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	==Career==		==Career==
	Tan Chung taught at [[Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi\|Jawaharlal Nehru University]] (JNU) and the [[University of Delhi]] for many years. His father, [[Tan Yun-Shan]] (1898-1983), was the founder of ''[[Cheena Bhavana]]'' at Santiniketan and a key figure driving Nationalist China's interactions with the Indian freedom movement during the 1930s and 1940s.<ref>{{cite journal\|last=Tsui\|first=B.\|title=The Plea for Asia--Tan Yunshan, Pan-Asianism and Sino-Indian Relations\|journal=China Report\|year=2010\|volume=46\|issue=4\|pages=353–370\|doi=10.1177/000944551104600403\|s2cid=145420931}}</ref> After Tan Chung's retirement from JNU in 1994, he worked as a ~~Research Professor~~ at [[Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts]], [[New Delhi]] and currently lives in [[Chicago]], United States. He has been Honorary Director of the ICS/Institute of Chinese Studies, [[New Delhi]].		Tan Chung taught at [[Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi\|Jawaharlal Nehru University]] (JNU) and the [[University of Delhi]] for many years. His father, [[Tan Yun-Shan]] (1898-1983), was the founder of ''[[Cheena Bhavana]]'' at Santiniketan and a key figure driving Nationalist China's interactions with the Indian freedom movement during the 1930s and 1940s.<ref>{{cite journal\|last=Tsui\|first=B.\|title=The Plea for Asia--Tan Yunshan, Pan-Asianism and Sino-Indian Relations\|journal=China Report\|year=2010\|volume=46\|issue=4\|pages=353–370\|doi=10.1177/000944551104600403\|s2cid=145420931}}</ref> After Tan Chung's retirement from JNU in 1994, he worked as a research professor at [[Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts]], [[New Delhi]] and currently lives in [[Chicago]], United States. He has been Honorary Director of the ICS/Institute of Chinese Studies, [[New Delhi]].

	A conference in his honor, at the occasion of his 80th birthday, was held in [[New Delhi]] in December 2008.<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://blogs.thehindu.com/delhi/?p=8163 \| location=Chennai, India \| work=The Hindu}}</ref>		A conference in his honor, at the occasion of his 80th birthday, was held in [[New Delhi]] in December 2008.<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://blogs.thehindu.com/delhi/?p=8163 \| location=Chennai, India \| work=The Hindu\| title=THread - the Hindu Blog }}</ref>

	==Awards==		==Awards==
	In 2010, he was awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]], the third highest civilian honour by the [[Govt. of India]]<ref name=pib>{{cite press release \|title=This Year's Padma Awards announced \|url=http://www.pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=57307 \|publisher=[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)\|Ministry of Home Affairs]] \|date=25 January 2010 \|access-date=25 January 2010}}</ref> and the China-India Friendship Award by the Chinese Premier [[Wen Jiabao]] in the same year.<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/karan-singh-turns-down-china-award-72856}}</ref>		In 2010, he was awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]], the third highest civilian honour by the [[Govt. of India]]<ref name=pib>{{cite press release \|title=This Year's Padma Awards announced \|url=http://www.pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=57307 \|publisher=[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)\|Ministry of Home Affairs]] \|date=25 January 2010 \|access-date=25 January 2010}}</ref> and the China-India Friendship Award by the Chinese Premier [[Wen Jiabao]] in the same year.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/karan-singh-turns-down-china-award-72856 \|title=Karan Singh turns down China award \|date=December 16, 2010 \|website=ndtv.com}}</ref>

	In June 2013, Yunnan Academy of Social Science conferred upon him the honorary Fellowship of the ~~Academy~~.<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.sky.yn.gov.cn/dtxx/ynxx/5719207722844135286 \| title=我院授予谭中教授荣誉院士称号 \| date=13 June 2013 \| publisher=Yunnan Academy of Social Sciences \| language=zh \| access-date=29 January 2019 }}</ref>		In June 2013, Yunnan Academy of Social Science conferred upon him the honorary Fellowship of the academy.<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.sky.yn.gov.cn/dtxx/ynxx/5719207722844135286 \| title=我院授予谭中教授荣誉院士称号 \| date=13 June 2013 \| publisher=Yunnan Academy of Social Sciences \| language=zh \| access-date=29 January 2019 }}</ref>

	In December 2013, Visva-Bharati University conferred Deshikhottama (D. Litt and the highest honor of the ~~University~~) upon Professor Tan Chung.		In December 2013, Visva-Bharati University conferred Deshikhottama (D.Litt. and the highest honor of the university) upon Professor Tan Chung.

