SNIGDHA KONAR

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SNIGDHA KONAR

Snigdha Konar is a Research Associate at the Institute of Chinese Studies. She has recently submitted her Ph.D. titled, “Northern Girls and Those Women: Avant-garde Fiction in Reform China”. Her M.Phil. dissertation titled, “A Critical Appraisal of Characters in Lu Xun’s Fiction” explores the character of characters in Lu Xun’s collections of novels Call to Arms (呐喊, Nàhǎn) and Wandering (彷徨, Pánghuáng).

She completed her B.A. and M.A. in Chinese language from Jawaharlal Nehru University. Her research interests include Chinese language and literature, social issues, human rights and gender issues.



Increasing Bride Price in China: An Unresolved Agenda
21 Jul 2023

Bride Price (彩礼; Cǎilǐ) is a form of wealth paid by a prospective groom’s family to the bride’s family. While the connotations and implications of “bride price” vary from place to place in China

Migration and China’s ‘Economic Miracle’ in Northern Girls
11 Mar 2023

China’s rapid economic growth has often been referred to as an “economic miracle.” However, the bright and glossy picture conceals a dark reality, which is the subject of Sheng Keyi’s coming-of-age

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Areas of interest

Her research interests include the Chinese language and literature, social issues, human rights and gender issues.

Experience

Current Positions

    Research Associate at the Institute of Chinese Studies from Aug 2023.

Past Positions

    Research Assistant at the Institute of Chinese Studies from Mar 2023 to Aug 2023.

Education

    She completed her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in the Chinese language from Jawaharlal Nehru University.

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