Prof. Rajiv Saxena

Centre of Spanish, Portuguese, Italian & Latin American Studies

Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India

ACCOLADES & ACHIEVEMENTS

 

1.    

First & sole

recipient of “Honorary Citizen of City of Davis”, California, USA in this discipline in India.

 

2.    

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recipient of MHRD, Govt. of India project under the National Mission on Education through ICT in this discipline in India.

 

3.    

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recipient of UGC Major Research Project in this discipline in India.

 

4.    

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“Fulbright” (Senior Scholar) in this discipline in India.

 

5.    

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book in India on Teaching of Spanish as a Foreign Language dealing with Evolution and challenges in India (single author).

 

6.    

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book in India on Contemporary Peruvian poetry (single author).

 

7.    

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faculty member in Spanish discipline in India to have been invited to deliver lectures

at Ohio University, USA, University of California, USA, City University of New York, USA and Harvard University, USA.

 

8.    

Sole

translator with independent charge for the monthly magazine India Perspectivas the flagship magazine of the Ministry of External Affairs is printed in 14 languages and goes to 170 countries, disseminating interesting information about India's rich culture and tradition. (Total: 20 issues including 2 special numbers)

 

9.    

Appreciation

Received special letter of appreciation from the Vice Chancellor of JNU Late. Prof. G. K. Chadha for supervising anthology of four Spanish poets.

 

10.  

Founder in India

(Govt. University)

»     First Online Spanish Under Graduate and Post Graduate Courses

 

»     Developed Online Spanish Learning Management System

 

»     Technology Enhanced Language Learning in Spanish.

 

»     Spanish Mobile and Tab App. for Android and iOS.

 

»     Spanish Language Digital Resources Centre.

 

»     Spanish Language info-tainment.

 

 

 

 

Updated: 14 March 2017