Profile

Dr. Guo Tong began her Hindi studies at Peking University in 1988. She received her Ph.D. in Literature from Peking University in 2003 and has been a faculty member there since 1996. She teaches courses related to Hindi and Indian literature.

Educational Experience

1993: Bachelor of Arts in Hindi, Peking University

1996: Master of Arts in Indian Language and Literature, Peking University

2003: Ph.D. in Indian Language and Literature, Peking University

Work Experience

1996–Present: Faculty member, Department of South Asian Studies, School of Foreign Languages, Peking University

Research Interests

Modern Indian Literature; Indian Culture

Teaching Courses

Undergraduate Courses:

"Hindi Language" "Reading Hindi Newspapers and Periodicals" "Introduction to India" "Hindi Grammar" "History of Hindi Literature" "Hindi Short Stories" "History of Indian Literature" (co-taught) "Eastern Literature" (co-taught) etc.

Graduate Courses:

"Modern and Contemporary Indian Literature: An Introduction" "Topics in Indian Literature" (co-taught), "Studies in Hindi Literary Masterpieces" "Hindi for General Education" etc.

Selected Publications

Research on the Novelistic Works of the Indian Writer Agyeya (monograph)

Shekhar: A Life (translation)

Standard Hindi, Book I (textbook)

Selected Readings from Hindi Newspapers and Periodicals (textbook)

“A Preliminary Study of the Formation and Development of Goddess Worship in Shaivism–Shaktism in Hinduism”

“On the Cultural Roots and Influence of the Formation and Development of Shaivism–Shaktism in Hinduism”

“On the Artistic Techniques in Agyeya’s Short Stories”

“A Brief Study of Agyeya’s Novels”

“A Brief Study of Agyeya’s Poetry”

Research Projects

Major Project of the Key Research Base for Humanities and Social Sciences, Ministry of Education: “Eastern Literature and Civilizational Exchange from the Perspective of Literary Modernization”

National Publishing Foundation Project:“Sino-Indian Translation and Publication Project for Classical and Contemporary Works”

Major Project of the Key Research Base for Humanities and Social Sciences, Ministry of Education: “History of Modern and Contemporary Indian Literature”

Peking University Textbook Development Project (Approved in 2022)

Peking University Textbook Development Project (Approved in 2024)

Social Affiliations

Council Member, Division of Indian Literature Studies, Chinese Association for Foreign Literature

Council Member, Division of Eastern Literature Studies, Chinese Association for Foreign Literature

Honors and Awards

Peking University “Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship”

Peking University Teaching Award —“ICBC Teacher Award of Peking University”

Peking University Teaching Award —“Yang Fuqing–Wang Yangyuan Academician Award ”

“Hindi Contribution Award” from the Embassy of India in China

Overseas Experience

July 1999 – July 2000: Visiting Scholar, Arts Faculty, Delhi University, India