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Mujeebur Rahman

Mujeebur Rahman

Mujeebur Rahman
Mujeebur Rahman
Professor
Centre/School/Special Centre
Centre of Arabic and African studies,
School of Language Literature and Culture Studies
Room No
106 SLL&CS New Building
Off. Phone
011-26704254, Mobile: 9810426988
Residence
House No. 561, Block-C, Paschimabad, JNU
Email
m_rahman@mail.jnu.ac.in, mujeeburrahman1972@gmail.com
Personal Webpage
http://www.jnu.ac.in
Qualifications

* Ph.D in Arabic, from JNU, 2004
* Title of the Ph.D Thesis: A Comparative Study of Social Themes in Arabic and Urdu Novels (1900-1950)
* M. Phil in Arabic from JNU, 1998
* M. A. in Arabic from JNU, 1995
* M.A. in Modern History from JMI, New Delhi, 1993
* B. A. History (H) from JMI, 1991
* Almiat from Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama, Lucknow, 1988
* Advance Diploma in Modern Arabic from JMI, 1991 

Areas of Interest/Specialization

* Modern Arabic Prose, Novel,

* Modern Literary and Critical Theories,

* Communication Skills in Arabic
* Translation and Interpretation

Experience

Over 24 Years

* Lecturer in the Department of Arabic, Assam University, Silchar, Assam from 16 April 1997 to 04 December 2001
* Assistant Professor in the Center of Arabic and African Studies, SLL&CS, JNU from 5/12/2001 to 20/07/2006
* Associate Professor in the same Centre from 21/07/2006 to 20/07/2012

* Professor in the same Centre from 21/07/2012

* Chairperson of the Centre from 01.04.2014 to 31.03.2014

Awards & Honours

Awards/ achievements/ membership of bodies:

  1. Received Presidential Award “Maharshi Badrayan Vyas Samman” for young scholars for substantial contribution to Arabic in 2012.
  2. Selected for the International Leadership program of the US State Department in 2002 for a 22-day visit to US Academic institutions and interaction with academics.
  3. National Excellence Award (2021) by Kerala based journal “Al-Nahda”
  4. Rendered interpretation services for the Honorable Prime Minister P.M. Shri Narendra Modi on a number of occasions and also for former President of India Shri Pranab Mukherjee and other national and international dignitaries.
  5. "Supreme Roll of Honor" awarded by the International Organization of Creativity for Peace, London
  6. Chairperson of the Center of Arabic and African Studies, SLL&CS, JNU (2014-2016)
  7. Chief Editor of the Online Arabic Quarterly Refereed Research Journal “Hilal Al-Hind” since January 2021.
  8. Chief Editor of India’s first online quarterly refereed journal for Creative literature in Arabic “Qutoof Alhind” Journal since January 2022.
  9. Chief Editor of CAAS Annual Journal “Dirasat Arabia” (2014-2016)
  10. Member of the academic/ Scientific / Editorial boards /committees of a number of international journals published from the Arab world.
  11. Member of Board of Studies/ Committee on Studies in several Indian universities.

International Collaboration/Consultancy

N/A

Best Peer Reviewed Publications

Best 05 Peer Reviewed Publications:

*          “Al-Weshah al-Mudannas” Arabic translation of Phaneshwar Nath Renu’s classic Hindi novel “Maila Aanchal”, published by the Kalima Project of Translation, Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Center, Abu Dhabi, UAE, Pages: 525, 2021, ISBN: 978-9948-33-153-7

*          “Nahrunnar”, Arabic Translation of the award-winning Urdu novel “Aag ka darya” by Qurratul Ain Haidar”, Kalima Project of Translation, Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Center, Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Tourism, Abu Dhabi, UAE, Pages: 623, 2019, ISBN: 978-99-483-7662-0

*          "Fikratul Hind”, Arabic translation of Sunil Khilnani’s book “The idea of India” published by KALIMA’ (Abu Dhabi) for Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage and India Arab Cultural Centre, JMI, New Delhi, 2009, ISBN: 978—0-14-303246-5 No. f pages:288

*          “Mawatin al- Hadatha” Arabic Translation of Dipesh Chakrabarty’s “Habitations of Modernity” published by ‘KALIMA’ (Abu Dhabi) for Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage and India Arab Cultural Centre, JMI, New Delhi, 2011, August 2009. ISBN: 978-9948-01-284-9

*              “Communication Skills: Listening and Speaking -1]” One Block (comprising 100 pages) [BAL-002- of the Certificate of Arabic language program of IGNOU, New Delhi, 2010. ISBN: 978-81-266-4898-6

Recent Peer Reviewed Journals/Books
  1. “Riwayatu Al-Wishah Al-Mudannas: Dirasah fi al-qadhaya al-ijtemaiyyah wa-alsiysasiyyah wa-al thaqafiyyah” (Social, Political and Cultural Issues in the novel “Maila Anchal” by Faneshwar Nath Renu), Majallah Al-hind (Al Hind Journal), January-March, vol -11, Issue 1, 2022., Maulana Azad Ideal Educational Trust, Bolpur, West Bengal, India ISSN: 2321-7928, pp. 257-280
  2.  Attarjama bain al-lughtain al-arabiyyah wa-al-urdiyah fi-al-hind (Translation between Arabic and Urdu languages in India), Majalla-al-Hind (Arabic Quarterly Peer Reviewed Journal), Maulana Azad Ideal Educational Trust, Bolpur, West Bengal, India, Vol-9, Issue No. 2-3, April-September, 2020, ISSN- 2321-7928, pp 440-471
  3. Al-professor Faizanullah Farooqi: Haytuhu wa Atharuhu al-I’lmiyyah (Professor Faizanullah Farooqi: Life and academic contributions) Majalla-al-Hind (Arabic Quarterly Peer Reviewed Journal), Maulana Azad Ideal Educational Trust, Bolpur, West Bengal, India, Vol-10, Issue no-2, April-June, 2021, ISSN-No. 2321-7928, pp 11-29
  4. “Al-Sayyid Al-Haqeeqi” (The Real Master) Arabic short story published in the “Hilal Alhind Journal” an online quarterly electronic refereed Research Journal, Vol-1, Issue-04, October-December, 2021 ISSN: 2582-9254
  5. “Adhab Al-Zameer” (The Punishment of Conscience), Arabic short story published in the “Qutoof Alhind” online quarterly refereed Creative Arabic Journal, Vol-1, Issue-01, January-March, 2022.
Patents (if any)

N/A

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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.