Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c15.s2.t67: Rajesh Saran
Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c15.s2.t67
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Rajesh Saran
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Rajesh Saran (March 8, 1929 - ) was born in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh. He is an outstanding personality in India-China cultural exchanges and an Indology expert of Peking University.
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He graduated from Kulbhaskar Ashram, Allahabad in July 1946. He was presented with awards by the bureaus of culture in Allahabad and other places. He studied at The University of Allahabad during July 1948 - July 1952, and obtained his Master’s Degree there. He was hired as an Assistant Editor of the New India Monthly and the Secretary of Pandit Sundarlal, the founder of India China Friendship Association during July 1952 - February 1954, when he positively participated in the India-China friendly exchange work.
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He speaks Hindi, Urdu, English and Russian. On April 23, 1954, he received the invitation by India China Friendship Association to teach the course of Hindi in the Oriental Language Department of Peking University. He returned to India with his wife, Vimla Saran on November 21, 1961 and worked in the Chinese Embassy in India for many years thereafter. He was once awarded the ‘friendship souvenir medal’ by the Chinese Government.
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