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Advisors and Co-ordinators

Advisors and Co-ordinators

Prof. R. K. Agrawal

Chief Coordinator

Communication & Information Services

(12-08-2024 to till further orders)

rka@mail.jnu.ac.in, rkajnu@gmail.com

011-26738734

Prof. Bijoy Kumar Kuanr

Coordinator

Communication & Information Services

(26-05-2024 to 25-05-2026)

bijoykuanr@mail.jnu.ac.in, bkkuanr@gmail.com

011-26738825

Prof. Krishnendra Meena

Chief Advisor

Equal Opportunity Office

(18-10-2023 to 17-10-2025)

meenak@mail.jnu.ac.in, meena.krishnendra@gmail.com

Dr. Reeta Sony A.L.

Advisor

Equal Opportunities Office

(17-02-2023 to 16-02-2025)

reetasony@mail.jnu.ac.in

011-26704014

Prof. Shoba Sivasankaran

Advisor

Equal Opportunities Office

(18-02-2023 to 17-02-2025)

sshobha@mail.jnu.ac.in

011-26704014

Prof. Krishnendu Ghosh Dastidar

Coordinator

Exim Bank Library

(20-08-2023 to 19-08-2025)

kgd0302@mail.jnu.ac.in, krishnendu.dastidar@gmail.com

011-26704698

Prof. Brajesh Kumar Pandey

Chairperson

Health Services

rector@mail.jnu.ac.in, brajeshkumar@mail.jnu.ac.in

Dr. Nikunj Makwana

Coordinator

Health Services

(24-05-2022 till further order)

dr.nikunj@yahoo.co.in,  nikunj@mail.jnu.ac.in

Prof. Suneel Kateriya

Chairperson

Intellectual Property Management Cell

(05-05-2024 to 04-05-2026)

skateriya@jnu.ac.in

011-26704589

Prof. Bhaswati Sarkar

International Students Advisor

International Students

(06-12-2023 to 05-12-2025)

bsarkar@mail.jnu.ac.in

011-26704673

Dr. J. Jeganaathan

Chairperson

JNU Alumni Affairs

(30-01-2024 to 29-01-2026)

chamujegan@jnu.ac.in, chamujegan@mail.jnu.ac.in

011-26704014 / 26704745

Prof. Manuradha Chaudhary

Coordinator

Language Lab Complex

(21-02-2023 to 20-02-2025)

manuradha@mail.jnu.ac.in, manuradharaj@gmail.com

011-26708708/9

Dr. Preeti D Das

Chief Coordinator

Linguistic Empowerment Cell

(02-02-2024 to 01-02-2026)

preetidd@mail.jnu.ac.in, ketyusha@gmail.com

011-26704664

Dr. Sandesha Rayapa

Coordinator

Linguistic Empowerment Cell

(06-02-2024 to 05-02-2026)

sandesharayapa@jnu.ac.in, sandesha.rayapa@gmail.com

011-26704664

Dr. Shuchi Yadav

Coordinator

Media Relations

(18-03-2024 to 17-03-2026)

shuchiyadav@mail.jnu.ac.in

 

Sandip Kumar Singh

Co-coordinator

Media Relations

(18-03-2024 to 17-03-2026)

sandipksingh@jnu.ac.in, sandipksingh@mail.jnu.ac.in

 

Dr. Saurabh K. Sharma

Co-cordinator

Media Relations

(18-03-2024 to 17-03-2026)

saurabhsharma@mail.jnu.ac.in, saurabhsharma.lpu@gmail.com

 

Dr. Preeti D Das

Coordinator

National Service Scheme (NSS)

(02-09-2024 to 01-09-2026)

preetidd@mail.jnu.ac.in, ketyusha@gmail.com

011-26704221

Prof. Bandana Jha

Advisor

Rajbhasha Cell

(07-08-2024 to 06-08-2026)

jhabandana@mail.jnu.ac.in, bandana_jnu@yahoo.co.in

011-26704294/26704023

Prof. Bijoy Kumar Kuanr

Chief Coordinator

University Science Instrumentation Centre (USIC)

(07-11-2023 to 06-11-2025)

bijoykuanr@mail.jnu.ac.in, bkkuanr@gmail.com

011-26738825

Dr. Deepak Sharma

Coordinator

University Science Instrumentation Centre (USIC)

(w.e.f. 29-09-2023)

deepaksharma@mail.jnu.ac.in, dsharma7309@gmail.com

011-26742604

Dr. J. Jeganaathan

Coordinator

SWAYAM

(26-10-2023 to 25-10-2026)

chamujegan@jnu.ac.in,  chamujegan@mail.jnu.ac.in

Prof. Suneel Kateriya

Coordinator

Ayurveda Biology Program

(18-01-2024 to 17-01-2026)

skateriya@jnu.ac.in

Dr. T. Mahendar

Coordinator

Ayurveda Biology Program

(28-03-2024 to 27-03-2026)

mahendar@mail.jnu.ac.in

Prof. K. Natarajan

Coordinator

Atal Incubation Centre-Jawaharlal Nehru University Foundation for Innovation (AIC-JNUFI)

(15-05-2024 to 31-05-2025)

nat0200@mail.jnu.ac.in

011-26704512

Dr. Saurabh K. Sharma

Co-cordinator

Atal Incubation Centre-Jawaharlal Nehru University Foundation for Innovation (AIC-JNUFI)

(15-05-2024 to 31-05-2025)

saurabhsharma@mail.jnu.ac.in, saurabhsharma.lpu@gmail.com

 

   

A warm welcome to the modified and updated website of the Centre for East Asian Studies. The East Asian region has been at the forefront of several path-breaking changes since 1970s beginning with the redefining the development architecture with its State-led development model besides emerging as a major region in the global politics and a key hub of the sophisticated technologies. The Centre is one of the thirteen Centres of the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi that provides a holistic understanding of the region.

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.