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| name = Tan Chung |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1929|4|18}} |
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| birth_place = Matubahar, [[Johor|Johore]], [[British Malaya|Malaya]] |
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| occupation = Scholar, Sino-Indian relations specialist |
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| spouse = Huang I-Shu |
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| awards = 2010: [[Padma Bhusan]] |
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'''Tan Chung''' (born 18 April 1929, in Matubahar, [[Johor]]<ref>Chung Tan (ed.), ''In the Footsteps of Xuanzang: Tan Yun-shan and India'' (Gyan Books, 1999; {{ISBN|8121206308}}), p. 4.</ref>) is an authority on [[Chinese history]], [[Sino-Indian relations]] and cultural exchange. He has been a doyen of Chinese cultural studies in India for nearly half a century.<ref name="urlThe Hindu">{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/08/stories/2008120850870200.htm |title=The Hindu : New Delhi News : A doyen of Chinese cultural studies |work= |accessdate=2009-02-02 |location=Chennai, India |date=8 December 2008}}</ref> |
'''Tan Chung''' (born 18 April 1929, in Matubahar, [[Johor]]<ref>Chung Tan (ed.), ''In the Footsteps of Xuanzang: Tan Yun-shan and India'' (Gyan Books, 1999; {{ISBN|8121206308}}), p. 4.</ref>) is an authority on [[Chinese history]], [[Sino-Indian relations]] and cultural exchange. He has been a doyen of Chinese cultural studies in India for nearly half a century.<ref name="urlThe Hindu">{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/08/stories/2008120850870200.htm |title=The Hindu : New Delhi News : A doyen of Chinese cultural studies |work= |accessdate=2009-02-02 |location=Chennai, India |date=8 December 2008}}</ref> |
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Tan Chung taught at [[Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi|Jawaharlal Nehru University]] (JNU) and the [[University of Delhi]] for many years. His father, [[Tan Yun-Shan]] (1898-1983), was the |
Tan Chung taught at [[Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi|Jawaharlal Nehru University]] (JNU) and the [[University of Delhi]] for many years. His father, [[Tan Yun-Shan]] (1898-1983), was the founder of ''[[Cheena Bhavana]]'' at [[Visva-Bharati University]], [[Santiniketan]] and a key figure driving Nationalist China's interactions with the Indian freedom movement during the 1930s and 1940s.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Tsui|first=B.|title=The Plea for Asia--Tan Yunshan, Pan-Asianism and Sino-Indian Relations|journal=China Report|year=2010|volume=46|issue=4|pages=353–370|doi=10.1177/000944551104600403}}</ref> After Tan Chung's retirement from JNU in 1994, he worked as a Research Professor at [[Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts]], [[New Delhi]] and currently lives in [[Chicago]], United States. He has been Honorary Director of the ICS/Institute of Chinese Studies, [[New Delhi]]. |
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A conference in his honor, at the occasion of his 80th birthday, was held in [[New Delhi]] in December 2008.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://blogs.thehindu.com/delhi/?p=8163 | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu}}</ref> |
A conference in his honor, at the occasion of his 80th birthday, was held in [[New Delhi]] in December 2008.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://blogs.thehindu.com/delhi/?p=8163 | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu}}</ref> |
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Tan Chung | |
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Born | Matubahar, Johore, Malaya | 18 April 1929
Occupation | Scholar, Sino-Indian relations specialist |
Notable awards | 2010: Padma Bhusan |
Spouse | Huang I-Shu |
Tan Chung (born 18 April 1929, in Matubahar, Johor[1]) is an authority on Chinese history, Sino-Indian relations and cultural exchange. He has been a doyen of Chinese cultural studies in India for nearly half a century.[2]
In 2010, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian honour by the Govt. of India [3] and the China-India Friendship Award by the Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in the same year.[4]
Career
Tan Chung taught at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and the University of Delhi for many years. His father, Tan Yun-Shan (1898-1983), was the founder of Cheena Bhavana at Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan and a key figure driving Nationalist China's interactions with the Indian freedom movement during the 1930s and 1940s.[5] After Tan Chung's retirement from JNU in 1994, he worked as a Research Professor at Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, New Delhi and currently lives in Chicago, United States. He has been Honorary Director of the ICS/Institute of Chinese Studies, New Delhi.
A conference in his honor, at the occasion of his 80th birthday, was held in New Delhi in December 2008.[6]
In June 2013, Yunnan Academy of Social Science conferred upon him the honorary Fellowship of the Academy.[7]
In December 2013, Visva-Bharati University conferred Deshikhottama (D. Litt and the highest honor of the University) upon Professor Tan Chung.
In August 2018, Sage Published his book on understanding China, China: A 5,000-year Odyssey and has received excellent reviews from leading scholars in the world.[8]
References
- ^ Chung Tan (ed.), In the Footsteps of Xuanzang: Tan Yun-shan and India (Gyan Books, 1999; ISBN 8121206308), p. 4.
- ^ "The Hindu : New Delhi News : A doyen of Chinese cultural studies". Chennai, India. 8 December 2008. Retrieved 2 February 2009.
- ^ "This Year's Padma Awards announced" (Press release). Ministry of Home Affairs. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
- ^ http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/karan-singh-turns-down-china-award-72856.
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(help) - ^ Tsui, B. (2010). "The Plea for Asia--Tan Yunshan, Pan-Asianism and Sino-Indian Relations". China Report. 46 (4): 353–370. doi:10.1177/000944551104600403.
- ^ The Hindu. Chennai, India http://blogs.thehindu.com/delhi/?p=8163.
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(help) - ^ "我院授予谭中教授荣誉院士称号" (in Chinese). Yunnan Academy of Social Sciences. 13 June 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
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