Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c15.s2.t44.2

v2.c15.s2.t44.2

Mainly researching Hindi literature and culture, he translated ‘*Woman in the Picture*’ (1986) by Akilan, ‘*Secret Organization - Road Association*’ by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay (co-translated with Liu Anwu, 1985), ‘*Dirty Skirt*’ by Phanishvarnath Renu (co-translated with Xue Keqiao, 1994) and other Indian literature works and co-edited ‘*The Histories and Cultures of Each Pradesh of India*’ (1982) with Wang Shuying. He also published several papers such as ‘*The Folk Dramas in Northern India*’ and ‘*On the Imagism of Hindi Poetries*’. He went to Delhi to attend The Third World Hindi Conference and was honoured with the “Saraswati Samman” by the Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi in 1983. In August 1987, he was invited by the Banaras Hindu University to be a visiting professor to teach the courses of Chinese Intellectual History and Chinese Literature History. On November 29, he died of a heart failure. About a dozen of Indian newspapers such as ‘*India Daily*’ and ‘*Voice of the People*’ published memorial essays and six related departments held memorial services for him, calling him “a great friend of India”.