Areas of Specialization
Classical Chinese and Sinology, Modern Chinese Language, Translation and Interpretation, Chinese Buddhist Studies and Manuscriptology, Chinese Philosophy and Intellectual History, Ancient and Pre-modern Sino-Indian Relations
Teaching Experience: 14 years
2010-2012: Associate Fellow, Department of Chinese, Sikkim University
2012-2023: Assistant Professor, Department of Chinese, Sikkim University
2023-till date: Associate Professor, Department of Chinese, Sikkim University
Academic Record & Distinction
(2013) PhD in Chinese, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan; Thesis Title: “A Critical Study of India-China Monastic Relations in the Fifth Century C.E. Based on a New Annotated Translation of Fo-Guo-Ji (Fa Xian’s Itinerary)”
(2009-2010) Senior Visiting Scholar for specializing in Sino-Indian Relations, Buddhology and Manuscriptology at Peking University, China
(2008-2009) Advanced Studies Student in Mandarin under Chinese Government Scholarship Scheme at Beijing Normal University
(2006) UGC-NET Senior Research Fellow (SRF), Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan
(2004) UGC-NET Junior Research Fellow (JRF) for December 2002, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan
(2003) Master of Arts in Chinese (First Class First), Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan
(2001) Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in Chinese (First Class First), Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan
(2004) Two-year Certificate Course with Distinction in Tibetan, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan
(2001) Two-year Certificate Course with Distinction in Japanese, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan
Award of Nominations/Scholarships and Fellowships
International
National
(2002) Awarded ‘National Scholarship’ under the National Scholarship Scheme, sponsored by the Ministry of Human Resource and Development (Department of Education), Government of India based on the result of BA (Hons.) in Chinese for Post-graduate Studies.
PUBLICATION PROFILE
Book in Translation
Roy, Dhriti (2020). Zhenliao Suo 诊疗所 (Sole translator of the first-ever complete translation of the Sahitya Akademi-award winning Bengali Novel Arogyaniketan by Shri Tarashankar Bandopadhyay into Chinese (New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi), published under the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Project as announced by the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India in June 2019 at Bishkek, Kyrgystan, ISBN: 978-93-90310-96-8
Chapters Contributed in Edited Books
Articles in UGC CARE and Peer Reviewed/Refereed Journals
Awards and Recognition
Research Supervision Profile
1. (2023-2024) PhD External Examiner
IIT Madras, Department of Arts and Humanities
Jawaharlal Nehru University, Centre for East Asian Studies
2. (April 2021) Research and Subject Expert
Nominated as a subject expert in Chinese Buddhist Studies to review a monograph for publication at the Chennai Centre for Chinese Studies, 2020.
3. (July 2020) Research Proposal Reviewer
Nominated as subject expert (Chinese Buddhist Studies) to review research proposals for Malviya Post-Doctoral Fellowship under Institution of Eminence, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
4. (2018 onwards) PhD Supervision at the Department of Chinese, Sikkim University
Dr. Dhriti Roy as Supervisor
One PhD Degree awarded for Dr. Sheetal Pradhan (17/PhD/CHN/01) for the PhD thesis titled, “Pre-modern Chinese Buddhist Apologetic Thought: A Critical Investigation in the Light of an Annotated Translation of Hong Mong Ji”
Three PhD scholars registered and pursuing PhD
5. (2017 onwards) PhD Course Work in Chinese
Offers papers to PhD candidates in Chinese Studies programme and other allied disciplines on Research Methodology (Chinese Historiography, Sinology and Sinological Approaches), Emerging Trends in Chinese Studies (Theories of Social Sciences, New Sinology, Frontier and Borderland Studies)
6. (2015 onwards) MA Dissertation Supervision
Already supervised 23 MA Dissertation
Research and Academic Project Assignments
1. (2020) Sole Translator for International Book Project for Sahitya Akademi-award winning Bengali Novel Arogyaniketan by Shri Tarashankar Bandopadhyay into Chinese under Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi.
