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Sigamani Panneer

Sigamani Panneer

Sigamani Panneer
Sigamani Panneer
Professor
Centre/School/Special Centre
Centre for the Study of Law and Governance
Room No
15
Residence
+91-9716074575
Email
sigamani@mail.jnu.ac.in, panneersigamani@gmail.com
Personal Webpage
https://jnu.ac.in/content/sigamani
Qualifications
  1. Postdoctoral Fellowship (PDF), (Research area: Occupational health policy), Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota (Twin Cities Campus), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
  2. Ph.D. & M.Phil. - Research area-New Public Management in Healthcare, Centre of Social Medicine and Community Health, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India.
  3. M.A. (Public Administration), University of Madras, Chennai, India.
  4. M.A. (Social Work with spl in Community Development), (Sacred Heart College), University of Madras, Chennai, India
  5.  Post Graduate Diploma (Business Administration), Pondicherry University, Pondicherry.
  6. B.A. (Economics), (Sacred Heart College), University of Madras, Chennai, India
  7. UGC NET in Public Administration and Social Work.

 

Executive education (selected)

  1. Faculty Development Programme (Corporate Governance), Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIMB)-2007.
  2. Executive Education Course in Digital Transformation (Government Transformation), Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, (ISB) - 2022.
  3. Leadership Development Program (LDP) for Sr level teachers, HRDC, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli (2022)
  4. Mentor Orientation Training Programme- Mentoring of Faculty of UGC: Non-Technical Higher Education Institutions/Universities, National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research (NITTTR), Chennai, 2021.
Areas of Interest/Specialization
  1. New public management, public policy and management  
  2. State, civil society, non-profit management     
  3. Public health law, health system management, global health diplomacy  
  4. Green governance, environmental law (disaster risk reduction management and climate change adaptation strategies)
  5. Regulatory governance, law, violence and politics (GBV)
  6. Public private partnerships, multistakeholders participation  
  7. Corporate Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility
  8. Human Resource Management, happiness & wellbeing for sustainable development
Experience

Teaching and Research Experience: 19 Years

  1. Professor, Centre for the Study of Law and Governance, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi (2023 onwards)
  2. Professor and Head, Department of Social Work, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Central University of Tamil Nadu, (CUTN), Thiruvarur, 2019-2023
  3. Associate Professor  & Head, Department of Social Work, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, CUTN, 2016-19.
  4. Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, Faculty of Social Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi, 2006-16.
  5. Research Assistant, Faculty of Management Studies (FMS), University of Delhi, 2004- 06. Project Title- Health Sector Reforms-Public Private Partnerships in Provisioning of Healthcare Services to the Poor, in Collaboration with the Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, Netherlands, Indo-Dutch Programme on Alternatives to Development India funded the research study.
Awards & Honours
  1. Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) for Ph.D. awarded by UGC, New Delhi, India, 2004.
  2. Raman Postdoctoral Fellowships for Indian Scholars in United States for the year 2013-2014, awarded by UGC, New Delhi, India.
  3. Fellow, Royal Society for Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, London (2022).
  4. Fellow, Royal Society for Public Health, London (2022).
  5. Visiting Research Professor, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, (Twin Cities Campus), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA (2013- 2018)/ Indo-US project.
  6. Visiting Professor, the College of History and Culture, and the Advanced College of Applied Anthropology, Jishou University, Jishou, Hunan province, China (2015-2018).
  7. Guest Professor, Centre of Business Anthropology, School of Continuing g Education, Tianjin University of Finance and Economics, Tianjin, China (2015- 2018).
  8. Workshop at Johns Hopkins    University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA, (Society for Epidemiologic Research Workshop in Healthcare), 2013.
  9. GSSPS financial support for International Summer School in Beyond New Public Management, sponsored and organized by Doctoral School in Political Science and International Relations and Doctoral School in Sociology and Political Science-University of Turin and Graduate School in Social and Political Sciences-University of Milan and Carlo Alberto, Italy (2011).
  10. DAAD financial support for International Summer School in International Public Health, University of Bielefeld, Germany (2007).
  11. Mentor Professor, Dept. of Social Work, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore (2022-23)
  12. Visiting Professor, Department of Management Studies, Sacred Heart College (Autonomous), Affiliated to Thiruvalluvar University, Vellore (2015-19)
International Collaboration/Consultancy
  1. University of Minnesota (Twin Cities Campus), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA for Indo-US 21st Century Knowledge initiative Collaborative project and Global Spotlight International Research Major Grant, award thorough the Global programs and Strategy Alliance (GPS) for the year 2014
  2. University of North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina, USA (invited talks 2014 &16)
  3. Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA (invited talks, 2016)
  4. Solent University, Southampton, UK (joint Faculty Development Programme on Transdisciplinary Research, 2021)
  5. University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK, 2022 (joint minor research project and publications)  
  6. Nelson Mandela University, South Africa for joint International Symposium-Cum consultative workshop on: Comparative Social Welfare Policies and Non-Profit Management in South Africa and India (2023).
  7. Jishou University, Hunan province, China (invited talks, 2015)
  8. College of Economics, Minzu University of China, (invited talks, 2017)
  9. Tianjin University of Finance and Economics, Tianjin, China (invited talks, 2015)
  10. Kolping University of Applied Science, Lithuania (2022) for a joint conference
Best Peer Reviewed Publications

