Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c14.s3.t2: India-China Goodwill Mission
Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c14.s3.t2
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India-China Goodwill Mission
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There were series of goodwill missions between India and China such as one led by venerable Tai Xu in January-February 1940 and another led by Dai Jitao, president of the examination Yuan
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*Picture of Tai Chi-tao*
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of the Nationalist government in March-April, 1943 to India. There were also private and semi-official missions to India in 1940s and 1950s. One such mission had been led by Ding Xiling and Xie Bingxin, two well-known writers of modern China. Professor Tan Yunshan, founder-Principal of Cheena Bhavan, Visva-Bharati in Santiniketan, played a significant role in some of these missions. For instance, he accompanied Dai Jitao to visit the Buddhist sacred places and acted as a personal guide. There were also several Indian goodwill missions to China led by Pt Jawaharlal Nehru, Dr S Radhakrishnan and Pit Sundarlal Bahuguna during different periods of time.
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(*Arttatrana Nayak*)