Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c15.s2.t37: Yin Hongyuan
Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c15.s2.t37
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Yin Hongyuan
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Yin Hongyuan (October 15, 1925 - present) was a Hindi scholar, and a professor of the Department of Eastern Languages, Peking University. He was born in Songjiang, Jiangsu Province (present day Songjiang District, Shanghai).
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In 1944, Yin Hongyuan arrived in Chongqing via Anhui, Hebei and Shaanxi Provinces. In 1945, he was admitted to the Department of Hindi of National School at the Oriental Language and Literature, and became one of the fourth batch of students of the school. In 1946, he transferred with the school to Nanjing. In 1948, he graduated and became a teacher of the school. He was the only Chinese teacher who taught Hindi. In July 1949, the school merged into the Department of Eastern Languages of Peking University, and thus, he moved to Beijing for work.
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*Yin Hongyuan*
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He has long been working as a teacher and scholar in Hindi language, mainly teaching and conducting research in Hindi grammar. He has translated ‘*Hindi Vyakarana*’ (mimeograph materials) by Kamtaprasad Guru, ‘*Braj Bhasha*’ (mimeograph materials) by Dhirendra Verma, and ‘*An Introductory Transformational Grammar*’ (1985) by Bruce Liles, among other grammar books. In late 1970s, he began to compile the teaching materials in Hindi grammar, based on different schools of grammars, such as Indian grammar, European grammar and American grammar. He finished the compilation in early 1980s, and this was printed into four volumes of teaching materials. The books were later simplified into just one book ‘*Grammar of Hindi Language*’ (1992) that was published by Peking University Press. The book is characterised by its practical value and theoretical profundity, and has become an authoritative research writing and teaching material of Hindi grammar. The book has been used by colleges and universities for Hindi teaching courses and researches. Moreover, he has jointly written ‘*Hindi Language Textbook*’ (1983) and ‘*Hindi-Chinese Dictionary*’ (2000). He has translated Vrindavan Lal Verma’s novel ‘*Jhansi ki Rani*’ (co-translator, 1987), Munshi Premchand’s short stories ‘*A Widow with Sons and Daughters*’ and ‘*Rama Stories*’ (1987), Ilachandra Joshi’s novel ‘*Sannyasi*’ (1994) and other literary works. In 2013, he was the main person behind the printing of an edition of ‘*Chinese-Hindi Dictionary*’ and a series of other reference books.
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(*Zhang Minyu*)