Journals

  1. Panneer, S., et al. (2022). The Great Lockdown in the Wake of COVID-19 and Its Implications: Lessons for Low and Middle-Income Countries. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(1), 610:1-15 https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19010610
  2. Panneer, S., et al. (2021). Multistakeholder Participation in Disaster Management-The Case of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Healthcare, 9(2), 1-19,   https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9020203
  3. Priya M, Harry A Lando and Sigamani P, (2018), Assessment of Tobacco Consumption and Control in India, Indian Journal of Clinical Medicine, (Sage publications), 9:1-8, https://doi.org/10.1177/1179916118759289
  4. Panneer, S, & Mathur, S. (2016). Problems and prospects of occupational health infrastructure in India. The Indian Journal of Labour Economics (Springer Nature publications), 59(1), 165-170, https://doi.org/10.1007/s41027-016-0050-3
  5. Panneer, S, (2015), Delivering Health Services under New Public Management: Is It a Good Model for Emerging Economies?, Indian Journal of Public Administration (Sage publications), New Delhi, India, , LXI (1):160-168, https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0019556120150111
  6. Gurumurthy R and P. Sigamani, (2014), Occupational Health, Safety and Infrastructure in India - The Need for Reform, Economic and Political Weekly, Mumbai, India, Vol XLIX No 47:26-28,https://www.epw.in/journal/2014/47/commentary/occupational-health-and-safety-india.html
  7. Panneer, S., et al (2022). The Second Wave of COVID-19 and Beyond. Economic and Political Weekly, 57(2): 21- 24,  https://www.epw.in/journal/2022/2/commentary/second-wave-covid-19-and-beyond.html
  8. Priya M, H Lando and P Sigamani, (2017), Taxation on Tobacco in India: Tool for Tobacco Control, Economic and Political Weekly, Mumbai, India, 52(15), 20-23, https://www.epw.in/journal/2017/15/commentary/taxation-tobacco-india.html  
  9. Mehta, A. R., Panneer, S., Ghosh-Jerath, S., & Racine, E. F. (2017). Factors Associated With Extended Breastfeeding in India, Journal of Human Lactation, (Sage publications), 33(1), 140–148, https://doi.org/10.1177/0890334416680179
  10. Panneer, S., and Shradha M, (2016), Corporate Social Responsibility in Healthcare Service Delivery in India - A Review, Journal of Economic and Social Development, 12(1): 109-115.
  11. Panneer, S., (2012), Contextualizing New Public Management: Who Makes and Who Benefits from New Model of State Management, Indian Journal of Public Administration (Sage publications), Volume No. LVIII, No 4, PP 687-697, https://doi.org/10.1177/0019556120120405
  12. Panneer, S., (2007), Relevance of Public Sector Reforms in Health Care Services; A Case of India. Journal of Health and Development, New Delhi, India, Vol. No. 3, Issue No. 3 and 4: Pages 49-56.

