PERIYAR HOSTEL DAKSHINAPURAM

Periyar Hostel is a boys hostel named after the river Periyar of Kerala. It was constructed in the early 1970’s and is amongst the oldest hostels in JNU. It is situated in Dakshinapuram in close proximity of the Godavari and Kaveri Hostels. Its residents have a definite advantage over many other hostels due to its appropriate location. It is at a walking distance (within 500 -700m) from almost all the major facilities in the campus such as the Academic Complex, the Administrative Complex, the University Library, University Shopping Centre, University Health Centre, Students Activity Centre (having indoor badminton court) and the University Stadium. The State Bank of India equipped with three ATMs is situated right next to it, as also the Neelgiri shopping complex which houses several useful small shops such as the cycle repair shop, the cobbler shop, the fruit juice shop, the laundry and the Neelgiri Dhabha.

The hostel has two wings – east and west, each having four floors (i.e. Ground, 1st, 2nd and 3rd), with disabled friendly structures including the toilets. A lift is also expected to be installed shortly in the west wing of the hostel to enable the disabled students to access their rooms with ease. The hostel has sufficient water supplies for its residents, with an underground sump for water storage. It provides mess facility to its residents throughout the year, and has several facilities such as the Badminton Court, a mini Gym, Table Tennis Room, Reading Room, Common Room and Visitor’s Room, to offer to its residents. The hostel also has power back facility for its dining hall and the staircases in each wing. A number of Banyan and Neem trees within its premises provide it a green ambience.

The residents of Periyar Hostel come from diverse social, economic, cultural, regional, religious and educational backgrounds which make the hostel a very vibrant place for debates, discussions, cultural and academic activities, enriching the residents in terms of their personality skills. Not surprising, alumni of Periyar Hostel have been successful in making a mark for themselves in various spheres of life. During the hostel night celebrations every year, the hostel organises a meeting of Periyar Hostel Alumni in addition to cultural and sports activities. The hostel has strong democratic traditions, and each year its residents elect a Hostel President, six Hostel Committee Members and six Mess Secretaries through very keenly fought elections but in a very cordial and environment friendly (no paper usage in campaigning) manner.

Employees:

The Wardens

S.No.	Name of Hostel Administration	Designation
1.	Dr. Birendra Nath Prasad	Sr. Warden
2.	Dr. Tapan Kumar Bihari	Mess Warden
3.	Dr. Buddha Singh	Sanit. & Maint.
4.	Dr. Gajendra Pratap Singh	Recreation & Health

The Office Staff

S. No.	Name of Office Staff	Designation
1.	Om Prakash Sain	Office Incharge
2.	Geeta Gupta	Caretaker
3.	Vacant	Cashier

The Mess Staff

S.No.	Name of staff (Shri/Smt./Ms.)		Designation

1	Bharat S. Rawat	Mess Supervisor (Contractual)
2	Pawan Kumar Patel	Mess Supervisor (Contractual)
3	Ram Kala	Cook
4	Jitendra Kumar	Cook
5	Gautam Rao	Cook
6	Vijay Saw	Cook
7	Pratap Chand	Cook (Contractual)
8	Jai Prakash	Mess Helper
9	O.P. Tiwari	Mess Helper
10	Rajendra Singh	Mess Helper
11	B.P. Yadav	Mess Helper
12	Meena Kumari	Mess Helper
13	Vijay Pal	Mess Helper
14	Vijay Singh	Mess Helper (Contractual)
15	Jagaram	Mess Helper (Contractual)
16	Chetu	Mess Helper (Contractual)
17	Rakesh	Mess Helper (Contractual)
18	Vinod	Mess Helper (Contractual)
19	Pritam	Mess Helper (Contractual)
20	Manju	Mess Helper (Contractual)
21	Dharnidhar	Mess Helper (Contractual)
22	Ramroop Yadav	Mess Helper (Contractual)
23	Suresh Kumar	Mess Helper (Contractual)
24	Harnarayan	Mess Helper (Contractual)
25	Ramchandra	Mess Helper (Contractual)
26	Ramji Patel	Mess Helper (Contractual)

The Sanitation Staff

1	Prem Pal	Sanitary Guide (Contractual)
2	Raja Ram	Safaikarmchari
3	Ajay Kumar	Sanitation Staff (Contractual)
4	Arjun	Sanitation Staff (Contractual)
5	Vikas	Sanitation Staff (Contractual)
6	Nitin	Sanitation Staff (Contractual)
7	Jairam	Sanitation Staff (Contractual)
8	Mahabir	Sanitation Staff (Contractual)

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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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Wardens

Senior Warden
Dr. Buddha Singh
Mess Warden
Dr. Tapan Kumar Bihari
Warden (Maintenance and Sanitation)
Dr. Birendra Nath Prasad
Warden (Health and Recreation)
Dr. Gajendra Pratap Singh