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RESEARCH PROJECTS

RESEARCH PROJECTS

Research Projects of the Faculties (2013-2024)

 

Ongoing Projects:

1.    Dr. Kh. Bijoykumar Singh. Social and Cultural Context of Informal Economy: A Study of Women Street Vendors in Imphal and Shillong Cities in North East India’. ICSSR Funded, 2021-2022.

 

Completed Projects:

  1. Prof. Bhagat Oinam, ‘Mysticism and spirituality in the indigenous religions of North East India’ ICSSR Funded, 2019-2020.

  2. Prof. Vinay Kumar Rao, ‘Imaging the Artistic Elements of Gangetic Valley in Sculptural Art of Assam’, ICSSR Funded, 2017-2020.

  3. Dr. Rakhee Bhattacharjee, ‘Connectivity Infrastructure under Act East Policy: A Study on Road Infrastructure in North East Indian Borderland’, UPE-II/JNU funded, 2018-2019

  4. Dr.Kh. Bijoykumar Singh, ‘From Moral Economy to Market Economy: Transformation of Peasantry in North East India’, UPE-II/JNU funded, 2018-2019.

  5. Dr.LipokmarDzuvichu, ‘History in Images: The making of Naga visual archive, 1850s–2010s’, UPE-II/JNU funded, 2017-2019.

  6. Dr. G. Amarjit Sharma, ‘Extraction Economy and the Technology of Governance: A Study of Oil Explorations & Public Resentment in Manipur’, UPE-II/JNU funded, 2017-2019.

  7. Dr. Manjeet Baruah, ‘Oil and the Making of a Resource Frontier in Colonial Assam 1881–1955’, UPE-II/JNU funded, 2017-2019.

  8. Dr. G. Amarjit Sharma, ‘State, developmental schemes and local powers: A study of Tribal areas of India’s Northeast’ ICSSR Funded, 2015-16.

  9. Dr. G. Amarjit Sharma, ‘Making Women count for Peace: Gender, Empowerment and Conflict in South Asia’, PRIO, OSLO-Norway funded, 2013-2015.

     

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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.