	In August 2018, Sage Published his book on understanding China, ''China: A 5,000-year Odyssey'' and has received excellent reviews from leading scholars in the world.<ref>~~https~~:~~//www.amazon.co.uk/China-~~000-year-Odyssey-Tan~~-Chung/dp/9352807243~~</ref>		In August 2018, Sage Published his book on understanding China, ''China: A 5,000-year Odyssey'' and has received excellent reviews from leading scholars in the world.<ref>{{cite book \|isbn=978-9352807246\|title=China: A 5,000-year Odyssey \|last1=Chung \|first1=Padma Bhushan Tan \|date=31 July 2018 }}</ref>

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	==Early life==		==Early life==
	After initial education in China came to [[Santiniketan]] in 1955. On completing his Ph D from [[Visva Bharati University]], taught in NDA, Khadakvasla, then joined Delhi University as professor of Chinese and became head of the department of Chinese and Japanese studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University. His wife, Huang I-Shu, taught Chinese at Delhi University.<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://ignca.gov.in/divisionss/kalakosa/kalasamalocana/in-the-footsteps-of-xuanzang-tan-yun-shan-and-india/\| title = In the Footsteps of Zuangzang: Tan Yun-Shan and India \|work=Life sketch of Tan Yun-Shan by Tan Lee \| publisher = Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts \|access-date = 17 August 2019}}</ref>		After initial education in China came to [[Santiniketan]] in 1955. On completing his Ph D from [[Visva Bharati University]], taught in NDA, Khadakvasla, then joined [[Delhi University]] as professor of Chinese and became head of the department of Chinese and Japanese studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University. His wife, Huang I-Shu, taught Chinese at Delhi University.<ref>{{cite web \| url = http://ignca.gov.in/divisionss/kalakosa/kalasamalocana/in-the-footsteps-of-xuanzang-tan-yun-shan-and-india/\| title = In the Footsteps of Zuangzang: Tan Yun-Shan and India \|work=Life sketch of Tan Yun-Shan by Tan Lee \| publisher = Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts \|access-date = 17 August 2019}}</ref>

	==Career==		==Career==
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	In December 2013, Visva-Bharati University conferred Deshikhottama (D. Litt and the highest honor of the University) upon Professor Tan Chung.		In December 2013, Visva-Bharati University conferred Deshikhottama (D. Litt and the highest honor of the University) upon Professor Tan Chung.

	In August 2018, Sage Published his book on understanding China, ''China: A 5,000-year Odyssey'' and has received excellent reviews from leading scholars in the world.<ref>[https://www.amazon.co.uk/China-000-year-Odyssey-Tan-Chung/dp/9352807243]</ref>		In August 2018, Sage Published his book on understanding China, ''China: A 5,000-year Odyssey'' and has received excellent reviews from leading scholars in the world.<ref>https://www.amazon.co.uk/China-000-year-Odyssey-Tan-Chung/dp/9352807243</ref>

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	==Awards==		==Awards==
	In 2010, he was awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]], the third highest civilian honour by the [[Govt. of India]] <ref name=pib>{{cite press release \|title=This Year's Padma Awards announced \|url=http://www.pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=57307 \|publisher=[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)\|Ministry of Home Affairs]] \|date=25 January 2010 \|access-date=25 January 2010}}</ref> and the China-India Friendship Award by the Chinese Premier [[Wen Jiabao]] in the same year.<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/karan-singh-turns-down-china-award-72856}}</ref>		In 2010, he was awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]], the third highest civilian honour by the [[Govt. of India]]<ref name=pib>{{cite press release \|title=This Year's Padma Awards announced \|url=http://www.pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=57307 \|publisher=[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)\|Ministry of Home Affairs]] \|date=25 January 2010 \|access-date=25 January 2010}}</ref> and the China-India Friendship Award by the Chinese Premier [[Wen Jiabao]] in the same year.<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/karan-singh-turns-down-china-award-72856}}</ref>

	In June 2013, Yunnan Academy of Social Science conferred upon him the honorary Fellowship of the Academy.<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.sky.yn.gov.cn/dtxx/ynxx/5719207722844135286 \| title=我院授予谭中教授荣誉院士称号 \| date=13 June 2013 \| publisher=Yunnan Academy of Social Sciences \| language=zh \| access-date=29 January 2019 }}</ref>		In June 2013, Yunnan Academy of Social Science conferred upon him the honorary Fellowship of the Academy.<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://www.sky.yn.gov.cn/dtxx/ynxx/5719207722844135286 \| title=我院授予谭中教授荣誉院士称号 \| date=13 June 2013 \| publisher=Yunnan Academy of Social Sciences \| language=zh \| access-date=29 January 2019 }}</ref>
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	In December 2013, Visva-Bharati University conferred Deshikhottama (D. Litt and the highest honor of the University) upon Professor Tan Chung.		In December 2013, Visva-Bharati University conferred Deshikhottama (D. Litt and the highest honor of the University) upon Professor Tan Chung.

