi and Hikikomori: Social malaise of contemporary Japan” in G.
Balatchandirane (ed.) Japan in a Resurgent Asia, Delhi: Manak Publishers, 2010.
2011
Dr. Unita Sachidanand
Article:
“Japanese Literature Studies in India: Recent Developments and Challenges”, in Uno
Takao (ed) Changing Perceptions of Japan in South Asia in the new Asian Era: The State
of Japanese Studies in India and other SAARC Countries, Int’l Research Centre for
Japanese Studies, 2011.
Dr. Abanti Bhattacharya
The Libyan Crisis: Deciphering China’s Middle East Policy, Diplomatist. Vol. III, Issue
No. 10. 2011.
South China Sea Dispute, Diplomatist. Vol. III, Issue No. 9, 2011.
India-Mongolia Relations: Moving Towards a Strategic Partnership. Diplomatist. Vol. III,
Issue No. 7, 2011.
2012
Professor Anita Sharma
Buddhism in East Asia: Aspects of History’s First Universal Religion presented in Modern
Context, Delhi, Vidyanidhi Prakashan, Delhi, 2012.
Mr. G. Balatchandirane
“Strategic Implications of Human Capital Today” in Krishnappa Venkatshamy and Princy
George (ed.), India's National Security Strategy: 2020 Perspectives, Pentagon Publishers,
New Delhi, 2012.
Dr. Abanti Bhattacharya
South Asia: the US and Chinese Perspectives, FPRC Journal, No. 9 2012.
Dr. Ranjana Mukhopadhyay
“Social Engagement and Buddhism”.Fumio Sueki et.al. (eds.) A New History of
Buddhism in Asia Vol. 15: Japan V: Contemporary Japanese Buddhism and its Potential.
Kosei Publications, Tokyo: Japan. {in Japanese} 2012
Dr. Nabin Kumar Panda
‘Tagore and Japanese Language: From the Writings of Sano Jinnosuke’ in Tagore and
Japan: A Retrospection, Sakura Academy and Citadel, Kolkata, 2012.
2013
Prof. Anita Sharma
“Asoka”. Encyclopaedia of Indian Religions, ed. Arvind Sharma, Springer. 2013.
Edited Book
2013. Buddhism in East Asia: Continuity and Change in the Great Tradition, Delhi,
Vidyanidhi Prakashan, Delhi.
Dr. Janardan Sahu
“New Chinese Leadership and its Foreign Policy”, Sungkym China Brief, Seoul, Vol.28.
2013.
Dr. Abanti Bhattacharya
“China’s Pakistan Card Post – 9/11 and India China Relations”. Defence Review Asia,
Vol. 7, No.1. 2013.
Dr. Ravni Thakur
Rewriting gender: Reading Contemporary Chinese Women, Zed Books Ltd. London, 2013.
Dr. Shreeparna Roy
History of China and Japan (1840-1950), Vikas Publishing House, Noida. 2013.
Amb. Skand R. Tayal
India and Republic of Korea: Engaged Democracies, Routledge Publishers. 2013.
5. External Funding Sources for Research and Grant
Professor Anita Sharma
Major Project - “Buddhist settlements: a study of the travels of Xuanzang in India.”
Period: 2009-2011. Funding Agency: University Grants Commission, New Delhi.
Dr. Abanti Bhattacharya
Government Project – “Social Instability in China and Implications for the PLA” Period:
June-July 2010 - Sponsoring Agency: Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA), New Delhi.
Dr. Ranjana Mukhopadhyaya
Title of the Project: “Partnership of Faith and Development: Study of the Role of
International Faith based Organizations in the Civil Society of Japan and China.” Funding
Agency: R & D Program 2011-12 for University Faculty.
Dr. Janardan Sahu
“Eighteenth Party Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP): Fifth Generation
Leadership and Policy Priorities” R & D Grant for the financial year April 2012 to March
2013.
6. International conferences held during last five years (2008-13)
2008
International conference on ‘Japan in a Resurgent Asia’ with the support of Toshiba
International Foundation on March 7-8, 2008.
2009
The Department held one International Conference on “Taiwan as a Factor in the
Emerging Asian Security Architecture”, 19-21 March 2009.
International Seminar on “Sixty Years of the People’s Republic of China”, October 7,
2009.
International Conference on “Inter-Regionalism between East Asia & SAARC:
Perspective, Challenges and Implications for the future”, November 26-27, 2009
2010
International Conference on “Buddhism in East Asia: Traditions, Changes and
Challenges”, February 12-13, 2010.
