Profile
Born in January 1979. Received a BA in 2001, an MA in 2004, and a Ph.D. in 2012, all in arts from Peking University. Was a visiting scholar at Princeton University in 2019. Currently serves as the deputy head of the Department of South Asian Studies, School of Foreign Languages; Director of the Pakistan Studies Center; and part-time researcher at the Center for Eastern Literature Studies. Main research areas include South Asian history and religious cultures, Urdu language and literature etc. Currently leads several research projects under the National Social Science Fund and the Ministry of Education. Has directed or participated in multiple completed research projects and published several academic papers on South Asian religious cultures, language, and literature.
Educational Experience
2006.9-2012.7
PhD of Language & Literature of India.
Research oriented: Religions & Culture in South Asia.
Degree Dissertation: “A Study on Religious and Cultural Ideology of the Mughal Emperor Akbar”.
2001.9-2004.7
Master of Arts Degree in Language & Literature of India.
Degree Dissertation: “Amir Khusrau, the Poet”.
1997.9-2001.7
Bachelor of Arts Degree in Language & Literature of Pakistan.
Degree Dissertation: “Benazir Bhutto and Women’s liberation in Pakistan”.
1999.9-2001.7
Economics Minor. National School of Development (former name: China Center for Economic Research), PEKING UNIVERSITY
Work Experience
2014.8 – Present
Associate Professor, Department of South Asian Studies, School of Foreign Languages, Peking University
2006.8 – 2014.7
Lecturer, Department of South Asian Studies, School of Foreign Languages, Peking University
2004.8 – 2006.7
Teaching Assistant, School of Foreign Languages, Peking University
2007.9 – 2022.4
Director, Urdu Language Division, Department of South Asian Studies, School of Foreign Languages, Peking University
Research Interests
South Asian History and Religious Culture, Urdu Language and Literature, etc.
Teaching Courses
Undergraduate courses:
History of India
Cultures of Pakistan
Basic Urdu Language(I-V)
Urdu Reading(I-Ⅱ)
Chinese-Urdu Translation(I-Ⅱ)
Urdu News Reading(I-Ⅱ)
Urdu Drama
Graduate courses:
History of India (I-Ⅱ)
Ancient History of India
Urdu Literary Classics Study(I-Ⅱ)
