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SS&IS organises a lecture by Shri Rajiv Malhotra

SS&IS organises a lecture by Shri Rajiv Malhotra

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School of Sanskrit and Indic Studies

 

organising a talk by

 

Shri Rajiv Malhotra

President, Infinity Foundation, Honorary Professor, Center of Media Studies, SSS, JNU
 
 
on
 

Future of Indic Studies

 

Chair - Dr. Sanjay Mishra, Advisor/Scientist G, DST, Govt of India
 
 
Date - 6/11/2018
Time - 11 am
Venue - Conference room, School of Sanskrit and Indic Studies
 
 
Abstract: This talk will first summarize Indian contributions to one specific Western scientific discipline. These are well documented and acknowledged in the West, but have not been organized into a systematic body of knowledge in the History of Science. Worse still, this influence is barely taught in India. Then the talk will discuss some of the frontiers of scientific & technological research that can revolutionize the future of humanity. These research pursuits can be seen as "moon shots", meaning high risk and very high impact areas. The speaker will address: How do Indic traditions relate to these issues and how could we contribute to them? Are these threats or opportunities for us, or both? Are Indian researchers going to participate constructively, or become consumers of Western discoveries?
 
 
Tea & snacks (and special chocolates for Diwali) will be served  
 

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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.

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.