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The Kizuna India Japan Study Forum (KIJSF) 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.
Somdatta Mandal is former Professor of English at Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, India. A recipient of several prestigious fellowships and awards, she has to her credit many research papers and books published widely both nationally and internationally. Her areas of interest are film and culture studies, contemporary fiction, diaspora studies, travel narratives, and translation.
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