 

Books

  1. Panneer, S, et al. (eds), 2019, Health, Safety and Well-Being of Workers in the Informal Sector in India- Lessons for Emerging Economies, (Springer Nature publications), https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-13-8421-9?noAccess=true
  2. Panneer, S, et al (2022), Disaster Risk Reduction and Management in India-Emerging Challenges and Way Forward, Bloomsbury, New Delhi, India https://www.bloomsbury.com/in/disaster-risk-reduction-and-management-in-india-9789354357572/

 

Books Chapters

  1. Panneer, S., S Sekhar, (2023), Involvement of Community in Disaster Management, in First Series of Compendium in pursuance of the Honourable Prime Minister's Agenda 3 pertaining to the 'Role of Women in Disaster Risk Management'., New Delhi, National Institute of Disaster Management.
  2. Panneer, S, et al (2021). Beyond the COVID-19 Crisis and Global Health Diplomacy, in Urban Health- Emerging Public Health Perspectives, Global South Strategies, Mangalore, India.
  3. Panneer, S., 2019, Health and Safety of Women Workers in Informal Sector: Evidences from Construction and Beedi Rolling Works in India in Health, Safety and Well-Being of Workers in the Informal Sector in India-Lessons for Emerging Economies, (Springer Nature publications), Singapore, pp 61-75  https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8421-9_6
  4. Panneer, S., et al. (2020). Paradigm Shift in Social Work Practices in India and China—Lessons for Emerging Economies in Social Welfare in India and China (Palgrave Macmillan publications), https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5648-7_4   
  5. Panneer, S., el al, (2020), Evidence Based Practice– A Methodology for Sustainable Models in the Helping Professions in Social Work Education and Practice- Perspectives from India and Australia, (Springer Nature publications), pp161-171. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-15-9797-8_12,
  6. Panneer, S. and Shardha M, 2017, Health and Safety of Non-Agricultural Laborers in India -Need for Occupational Health System Management, in Economic Development and Social Sector Inequality, Bloomsbury Prime publications, New Delhi, India.

 

Book Review

  1. Panneer, S. (2021). The ‘Population Problem’ in Pacific Asia, European Journal of Social Work, (Taylor and Francis publications), 24:5, 925-927, https://doi.org/10.1080/13691457.2021.1904560
  2. Panneer, S. & P. Udhayakumar (2022) Gendered domestic violence and abuse in popular culture, European Journal of Social Work, (Taylor and Francis publications),  https://doi.org/10.1080/13691457.2022.2035894

 

E-letters

  1. Bhatt Lekha, Panneer Sigamani and Kantanameni Komali, (2021), RE: COVID-19 -New Delta plus: Concerns for a timely strategic move in managing greatest threat and beyond, Science, Vol. 372, Issue 6549, pp. 1375-1376, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) publication https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.372.6549.1375
  2. Panneer, S., et al (2021). RE: COVID-19 Second Wave-Rural India. Science, 372 (6542), 552-553, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) publication https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.372.6542.552

 

Encyclopaedia papers

  1. Tian Robert, Sigamani Panneer and S. Malhotra, 2018, Business Anthropology, in International Encyclopedia of Anthropology, (Wiley publications), https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118924396.wbiea1344
  2. Sreya, S.P., Panneer, S. (2020). Manual Scavengers and Sustainable Development. In Decent Work and Economic Growth. Encyclopaedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (Springer Nature publications), 671–683. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95867-5_59
Recent Peer Reviewed Journals/Books
  1. Panneer, S., et al. (2023), Impact of Three Waves of the COVID-19 on Students of Higher Education Institutions- Challenges and Way Forward, Social Development Issues, 45(2):1-29 (Michigan University Publications - https://journals.publishing.umich.edu/sdi/article/id/4342/),doi: https://doi.org/10.3998/sdi.4342.
  2. Kantamaneni, K., Li, Q., Wu, H., Zhu, M., Apostolopoulou, A., Xu, W.,Sigamani Panneer & Pushparaj, R. R. B. (2023). Towards a Combined Physical and Social Evaluation of Climate Vulnerability in Coastal Urban Megacities. Water, 15(4), 712; https://doi.org/10.3390/w15040712
  3. Panneer, S., (2022), Assessing and Prioritizing Need for the Occupational Health Infrastructure in India, Indian Journal of Public Administration (Sage publications), New Delhi, India, 68 (4): 723-729, https://doi.org/10.1177/00195561221097955
  4. Panneer, S., et al. (2022). Health, Economic and Social Development Challenges of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Strategies for Multiple and Interconnected Issues. Healthcare 10(5), 770: 1-17, https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10050770
  5. Kantamaneni, K., Panneer, S., Krishnan, A. et al. (2022), Appraisal of climate change and cyclone trends in Indian coastal states: a systematic approach towards climate action. Arabian Journal of Geosciences (Springer nature publications), 15, 814,  https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-022-10076-8