2011
Collaboration with India – China Institute at the New School, New York, the Centre
for Policy Research, New Delhi and JNU on the Emerging Scholars Symposium on
China, 2011.
2012
International Seminar on “Indo-Korea in the Emerging Asia” is being organized by
the Researchers’ Association for the Study of Korea (RASK) in collaboration with the
Department of East Asian Studies on 16-17 March, 2012.
International Conference on “India-Korea Co-operation and the East Asian Context”
was organized by the Department of East Asian Studies in collaboration with KIEP
and KAISS on 25-26 October, 2012.
Collaboration with India – China Institute at the New School, New York, the Centre
for Policy Research, New Delhi and Jawahar Lal Nehru University Symposium on
the “India China Conversations Second Interdisciplinary symposium for Emerging
Scholars on China India Studies” on 2-3 November, 2012.
2013
International Conference on “The Value of Culture for Peace in Globalized Ages”
was organized by the Association of Korean Culture in collaboration with the
Department of East Asian Studies, University of Delhi on 8-9 January 2013.
Workshop on “China & its Internal Periphery” was organized by Institute of Peace
and Conflict Studies (IPCS) and Jawahar Lal Nehru University in collaboration with
the Department of East Asian Studies on 1st March 2013.
International Seminar on “North Korea: An Enigma, A Tragedy or “Another”
Country?” was organized by the Researchers’ Association for the Study of
Korea(RASK) in collaboration with the Department of East Asian Studies on 22nd
March 2013.
The seminars and conferences have a deep impact on the students in terms of exposing them to
the ever newer areas of East Asian history, culture, civilization, politics, economy and
international relations apart from language and linguistics. It is not only a great learning
experience for both the students and faculty members but also motivates students to undertake
similar research efforts in future and make a career out of such an engagement. By exposing the
students to eminent scholars in the field of East Asian Studies both in India and abroad, it offers
an excellent platform for the students to interact with scholars of different parts of the country
and outside India as well, including the scholars of China, Japan and Japan, by which they are
able to explore new areas of research and assess their capabilities of research as well. Such
conferences, regular seminars and workshops have a tremendous impact on generating and
deepening the interest of the students and researchers to venture beyond the conventional
categories of academic pursuits, such as area studies, and make them conscious of the immense
possibilities of research and career opportunities.
7. Number of students receiving JRF/SRF since 2012.
One
8. Number of students receiving Non-Net fellowship from 2012 onwards.
Nineteen
9. Significant achievement and awards received by students.
Chinese Language & Studies
Youth delegation to China – 20-29 Sept. 2011
Mr. Arjun Giri
Mr. Ashish Sachdeva
Ms. Preeti Rana
Ms. Simrat Kaur Virk
Mr. Abhishek Gupta
Ms. Parinita
UNESCO/People’s Republic of China – Great Wall Co-sponsored Fellowships Programme
2011-2012
Ms. Tahera Daud
Taiwan Language Scholarship
Ms. Jasnea Sarma
Confucius Scholarship
Mr. Khatib Ahmed Khan
Ten Chinese Language students of the Department were selected as Master Trainers for
C.B.S.E
HRD Ministry Scholarship One Year to China
Shilpa Nischal
One month 3S Program of Shanghai International Studies University
Ayushman Baruah
Madhavi Chakravarti
US-India-China initiative by Johns Hopkins University, International Field Trip to China
Bhawana Bhatnagar
US-India-China initiative by Johns Hopkins University, International Field Trip to USA
Anil Kumar
One year English Master Degree Programme in public administration at the School of
Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University, China
Antara Ghosal
Korean Language & Studies
Youth camp for Asia’s Future 2011 (Korean Embassy) 27 July 10 Aug 2011
Ms. Kanika Arora
Ms. Yumlembam Sonia Devi
Ms. Juhi Mendiratta
Mr. Purav Goswami
HRD Ministry Scholarship One Year to Korea
Grace Anna Alex
Korean Government Invitation Program for undergraduate Students from Major Partner
Countries 2012
Sushmaa Phairembam
Ashutosh Kumar Mishra
2012 Youth Camp for Asian’s Future from August 6-20, 2012 sponsored by Korean
Government
Junaid Iqbal
Shreya Singh
Rinmi Yangya
Scholarship from Delhi University
Ketan Ji Jha (KF-2) Two weeks’ trip to Korea through Dean, International
Relations, DU
HRD Ministry Scholarship One Year to China
Kanchan Kumari
Nidhi Baranwal
HUAYU Scholarship by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of China (Taiwan) from
September 1, 2013 till August 31, 2014
Ayushman Baruah
Confucius Institute Scholarship, China
Bhim Bahadur Subba
Youth delegation for future leaders of South Asia by Taiwan Government from Dec15 to
Dec 24, 2013.