	In August 2018, Sage Published his book on understanding China, ''China: A 5,000-year Odyssey'' and has received excellent reviews from leading scholars in the world.<ref> [https://www.amazon.co.uk/China-000-year-Odyssey-Tan-Chung/dp/9352807243]</ref>		In August 2018, Sage Published his book on understanding China, ''China: A 5,000-year Odyssey'' and has received excellent reviews from leading scholars in the world.<ref>[https://www.amazon.co.uk/China-000-year-Odyssey-Tan-Chung/dp/9352807243]</ref>

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| name = Tan Chung
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| birth_place = Matubahar, [[Johor|Johore]], [[British Malaya|Malaya]]
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| occupation = Scholar, Sino-Indian relations specialist
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| spouse = Huang I-Shu
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| awards = 2010: [[Padma Bhusan]]
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'''Tan Chung''' (born 18 April 1929, in Matubahar, [[Johor]]<ref>Chung Tan (ed.), ''In the Footsteps of Xuanzang: Tan Yun-shan and India'' (Gyan Books, 1999; {{ISBN|8121206308}}), p. 4.</ref>) is an authority on [[Chinese history]], [[Sino-Indian relations]] and cultural exchange. He has been a doyen of Chinese cultural studies in India for nearly half a century.<ref name="urlThe Hindu">{{cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/08/stories/2008120850870200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103171443/http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/08/stories/2008120850870200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 November 2012 |title=New Delhi News : A doyen of Chinese cultural studies |access-date=2009-02-02 |location=Chennai, India |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=8 December 2008}}</ref>

==Early life==
After initial education in China came to [[Santiniketan]] in 1955. On completing his Ph D from [[Visva Bharati University]], taught in NDA, Khadakvasla, then joined Delhi University as professor of Chinese and became head of the department of Chinese and Japanese studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University. His wife, Huang I-Shu, taught Chinese at Delhi University.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://ignca.gov.in/divisionss/kalakosa/kalasamalocana/in-the-footsteps-of-xuanzang-tan-yun-shan-and-india/| title = In the Footsteps of Zuangzang: Tan Yun-Shan and India |work=Life sketch of Tan Yun-Shan by Tan Lee | publisher = Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts |access-date = 17 August 2019}}</ref>

==Career==
Tan Chung taught at [[Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi|Jawaharlal Nehru University]] (JNU) and the [[University of Delhi]] for many years. His father, [[Tan Yun-Shan]] (1898-1983), was the founder of ''[[Cheena Bhavana]]'' at Santiniketan and a key figure driving Nationalist China's interactions with the Indian freedom movement during the 1930s and 1940s.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Tsui|first=B.|title=The Plea for Asia--Tan Yunshan, Pan-Asianism and Sino-Indian Relations|journal=China Report|year=2010|volume=46|issue=4|pages=353–370|doi=10.1177/000944551104600403|s2cid=145420931}}</ref> After Tan Chung's retirement from JNU in 1994, he worked as a Research Professor at [[Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts]], [[New Delhi]] and currently lives in [[Chicago]], United States. He has been Honorary Director of the ICS/Institute of Chinese Studies, [[New Delhi]].

A conference in his honor, at the occasion of his 80th birthday, was held in [[New Delhi]] in December 2008.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://blogs.thehindu.com/delhi/?p=8163 | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu}}</ref>

==Awards==
In 2010, he was awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]], the third highest civilian honour by the [[Govt. of India]] <ref name=pib>{{cite press release |title=This Year's Padma Awards announced |url=http://www.pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=57307 |publisher=[[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]] |date=25 January 2010 |access-date=25 January 2010}}</ref> and the China-India Friendship Award by the Chinese Premier [[Wen Jiabao]] in the same year.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/karan-singh-turns-down-china-award-72856}}</ref>

In June 2013, Yunnan Academy of Social Science conferred upon him the honorary Fellowship of the Academy.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sky.yn.gov.cn/dtxx/ynxx/5719207722844135286 | title=我院授予谭中教授荣誉院士称号 | date=13 June 2013 | publisher=Yunnan Academy of Social Sciences | language=zh | access-date=29 January 2019 }}</ref>

In December 2013, Visva-Bharati University conferred Deshikhottama (D. Litt and the highest honor of the University) upon Professor Tan Chung.

In August 2018, Sage Published his book on understanding China, ''China: A 5,000-year Odyssey'' and has received excellent reviews from leading scholars in the world.<ref> [https://www.amazon.co.uk/China-000-year-Odyssey-Tan-Chung/dp/9352807243]</ref>

== References ==
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{{PadmaBhushanAwardRecipients 2010–19}}

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