 

Research supervision

  1. Research projects completed-8 (including ICSSR, UGC, ICMR, MGNCRE, UoM funded projects)
  2. Post-doctoral supervision- 4
  3. PhD thesis guidance- 8
  4. PG dissertation guidance - 110
  5. PhD thesis external evaluation-20 Nos
  6. Doctoral committee member- more than 15 universities
  7. D.Litt.-external examiner
  8. Board of Studies (BoS) member-more than 20 universities/institutions   

 

Editorial board- Associate editor

  1. SN Social Sciences journal, published by Springer Nature publications
  2. Sustainability (special issue)- MDPI publications

 

Co- editor (s)
International Journal of Business Anthropology, Issues from 2015 6(1)-2019

Peer review/editor/ reviewer (selected)

  1. BMJ (Open)
  2. The International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (Elsevier publications)
  3. BMC- public health- Springer Nature publications.
  4. SN Social Sciences journal, published - Springer Nature publications.
  5. Sage Open Access Journal
  6. PLOS One
  7. Springer: Book proposals review
  8. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  9. Indian Journal of Public Health, Reviewer- Special issue on COVID-19
  10. Journal Social Glance (Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities)

 

Administrative responsibilities (Selected)

  1. Dean, School of Behavioral Sciences, Central University of Tamil Nadu, (CUTN), Thiruvarur (2022-2023).
  2. Head, Department of Social Work, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, CUTN (2016-2023).
  3. Transparency Audit Officer, CUTN (2020-23)
  4. Nodal Officer, Direct Admission of Students Abroad (DASA), CUTN.
  5. Coordinator, International Students Cell- International Admissions, CUTN.
  6. Court, member, CUTN
  7. Founder and Coordinator, M.A (Public Policy and Governance), curriculum development committee, CUTN
  8. Founder and Coordinator, Centre for Happiness, CUTN.
  9. Founder, Centre for Disaster Management, CUTN
  10. Founder and Coordinator, Department of Applied Psychology, CUTN
  11. Founder and Chairperson, Anti-Tobacco Cell, CUTN.
  12. Chairperson, PhD regulation and revision committee, CUTN.
  13. Member- Fourth Academic Council, CUTN.
  14. Fulbright Campus Representative, CUTN.
  15. Member, National education policy implementation committee, CUTN.
  16. Member, University Industry Consultancy Centre management committee, CUTN.
  17. Member and Chairperson (sub-committee), Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), CUTN.
  18. Member, Official Language Implementation Committee, CUTN
  19. Member, ICC/CASH- Internal Complaints Committee/ Committee against Sexual Harassment, CUTN.

 

Conferences/ workshops designed and organized/ Programme Director (selected)

