Tomio Mizokami | |
|---|---|
| 溝上富夫 | |
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| Born | 1941 Kobe, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Citizenship | Japan |
| Education | P. hd. |
| Alma mater | Delhi University |
| Occupation | Professor |
| Awards | Padma Shri (2018) |
Tomio Mizokami ( Japanese: 溝上富夫; [1] born 1941 [2]) is a professor Emeritus of Osaka University, Japan. In 2018, he was conferred the Padma Sri by the President of India, at the Civil Investiture Ceremony on 2 April 2018, for his contribution to the fields of literature and education. [3] [4]
Education
He was born in 1941 in Kobe, Japan. [2] In 1965, he graduated from the Department of Indian studies at Osaka University of Foreign Studies. [2] During 1965–1968, he studied Hindi in Allahabad and Bengali in Vishva Bharati. [2] He became a research assistant in 1968 at the Hindi Department of Osaka University of Foreign Studies. [2] In 1972, he earned his PhD from the Department of Modern Indian Languages at the University of Delhi. [2] In 1983, Mizokami did his PhD from University of Delhi on Language Contact in Punjab-A sociolinguistic Study of Migrants' Language. [3]
Career
Between June and August 1994, he taught Punjabi at the University of California in Berkeley as part of their summer intensive course. [2] He retired as a professor of Indian languages at the Osaka University, Japan. [2] Post his retirement, he has been a professor Emeritus at the same university since 2007, teaching Foreign Studies. [2] His language proficiency includes English, Hindi, Punjabi, bengali, Urdu, Gujarati, Asamiya, Marathi,Kashmiri, Sindhi, Tamil, German, and French. He translated Japji Sahib, a Sikh prayer into Japanese, and he is the first Japanese-Punjabi researcher. [3] [5]
Awards
In 2018, he was conferred the Padma Sri by then President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, at the Civil Investiture Ceremony on 2 April 2018 for his contribution to the fields of literature and education. [3]
Publications
- 1977 - “Bilingualism in Punjab - A Case Study in Lyallpur City - “Journal of Indian and Buddhist Studies, Tokyo, Vol. XXVI, No. 2 [2]
- 1980 - “Linguistic Outline of Fatehabad” & “Sociolinguistic Change among Migrants in Jalandhar,” Rural-Urban Migration And Pattern of Employment in India, Osaka [2]
- 1981 - PUNJABI Asian and African Grammatical Manual No.13e, Tokyo [2]
- 1983 - Introductory Punjabi, Tokyo [2]
- 1983 - Punjabi Reader, Tokyo [2]
- 1984 - Language Contact in Punjab [A Sociolinguistic Study of the Migrants’ Language], New Delhi, Bahri Publications [2]
- 1985 - Practical Punjabi Conversation, Tokyo [2]
- 1985 - Basic 1500 Punjabi Vocabularies, Tokyo [2]
- 1989 - ”Some Orthographical Problems in Punjabi,” A Computer-assisted Study of South-Asian Languages Annual Report No.1, Tokyo [2]
- 1992 - “Punjabi” & “Lahnda”, World Languages Dictionary, edited by Eiichi Chino, Takashi Kamei & Rokoro Kouno, Sanseido, Tokyo [2]
- 2004 - “Status of Research in Bangla and Punjabi Literatures in Japan,” pp 323-335 [2]
- 2004 - “Language Teaching and Cultural Interchange through the medium of Hindi Drama,” pp 341-348, Imaging India Imaging Japan: A Chronicle of Reflections on Mutual Literature, Edited by Unita Sachidanand & Teiji Sakata, Manak Publications, Delhi [2]
Translations
- Translated Guru Nanak's Japji Sahib composition into Japanese [2]
- Translated The Sikhs: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices, by Owen Cole & Piara Singh Sambhi, into Japanese [2]
See also
References
- ^ "Embassy of India in Japan". Twitter. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "Furthering Sikh & Punjabi Studies in Japan: Tomio Mizokami". Sikh Chic. 26 February 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Amalgamating Japanese-Indian cultures through Punjabi - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
- ^ "Padma Shri awardee, Japan's Tomio Mizokami speaks on meeting PM Narendra Modi, his love for Hindi language". Zee News. 2019-06-27. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