2. (2016) Principal Investigator under the University Research Fund Award of Sikkim University and translator for a 12th century Chinese Buddhist Manuscript on the Prajna-paramita sutra housed at the Namgyal Institute of Tibetology,
3. (January 2014 to December 2015) Translator for the international project, “84,000: Translating the Words of the Buddha”, a nonprofit global initiative, funded by the Non-Profit Organization, called the Buddhist Literary Heritage, New York, USA,
4. (2014) Editorial and research assistant for the project, titled, “Encyclopedia of India China Cultural Contacts”, initiative jointly undertaken by the Governments of India and China and published by the Public Diplomacy Division, Ministry of External Affairs,
5. (2014-2016) E-content developer for 35 modules (prepared in 4 quadrants for each module) for Post-graduate Chinese Course for the paper, titled, Chinese Grammar (Paper II) for UGC-E-PATHSHALA under University Grants Commission, New Delhi, June
Paper presentation in Seminars/Conferences
International Conference (Abroad)
1. (2013) Roy, Dhriti. Presented a paper titled, “Fifth Century Common Era: Reorienting Chinese Buddhist Monastic Tradition, Redefining Sino-Indian Buddhist Monastic Relations- A Critical Study” at the second interdisciplinary symposium of emerging scholars on India and China studies, organized by India China Institute New School, New York, 6 March.
International Conference (Within the country)
1. (2017) Roy, Dhriti. Presented a paper titled, “The Politics of Misrepresentation: Revisiting the memories of the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution in China through Scar Literature” at the Three-Day International Seminar “Politics of Representation: Interdisciplinary Perspectives” organized by the Department of English, Sikkim University in collaboration with HRDD, Government of Sikkim, 1-3 November.
2. (2016) Roy, Dhriti. Presented a paper titled, “Pre-Colonial Brothers, Post-Colonial Neighbours: Exploring Northeast India’s Influence on the Pre-modern States of Indo-China through a Critical Study of Chinese Official Historical Records” at the 4th International Conference on Reframing India’s Northeast: People, Power and Perspectives, organized by Sikkim University, Gangtok in collaboration with Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya, Bhopal and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies, Kolkata, 24-26 November.
3. (2016) Roy, Dhriti. Presented a paper titled, Vinaya, Relic Veneration, Gentry Buddhism, Apologetic Literature: Exploring the Process of Sinicization of Buddhism in Fifth Century China”, at the Kyoto University Hakubi Center and Sikkim University Joint Workshop on Human Survivability, organized by Sikkim University, 21-22 March.
4. (2015) Roy, Dhriti. Presented a paper titled, “Northeast India and Southwest China: Revisiting the Unexplored Domain of Historical Contact, Revisiting Colonial Space” at the 3rdInternational Conference on Reimagining India’s Northeast: Narratives, Networks and Negotiations, organized by the Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 4-6 February.
5. (2014) Roy, Dhriti. Presented a paper titled, “Retrieving the Footsteps of the First Chinese Buddhist Nuns: Some Reflections on the Introduction of the Bhikṣuṇīsaṃgha in China in the Fifth Century CE” at the three-day International Seminar on Biksunisangha at Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, 7-9 February.
6. (2014) Roy, Dhriti. Presented a paper titled, “Zhemengxiong as Depicted in the Qing Official Documents: Exploring Sikkim’s Cultural and Commercial Ties with Tibet in Light of Qing China’s Perception of the Sub-Himalayan Region” at the Shimla International Symposium commemorating 100 Years of Simla Convention, organized by ICS, New Delhi and IIAS, Shimla, 06-08 June.
7. (2014) Roy, Dhriti. Presented a paper titled, “In Search of the Roots of the Pañcasheel: Redefining India-China Diplomacy in the Wake of the Asian Century” at the International Conference on India China Relations: Implications for Peace and Prosperity of Asia, organized by the Centre for Southeast Asian and Pacific Studies, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, 11-13 October.
National Seminar/Conference
1. (2023) Roy, Dhriti. Presented a paper titled, “The Role of Intermediary Spaces in the Dissemination and Assimilation of Buddhist Cultural Elements between India and China: Historical Perspectives and their Contemporary Relevance” at the Two-Day National Seminar on Revisiting the Forgotten Episodes of India-China Civilizational Contact: A Historical Perspective, organized by the Department of Chinese, Sikkim University, 16-17 June.
2. (2021) Roy, Dhriti. Presented a paper titled, “Behind the Fault Line: A Critique of China’s Intellectual Response to the Chinese Communist Discourse on ‘Modernity’ During and After the Reform Period” at the Annual V.P. Dutt Young Scholars’ Conference on Hundred years of Chinese Communism: Impact on China and the World, organized by the Department of East Asian Studies, University of Delhi, 29-31 October.
