Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c15.s2.t68.1

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Tan Chung (April 18, 1929 - ) is the eldest son of a renowned Chinese Indologist Tan Yun-shan (1898-1983), who under the guidance of Rabindranath Tagore established and taught in Cheena Bhavana, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan and made India his home since 1928. Following in his father’s footsteps, Tan Chung made India his home for more than four decades, imparting knowledge of Chinese language, history and culture to several generations of Indian scholars. He is regarded as a symbol of India-China cultural interaction, becoming the crucial link in exchanges between the two countries at all levels.