Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c15.s2.t34.2

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Yang Ruilin graduated in Hindi from the National School of Oriental Languages in 1944. In 1946, he went to India and studied in Visva-Bharti University. In 1949, he graduated from the Department of Ancient Indian History and Culture of Banaras Hindu University, and received his Master’s degree. Since 1950, he worked in the Chinese embassy in India, Department of Asian Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1979, he started to work in the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and was engaged in studying subjects like Indian history and politics. He also contributeds to the studies of Indian art under the influence of his father-in-law, Chang Renxia, who was an art archaeologist.