Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c15.s2.t29: Wei Guisun
Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c15.s2.t29
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Wei Guisun
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Wei Guisun (1915-1995), originally a Chinese national of Fujian province, China, had come to India on government scholarship in 1943 to study Indian history and culture. Initially he spent a few months in Cheena Bhavan, Santiniketan, and then went to Aligarh and enrolled himself there as a student of Aligarh Muslim University. After completing post-graduate studies, he also carried out his research work there on Mongol history of China from Chinese sources and completed his Ph.D. thesis there. He joined Cheena Bhavan, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan as Lecturer in Chinese language and History in July, 1951 and retired as Professor and Head of the same Department in the year 1980. But, even after his retirement Prof. Wei did not go back to his native land, China and continued to stay in Santiniketan while remaining busy in his research and publication work. He is well-known for his book “The Secret History of the Mongol Dynasty”, which he published in the year 1957. He died in Santiniketan in the year 1995.
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(*Arttatrana Nayak & Jia Yan*)