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South Asian Studies Center

South Asian Studies Center is a research unit for South Asian Studies and funded by Ratchadaphiseksomphot Endowment Fund, Chulalongkorn University. The center established in June 2017 under the Institute of Asian Studies. The center conducts research on South Asian Studies Countries related to social, economic, cultural and political issues. South Asian Countries have diverse in term of culture, religions, languages. The main purposes of center are development, initiating and disseminating the knowledge in South Asian to the publicity, creating quality of Thai researchers and expanding the academic network within Thailand and global. Therefore, for developing the relationship between Thailand and the South Asian countries is necessary to understand the context of this region through conducted research in deeply analysis and systematic as a main mission of the South Asian Sian Studies Center of Institute of Asian Studies, Chulalongkorn University.

Objective:

  1. To be a research center, producing and disseminating knowledge about South Asian Region to publicity in national and global level.
  2. To create and develop the quality of Thai researcher in the field of South Asian Region and to building research networks and academic cooperation between researchers and research institutes within the country and global.
  3. To be a national information center that able to apply policy planning, promoting the knowledge about South Asian region.
  4. To create an understanding and good relationship between nations.

Events

Book Launching Ceremony of Thai Version of “The Unfinished Memoirs” by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (Father of Bangladesh)

South Asian Studies Center, Institute of Asian Studies, Chulalongkorn University and The Embassy of Bangladesh, Thailand
cordially invites you to the celebration of “The 50th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Thailand and Bangladesh”
with a Book Launching Ceremony of Thai Version of “The Unfinished Memoirs” by Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (Father of Bangladesh)

Date: 25th August 2022
Time: 9:30-12:00 hrs.
Venue: Room 105, Maha Chulalongkorn Building, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

** Free Entrance **

.facebook : Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangladesh
As part of the celebration of the golden jubilee of the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Thailand, the South Asia Study Center of Chulalongkorn University, one of the esteemed educational institutions of Thailand, and the Embassy of Bangladesh, Bangkok jointly organized the Book launching Ceremony of the Thai version of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s “”Unfinished Memoirs” “.
Hon’ble Trustee of Center for Research and Information (CRI), Dhaka, Bangladesh Mr. Radwan Mujib Siddiq, and the grandson of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was the Chief Guest in this event. Prof. Narin Hiransuthikul, Vice President of the Chulalongkorn University and Ambassador of Bangladesh to Thailand H.E Mohammed Abdul Hye welcomed the Chief Guest.On this auspicious occasion, a special video message from Dr. A. K. Abdul Momen, M.P. the Hon’ble Foreign Minister of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh was screened. He mentioned the event as a noteworthy part of the golden jubilee celebration of diplomatic relations between Bangladesh and Thailand. He said that Bangabandhu’s message of peace is the main dictum of Bangladesh’s foreign policy – ‘friendship to all, malice towards none’. He appreciated the initive of the Embassy of Bangladesh in Bangkok for the publication of the”Unfinished Memoirs” in Thai.
The Chief Guest of the program Mr. Radwan Mujib Siddiq said that Bangabandhu worked for the people of the country throughout his life. He said that it is not possible to know Bangladesh without knowing Bangabandhu. This book has provided with an excellent opportunity for the present day youth to know the history of Bangladesh through the eyes of the leader who brought independence to his people. Therefore, this translation will help the Thai readers to know Bangabandhu and Bangladesh together. He also thanked the Embassy in Bangkok and the South Asia Study Center of Chulalongkorn University for such an initiative.


Details

Date

25 August 2022

Time

09:30 - 12:00

Location

ห้อง 105 อาคารมหาจุฬาลงกรณ์ จุฬาลงกรณ์มหาวิทยาลัย

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Institution location (South Asian Studies Center)

Institute of Asian Studies Chulalongkorn University

3th Floor, Prajadhipok-Rambhai Barni Building, Phyathai Road, Bangkok 10330, THAILAND