Dechan wangmo
Doctoral fellowship in Chinese Studies, starting in September 2014 and sponsored jointly
by the Institute of Chinese Studies, Delhi(ICS) and the Harvard-Yenching Institute,
Cambridge, Massachusetts (HYI).
Ms. Nirmola Sharma
Japanese Language & Studies
JENESYS Programme 2011 (6-14 June 2011)
Ms. Nidhi Maini
Ms. Prerna Gandhi
Ms. Maumita Banerjee
Mr. Sanmati Jain
Japanese language Programme for outstanding students by Japan Foundation
Ms. Shweta Arora
Japan Foundation’s “Training Programme for University Students Studying Japanese” in
Japanese Language Institute, Kansai
Ms. Rajni Bajaj (MA-Japanese Post-graduated this year)
6 weeks’ Summer Programme in Sophia University, Tokyo
Mr. Gaurav Dutta (MA-EAS) II nd Year
Jenesus Programme from May 16th
to June 30th
2012
Shweta Kumari Sinha
Jenesus Programme from June 11th
to June 19th
2012
Antara Kar
Sharmishtha Singh Rawat
Grant from Japan Foundation for one Teacher & two Students for Training programme in
Japan
Dr. Ranjana Narsimhan
Piyush Ghasiya
Kavita Sharma
Two Months Japanese Language Training Program-Sponsored by Japan Foundation
Pramod Kumar Sur
Youth Exchange Project with Asian Oceania and North America Kizuna Bond Project
exchange programme for Japan (SAARC)
Aarti Dubey
KIZUNA PROJECT (The Youth –Exchange Project with Asia-Oceania and North
America)
Ms. Alisha Saikia
Mr. Ashok Vardhan Jha
Mr. Prosenjit Chakravarthy
Ms. Titas Roy
Mr. Tushar Kanti Dutta
Ms. Debolina Sarkar
Ms. Lalthlamuani Ralte
Ms. Liji James
Ms. Hemlata
Mr. Simranjit Singh Rehal
Mr. Deepesh Thakur
Ms. Anita Kumari
Mr. Kunal Dhawan
Ms. Stuti Thapliyal
Ms. Ishita Jakhmola
Youth Exchange Project with Asian Oceania and North America Kizuna Bond
Project exchange programme for Japan (SAARC)
Aarti Dubey
2013 Japanese Language Program for Overseas Students 7th May to 20th June
Mohit Tiwari
Shashi Batra
Monbukagakusho: MEXT Scholarship for Japanese Studies in Japan 2013
Stuti Thapliyal
10. Distinguished National/International awards received by faculty.
Prof. Sreemati Chakrabarti
India-China Friendship Award by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on December 15,
2010 during his visit to India.
Prof. Anita Sharma
“Kiran Achievement Award-2011” by Women International Network for
Education (Promotion of Chinese Language).
H.H. Seorak Musan Cho Oh-Hyun International creative Mind Award-2012,
Korea for contribution in the field of East Asian studies, March 3, 2012.
Life Member, International Buddha Education Institute, Regional Centre of
World Fellowship of Buddhists.
11. List of National/International MOU’s if any.
1. MoU with Mitsubishi Corporation from 10th
November 2009
(Scholarship to eight students of Rs.62500/- in an academic session)
2. MoU with M/s L.G. Electronics Ltd. from 2004-05
(Scholarship to four students of Rs.9900/- in an academic session)
3. MoU with The Academy of East Asian Studies, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea
MOU’s in process
1. National Chengchi University, Taiwan
2. Hong Kong Baptist Universities, Hong Kong
3. University of Tsukuba, Japan
4. Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India
12. Link/ID of website of Department/Institute/Centre
http://www.du.ac.in/index.php?id=259&L=0
Department of East Asian Studies Library
http://crl.du.ac.in/easl/
13. Other Relevant Information
1. We have received approval of Academic Council and Executive Council of the
University of Delhi to start M.A in Chinese and Korean Language from the next
academic year.
2. Six courses on East Asian Studies (History, Politics, Society, Culture, Economy and
International Relations) under Discipline – II in the new Four year Under Graduate
Programme have got approval of Academic Council and Executive Council of the
University of Delhi.
