CSSEIP, SSS organises Second Prof. Sabyasachi Bhattacharya Memorial Lecture

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CSSEIP, SSS organises Second Prof. Sabyasachi Bhattacharya Memorial Lecture

Event From Date

14/12/2022

Event End Date

14/12/2022

Event Title

CSSEIP, SSS organises Second Prof. Sabyasachi Bhattacharya Memorial Lecture

Event Details

Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy

organises The Second Prof. Sabyasachi Bhattacharya Memorial Lecture

Social Transformation in Modern Bengal as Reflected in Sabyasachi Bhattacharya Writings

on 14th December 2022 at 11am

in Room No. 402, CSSEIP, SSS-I

Programme

Speaker: Prof. Arun Bandopadhyay
History & Archaeological Secretary,
The Asiatic Society Kolkata and
Former Nurul Hasan Profesor of History &
Dean of Arts, Calcutta University

Chair: Prof. Amar Farooqui
Department of History
University of Delhi

Vote of Thanks: Prof. Yagati Chinna Rao
Chairperson, CSSEIP, SSS, JNU

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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.

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