  1. International Conference on Relevance of Policy Reforms on Development: Challenges before Emerging Economies, during February 24-26, 2011. Thematic area(s) of the conference were; poverty, unemployment, healthcare & development, education, social security, environment, sustainable development, housing and sanitation and public sector reforms strategies and selected applications. Delegates participated from across India, United States of America, Germany, South Africa, Brazil, Wales, Scotland, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Iran, South Korea, Australia, Singapore, and the Netherlands. Sponsors of the conference include ICSSR, University Grants Commission (UGC), Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Power Grid Corporation of India Limited, etc.
  2. Short-term course on Research Methodology for Ph.D. (Social Sciences) Students, from 1 -10 December 2012, sponsored by Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi.
  3. International Summer School on “Research Methodology in Public Health”, from February 16 to 17, 2015, in association with School of Public Health, University of Minnesota (Twin Cities Campus), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
  4. International Conference on “Public Health Infrastructure in Transition: Challenges and A Way Forward”, from February 18 to 20, 2015, in association with School of Public Health, University of Minnesota (Twin Cities Campus), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
  5. International Consultative Workshop on “Assessing and Prioritizing Need for Occupational Health Infrastructure in India”, in association with the Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota (Twin Cities Campus), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA dates from July 6-7 2015.
  6. National Conference on Health, Safety and Wellbeing of Workers in Unorganized/Informal Sector, from 23rd -24th March 2017, Department of Social Work, Central University of Tamil Nadu.
  7. International Winter School & Faculty Development Programme on Grant Proposal & Scientific Writing in Health Services Research Under the Indo-US 21st Century Knowledge Initiatives Project, (February 23rd-24th, 2017). Jointly Organized By Department of Social Work, Faculty of Social Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi, India & Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota (Twin Cities Campus), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
  8.  International Winter School Faculty Development Program on Evidence Synthesis of Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research-Under the Indo-US 21st Century Knowledge Initiatives Project February 19th -25th 2018
  9. National Conference on Modernization & Sustainable Social Policy: Challenges, Prospects & Strategies, (14 -15 February, 2018), Dept. of Social Work, CUTN
  10. National Conference-Cum-Workshop on Road Traffic Injury and Public Health Importance (Funded by Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi), February 1 & 2, 2018
  11. International Faculty Development Programme on Public Health Communication, 14th & 16th January 2019 at New Delhi , Jointly Organized by Department of Social Work, Faculty of Social Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi, India; Division of Environmental Health Sciences, Scholl of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA & Department of Social Work, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur (Under the Indo-US 21st Century Knowledge Initiatives Project)
  12. International conference on “Emerging Trends and Challenges in Environmental and Occupational Health”, 17th & 18th January 2019 at New Delhi , Jointly Organized by Department of Social Work, Faculty of Social Sciences, Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi, India; Division of Environmental Health Sciences, Scholl of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA & Department of Social Work, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur (Under the Indo-US 21st Century Knowledge Initiatives Project)
  13. National Conference-cum-Symposium on Interfaith Dialogue on Communal Harmony and National Integration, Organized By Department of Social Work, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur -05, Tamil Nadu, India. In Collaboration with National Foundation for Communal Harmony (An autonomous organization under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India), 15th and 16th October, 2019.
  14. Joint National Conference on Public Health Challenges of Tropical Diseases- Moving towards Universal Access, Date: 13th-14th February, 2020, funded by WHO (SEARO) and ICSSR.
  15. Emerging Challenges For Disaster Risk Reduction: New Strategy And 15th Finance Commission, National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM), Ministry of Home Affairs | Govt. of India, New Delhi, (27th -29th MAY 2021)
  16. Training programme on Child Centric Disaster Risk Reduction,  National Institute of Disaster Management (Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India, New Delhi) dates 28-30 March 2022
  17. National Level Pre-event Workshop on Disaster Research and Knowledge Management (For the 3rd meeting of National Platform for Disaster Risk Reeducation on the theme of Building Local Resilience in Changing Climate on March 10-11, 2023) workshop date: 25/02/2023 – Lead Agency- National Institute of Disaster Management, New Delhi, Organized by Center for Disaster Management & Departments of Social Work and Department of Geography, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur-05 In Association with TNSDMA, MoHRD, DST and MoES
  18. Residential Training Program on Happy Station Officers, Joint initiative of Tamil Nadu Police, Central Zone, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences, Bangalore & M.S Chellamuthu Trust and Research Foundation, Madurai In Association with Department of Social Work, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur, Dates: 21/07/2023 - 22/07/2023.

 

Membership With Professional Associations (selected)

  1. Indian Institute of Public Administration-life member.
  2. Delhi Management Association- life member.
  3. National Human Resource Development Network- life member.
  4. International Public Management Network - member.
  5. Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management -member.
  6. Indian Public Health Association- life member.
  7. Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine - life member.
  8. National Association of Professional Social Workers- Life member
  9. Indian Society of Professional Social Work - Life member

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.