Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c15.s2.t31.6

v2.c15.s2.t31.6

In 1980s and 1990s, Wu Yuan was the President of Shanghai Literature & Art Publishing House, and helped to publish a batch of Chinese version of Indian literatures, including Mulk Raj Anand’s ‘*The Village*’ (1983), ‘*Across the Black Waters*’ (1985) and ‘*Collection of Short Stories By Akilan*’ (1984), Tagore’s ‘*Glimpses of Bengal*’ (1985), Vrindavanlal Varma’s ‘*Rani of Jhansi*’ (1987), Mirza Mohammad Hadi Ruswa’s ‘*Umrao Jan Ada*’ (1993), Rasipuram Krishnaswami Narayanaswami’s ‘*The Guide*’ (1993), Ila Chandra Joshi’s ‘*Sannyasi*’ (1994) and Phanisavaranath Renu’s ‘*Maila Anchal*’ (1994), which have facilitated the spread of Indian literature in China and contributed to the India-China cultural exchanges.