3. (2015) Roy, Dhriti. Presented a paper titled, “Hindu Gosains, Tantric Buddhism and the Sahajiya Cult: Exploring the Complex Patterns of Cultural Negotiations in Pre-modern Bengal, Orissa, Tibet and Nepal through Chinese Historical Records” at the 8th All India Conference of China Studies, organized by the Institute of Chinese Studies, ICS, Delhi and hosted by Sikkim University, 5-7 November.
4. (2015) Roy, Dhriti. Presented a paper titled, “An Intensive Study of Chinese Grammar through Modular Packages: Gateway to Innovative Teaching and Effective Learning at the Chinese Language Conference, 2015, organized by the Indian Air Force, Bagdogra, 27-28 October.
5. (2015) Roy, Dhriti. Presented a paper titled, “The Unheard Voices of the ‘Other’: Few Critical Observations on the Complex Dynamics of Contemporary Chinese Literary Culture: On Evolution, Change and Continuity”, at the intra-school, interdisciplinary seminar on Trends in Contemporary Literature: Issues and Perspectives: Issues and Perspectives, organized by the School of Languages and Literature, Sikkim University, 29-31 May.
6. (2014) Roy, Dhriti. Presented a paper titled, “Chinese Language Learning: Blending traditional classroom teaching with modern e-learning technique”, at a national seminar organized by the Indian Air Force, Bagdogra in March.
7. (2013) Roy, Dhriti. Presented a paper titled, “Chinese Humanist Thought on State and Society: Is there something to learn from ancient Chinese philosophical writings for modern governments”, at the 6th All India Conference on Chinese Studies, organized by the Institute of Chinese Studies, ICS, New Delhi and held at IIM, Kozhikode, Kerala, 12-14 December. Published in the research proceedings by the Research Conference & Publications Division, IIM Kozhikode. ISBN: 978-81-926239-3-1.
8. (2013) Roy, Dhriti. Presented a paper titled ‘Relevance of Chinese Language and Chinese Studies in the Indian Subcontinent Today- May the Door Open for Both Army and Civil Society’ on at the National Seminar on Synergizing Chinese Language Expertise- 2013 on 30-31 January at the Air Force Station Bagdogra.
9. (2013) Roy, Dhriti. Presented a paper titled “The Ancient Tea Horse Trade Route (茶马古道): Sikkim’s Past at the Crossroads of Cultural Interchange” at the National Conference on Tea Culture and Science- Special Reference to Present Scenario of Indian Tea jointly organized by the Department of Plantation Management and Studies, Sikkim University and Tea Board, India on 9April.
10. (2012) Roy, Dhriti. Presented a paper in the first interdisciplinary symposium of emerging scholars on 28-29 November India and China studies organized by India China Institute New School, New York, in partnership with Centre for Policy Research, Jawaharlal Nehru University and University of Delhi. The paper was titled, ‘Adaptation, Assimilation, Reorientation, a Popular Tendency in Chinese Buddhism- A Fine Example of Exquisite Craftsmanship’.
11. (2011) Roy, Dhriti. Presented a paper titled, “The Phenomenon of Buddhist Dissemination in Pre-modern China…In Retrospect” at the Eleventh Annual Conference of the Indian Society for Buddhist Studies (ISBS) in collaboration with the Rashtriya Sanskrit Sanstha, New Delhi, 16-18 September.
Invited Lectures Delivered as Resource Person
1. (2022) Roy, Dhriti Delivered lecture as Resource person on “The Birth of Republic of China” at the Department of Asian Languages (Chinese), School of Arab and Asian Studies, The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad, 29 January.
2. (2022) Roy, Dhriti. Delivered lecture as Resource person on “China 1840-1919” at the Department of Asian Languages (Chinese), School of Arab and Asian Studies, The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad, 21 January.3. (2020) Roy, Dhriti. Delivered lecture as Resource person at Two-Day UGC Sponsored National Workshop on Research Methodology at Government College, Rhenock, Sikkim, 6-7 February.
4. (2016) Roy, Dhriti. Resource person at Music Workshop organized for seven days by the Department of Music, Sikkim University on “Indian Music and New Approaches”.
Language Proficiency: English, Chinese, Japanese, Tibetan, Bangla, Hindi