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The Kizuna India Japan Study Forum (KIJS Forum) is aimed at promoting the study of under-researched aspects of India-Japan historical and cultural interactions by holding lectures on a monthly basis. This will open avenues for all young and old researchers/scholars to share and exchange their work encapsulating rich history and contacts between the two countries in trade, business, economic, cultural, philosophical spheres. This would not only enhance mutual understanding but also strengthen the foundations of rapidly expanding multifaceted cooperation between the two countries.
Jayati Gupta is an academic based in Kolkata, Jayati Gupta was awarded the Tagore National Fellowship for Cultural Research by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India (2015-2017) and was attached to the National Library of India, Kolkata, during the tenure of the Fellowship. Her project led to a book Travel Culture, Travel Writing and Bengali Women, 1870-1940 published by Routledge, U.K. in 2020 followed by a South Asia edition in 2021. In the book she has a section discussing Bengali women travellers in Japan. Her recent book Prisoner of War: Testimonio of Suhasini Biswas was published by Orient BlackSwan (2026).
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