His area of Interests are Political Islam, Indonesian Government, Society & Politics, Southeast Asian Affairs, and Indonesian language. As an expert on Indonesian affairs, he has travelled extensively in Southeast Asia and Caribbean countries giving lectures and attending international conferences in more than 30 universities. He has been instrumental in the signing more than seventy MoUs and AoCs of Indonesian and Thai Universities with JNU.
Dr. Jha has edited and authored 8 Books and numerous Research Articles in various Journals published in India and Indonesia. He is a columnist in Indonesian Media. He has translated the famous Indian classical folk tales Singhasana Battisi from Sanskrit into Indonesian. His latest books published in 2019 include "China's Worrying Eunuchs: Resistance to Beijing's Belligerence in South China Sea, (jointly with Dr Saumyajit Ray). Prathamik Bahasa Indonesia (Basic Bahasa Indonesian) in Hindi for Indian readers. He is the recipient of an Indonesian award conferred on him in 2001, for spreading Indonesian language and culture.
Dr. Pratik Kumar teaches History at Department of History, Ram Lal Anand College, University of Delhi since 2016. Presently he is Fellow at Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML), Teen Murti House, New Delhi, He is an alumnus of Ramjas College, University of Delhi and Centre for Historical Studies (CHS), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. His area of interest includes religious and intellectual history of ancient and early medieval Indian history and history of Southeast Asia. He served as visiting faculty, PG Diploma in South-East (Agneya) Asian Studies (PGDSEAS) of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) during 2019-2020. His latest book published in 2023 titled "Imagining Kingship, Duty and Love in Ancient India Perspectives from the Priyadarsika and Ratnavali of Sri-Hasrsha". He has published many research papers in national and international journals besides, presenting many research papers in reputed national and international conferences.
Dr. Saurabh Kumar is working as Assistant Professor in the Department of History, Hindu College, University of Delhi. He did his B.A. and M.A. (Ancient Indian History, Culture & Archaeology) from the University of Allahabad and stood First in the Order of Merit. His areas of specialization and academic interest includes epigraphical, cultural and intellectual history of ancient and early medieval Indian history. Dr. Kumar has been awarded the Teaching Excellence Award by the Hon'ble Vice Chancellor of the University of Delhi. He has published many research papers in national and international journals besides making presentations in many reputed national and international conferences.
Many examples can be found that explains this strong linkages, among others are maritime trade routes, spread of religion, architecture of temples in Southeast Asia. absorption of Sanskrit words to national language, and stories of Ramayana and Mahabharata which are still widely taught across Southeast Asian Countries.
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