Tan Chung (born 1929) is an authority on Chinese history, Sino-Indian relations and cultural exchange. Chung has been a doyen of Chinese cultural studies in India for nearly half a century.[1]
In 2010, he was awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian honour by the Govt. of India [2] and the China-India Friendship Award by the Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao in the same year.[3]
Career
Tan Chung taught at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and the University of Delhi for many years. His father, Tan Yunshan (1898-1983), was the Founding Director of the Department of Chinese Language and Culture "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.[4] 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, USA. 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.[5]
Publications
A representative sampling of Prof. Tan's essays, (unpublished) talks, and links to his books may be found at and through his personal profile at the svAbhinava website.[6] China and the brave new world, triton and dragon
Recently, Prof. Tan Chung also edited a booked entitled "Tagore and China" which was published by Sage Publications.[7] 2011 marks the 150th birth anniversary of noble Laureate Rabindranath Tagore and this book is a timely work to understand Gurudeva Tagore's love, passion and support for Chinese culture and civilization.[8]
References
- ^ "The Hindu : New Delhi News : A doyen of Chinese cultural studies". Chennai, India. 8 December 2008. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
- ^ "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.
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