Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c15.s2.t37.4

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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.