Russian studies in India promises to enter a new trajectory, with active promotion and support from institutions affiliated with the Russian government.
Russian studies in India have been proactively developing for some time. The number of Indians studying Russian has been growing, as is the number of Russian-language classes. Delhi hosted three international forums in November alone. The Russian Centre of Science and Culture (RCSC) held “Days of the Russian Language and Culture.” The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) hosted an international seminar dedicated to the 300th anniversary of the prominent Russian scientist Mikhail Lomonosov. “Russian in the Children’s World,” a string of scientific and practical events, was arranged by the Rossotrudnichestvo office in association with the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia. Read more.
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Dec 30, 2011
Russian language teaching blossoms in India
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There were plenty of scholarships for students who wanted to pursue studies in Soviet Union. Almost everybody who wanted to go to Soviet Union could go on exchange programmes as these were were all patronised by the Soviet Govt.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, all this changed. Russians lost interest in India as they tried to reorient themselves towards the West. Funds from Russia for promotion of Russian studies overseas dried up. There were no scholarships, no sponsorships of programmes. Russian departments in colleges and universities which under the earlier dispensation could not cope with the rush of students, now found it difficult to find students because there were no incentives on offer.
So, if Russian studies in India are looking up, it is a good sign. A good student of Russian can hope to get enough translation work in India as the two countries continue to engage in commercial activity. Russian authors and poets are still popular in India.
But, of course, for Russian language learning in India there will not be a return to the heady days of the seventies and eighties. ▲ Collapse
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