Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c15.s2.t71.2

v2.c15.s2.t71.2

In 1969, she was a founder member of the China Study Group and became Director after it became the Institute of Chinese Studies. After the journal ‘*China Report*’ was adopted by the group in 1978, as one of the early managing editors of the journal she oversaw its transformation from a bi-monthly to a serious quarterly journal in East Asian Studies; she was the Editor of the journal from 1996. After retiring from Delhi University in 1995, she continued as an Honorary Fellow and then as an Emeritus Fellow and later, as Co-chairperson of the Institute of Chinese Studies. During her association with the institute, she demonstrated high quality of leadership and encouraged the professional growth of young China scholars.