Gita A Keeni

Faculty Member

Gita A Keeni
Senior Lecturer
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Department
Japanese

Areas of Specialisation
Japanese language

Culture

Literature-Kenji Miyazawa History of Japanese Religion

Date of Birth	1st August 1960
Qualification
Year	Degree	College/University
1982	B.A(Hons) Philosophy	Lady Brabourne College,University of Calcutta
1985	M.APhilosophy	Calcutta University
1989	M.A Japanese History	Tokyo Joshi DaigakuTokyo,Japan.
1984	Certificate Course in Japanese Language	Japanese Language School, Consulate General of Japan, Calcutta
1985	Diploma Course in Japanese Language	Japanese Language School, Consulate General of Japan, Calcutta
Research Projects, Papers and Books
Books: Edited, Translated and Wrote an article on Kenji Miyazawa and Rabindranath Tagore' (Satabarshe Kenji Miyazawa - Ekti Sankalan- [translation of Japanese Short Stories by Kenji Miyazawa into Bengali] -1996, publisher: Kenkyu Centre, Kolkata) Nana-Pharmaisher Sarai-Khana- translation of a Japanese Short Story by Kenji Miyazawa into Bengali, 1998, Published by Upama, Kolkata Papers: Published Works: Deai To Jinsei, Kokoro No Mandara, Tokyo, Japan, 1994 Kenji Miyazawa - Published In Jaltai Journal, 1997 Teaching Japanese Language With The Help Of Bengali - Jaltai Journal, 1998 Bangla O Japani Probade Mil, Toshamaru, Magazine Published by Nippon- Bhavana, Visva-Bharati, 1st Edition, 1998. Japanese Language Teaching in Eastern Region - Proceedings of the seminar on Japanese Language in Eastern India, 1999 Yodaka No Hoshi To Indo Tetsugaku, Paper Presented At The 2nd International Congress Of Kenji Miyazawa At Japan, 2000 Miyazawa Kenji no Douwa, Paper presented at kaze no seminar at the International Miyazawa Kenji Festival in Japan, 2000 The Subtleties Of Translation- Jaltai Journal, 2001 Introduction To Kenji Miyazawa - Jaltai Journal, 2001 Japan & Japanese Literature in Bengal - Paper presented at the 2-Day Indo-Japan Conference on " Enduring Ties between India & Japan through Literature : Its History & Future Prospect" Of The Department Of Chinese & Japanese Studies, University Of Delhi During 26-27 October, 2002 Comperative study of Japanese and Bengali Society with reference to some selected proverb - paper presented at the National Seminar On "Comperative study of Culture & Literature" of the Department of Oriya, Visva-Bharati during 11th-13th March, 2003
Teaching Experience
13 years 8 months in Visva-Bharati. 2 years in Japanese Language School, Consulate General of Japan, Kolkata. 3 years in Indo-Japan Welfare and Cultural Association, Kolkata.
Awards and other Academic Dintinctions
Stood first in the 'Study Tour awards for Outstanding Students of the Japanese Language' of the Japan Foundation, 1984.
Other Co-curricular interests
Translation Of Japanese Literary Works Into Bengali. Japanese Flower Arrangement ( Ikebana), Origami.
Any Other Information
Underwent Long-term (10 months) Japanese Language Teachers' Training at Japanese Language Institute, Japan Foundation, Kita Urawa, Japan in 1991-92 Underwent Short-term (2 months) Japanese Language Teachers' Training at Japanese Language Institute, Japan Foundation, Kita Urawa, Japan in 1998