3. Since 2009 the Department has started the student feedback mechanism at the end of
each semester to enable students to express their views about the usefulness of a
particular course as well as the manner in which it is being taught. In addition, the
students are asked to also comment on the efficiency, expertise, punctuality, clarity
and approachability of the teachers in responding to the queries of the students inside
the class as well as outside the class. This method has enabled the Department to
monitor the efficacy of the courses. The students’ feedback also enables teachers to
change or improve their methods of teaching. In response to the feedback, the
Department has, from time to time, engaged with the students on several occasions,
on issues and taken their suggestions for improvement of the courses as well as
availability of the study materials to facilitate their studies.
4. “Beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the department include:
*Capsule course in collaboration with the Center for Air Power Studies for the
research students
*Workshops for the training of the teachers who have been engaged in teaching the
papers on Chinese, Japanese and Korean history or politics, economy or society or
international relations
*Joint collaborative conferences with other academic institutions and think tanks
*Regular Departmental Seminar
*Movie shows in the audio-visual laboratory for Chinese, Japanese and Korean
Language students to enhance their listening skills
5. Code of ethics for research followed by the department:
1. Language requirement is compulsory for the research scholars. It is a must for
them to have proficiency in any one of the East Asian Languages so that they can
use primary sources.
2. Research Methodology is a very important part of our research programmes.
Term Papers/Book Reviews are given to improve their writing ability.
Presentations are equally important.
3. Research students give all the assignments/dissertations/theses in soft copy. To
check plagiarism, these are put into Plagiarism Checker. If percentage of
copying/pasting is found to be very high, the student is disqualified from the
course.
6. Contributions of the Department in generating new knowledge, basic or applied:
The Department of East Asian Studies has, over the last 50 years of its existence
promoted two major areas of learning in the area studies, namely, studies in the fields
of culture and civilization of East Asia with particular reference to China, Japan and
Korea, and language, literature and linguistic studies of East Asia, with particular
reference to the Chinese, Japanese and Korean Languages and Literature. With the
help of research conducted by both the students and the teachers, the Department has
contributed towards a better understanding of East Asian civilization in all its various
aspects, such as society, culture, religion, history, politics, economy, international
relations, philosophy, art and aesthetics. The Department has also published books to
promote better understanding of East Asia in an interdisciplinary perspective. The
Department has also brought its own books for the purpose of teaching these
languages in the Indian context keeping the Indian students’ needs in mind.
7. Major Strengths of the Department:
*Multi-disciplinary approach, which emphasizes the need to study all the different
branches of social sciences such as history, politics, sociology, anthropology,
economics, psychology, law, international relations, etc. in order to understand
holistically the culture and civilization of East Asia.
*Comparative studies approach, which promotes studies of East Asian civilization
and culture in comparison to other civilizations such the Indian civilization and the
Western civilization, instead of studying the region in isolation.
*Language as an integral part of learning and research, which means that all the
students have to compulsorily learn at least one of the languages of East Asia in order
to be able to effectively conduct their study and research by using primary source
material as well as to understand the nuances of the culture and civilization through
the terms of their own language rather than through the translations.
*Multiple courses to cater to differential needs of the students, which means that the
Department offers two Master’s programmes, one in East Asian Studies and another
in Japanese Language and Literature, while two more Master’s Programmes, one in
Chinese Language and Literature and another in Korean Language and Literature, are
proposed to be launched shortly (they have already been passed by the Academic
Council), in addition to the six one year programmes, two each (basic and
intermediate) in Chinese language, Japanese language and Korean Language. While
the Master’s in East Asian Studies is designed to create experts in the field of area
studies, the Master’s programmes in Language and Literature are designed to promote
studies in the various aspects of language, linguistics and literature, and the six one
year courses in basic and intermediate levels of language are meant for those who
wish to become translators and interpreters in these languages to work for various
agencies, NGOs, international organizations, embassies and multinational
organizations. These language courses also serve as the eligibility requirement for
those who wish to enter into the Master’s course of the respective languages. In
addition to these, the Department also offers Master of Philosophy and Doctor of
Philosophy programmes in East Asian Studies.
*Equipped with an excellent library and an audio-visual laboratory. The library of the
Department of East Asian Studies is an unique library of its kind in India with a rich
collection on all aspects of China, Japan and Korea, which has been built over the last
fifty years and boasts of nearly one lakh collections in English, Chinese, Japanese and
Korean languages, enabling all the students and researchers from not only the
Department and the colleges of University of Delhi but also other universities, to refer
to the books, journals and primary sources related to China, Japan and Korea. The
Department is also equipped with its own state of the art audio visual laboratory with
forty consoles and all the different types of audio-visual equipments for the purposes
of training in language learning as well as creating course modules to cater to the
differential needs of the students, apart from screening the movies and documentaries
from China, Japan and Korea.
Head: Professor Anita Sharma
31 January 2014