- ^ "In spite of diversity, there is Indianess: Tomio Mizokami". WION. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
Tomio Mizokami | |
|---|---|
| 溝上富夫 | |
|
| |
| Born | 1941 Kobe, Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Citizenship | Japan |
| Education | P. hd. |
| Alma mater | Delhi University |
| Occupation | Professor |
| Awards | Padma Shri (2018) |
Tomio Mizokami ( Japanese: 溝上富夫; [1] born 1941 [2]) is a professor Emeritus of Osaka University, Japan. In 2018, he was conferred the Padma Sri by the President of India, at the Civil Investiture Ceremony on 2 April 2018, for his contribution to the fields of literature and education. [3] [4]
Education
He was born in 1941 in Kobe, Japan. [2] In 1965, he graduated from the Department of Indian studies at Osaka University of Foreign Studies. [2] During 1965–1968, he studied Hindi in Allahabad and Bengali in Vishva Bharati. [2] He became a research assistant in 1968 at the Hindi Department of Osaka University of Foreign Studies. [2] In 1972, he earned his PhD from the Department of Modern Indian Languages at the University of Delhi. [2] In 1983, Mizokami did his PhD from University of Delhi on Language Contact in Punjab-A sociolinguistic Study of Migrants' Language. [3]
Career
Between June and August 1994, he taught Punjabi at the University of California in Berkeley as part of their summer intensive course. [2] He retired as a professor of Indian languages at the Osaka University, Japan. [2] Post his retirement, he has been a professor Emeritus at the same university since 2007, teaching Foreign Studies. [2] His language proficiency includes English, Hindi, Punjabi, bengali, Urdu, Gujarati, Asamiya, Marathi,Kashmiri, Sindhi, Tamil, German, and French. He translated Japji Sahib, a Sikh prayer into Japanese, and he is the first Japanese-Punjabi researcher. [3] [5]
Awards
In 2018, he was conferred the Padma Sri by then President of India, Ram Nath Kovind, at the Civil Investiture Ceremony on 2 April 2018 for his contribution to the fields of literature and education. [3]
Publications
- 1977 - “Bilingualism in Punjab - A Case Study in Lyallpur City - “Journal of Indian and Buddhist Studies, Tokyo, Vol. XXVI, No. 2 [2]
- 1980 - “Linguistic Outline of Fatehabad” & “Sociolinguistic Change among Migrants in Jalandhar,” Rural-Urban Migration And Pattern of Employment in India, Osaka [2]
- 1981 - PUNJABI Asian and African Grammatical Manual No.13e, Tokyo [2]
- 1983 - Introductory Punjabi, Tokyo [2]
- 1983 - Punjabi Reader, Tokyo [2]
- 1984 - Language Contact in Punjab [A Sociolinguistic Study of the Migrants’ Language], New Delhi, Bahri Publications [2]
- 1985 - Practical Punjabi Conversation, Tokyo [2]
- 1985 - Basic 1500 Punjabi Vocabularies, Tokyo [2]
- 1989 - ”Some Orthographical Problems in Punjabi,” A Computer-assisted Study of South-Asian Languages Annual Report No.1, Tokyo [2]
- 1992 - “Punjabi” & “Lahnda”, World Languages Dictionary, edited by Eiichi Chino, Takashi Kamei & Rokoro Kouno, Sanseido, Tokyo [2]
- 2004 - “Status of Research in Bangla and Punjabi Literatures in Japan,” pp 323-335 [2]
- 2004 - “Language Teaching and Cultural Interchange through the medium of Hindi Drama,” pp 341-348, Imaging India Imaging Japan: A Chronicle of Reflections on Mutual Literature, Edited by Unita Sachidanand & Teiji Sakata, Manak Publications, Delhi [2]
Translations
- Translated Guru Nanak's Japji Sahib composition into Japanese [2]
- Translated The Sikhs: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices, by Owen Cole & Piara Singh Sambhi, into Japanese [2]
See also
References
- ^ "Embassy of India in Japan". Twitter. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "Furthering Sikh & Punjabi Studies in Japan: Tomio Mizokami". Sikh Chic. 26 February 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Amalgamating Japanese-Indian cultures through Punjabi - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
- ^ "Padma Shri awardee, Japan's Tomio Mizokami speaks on meeting PM Narendra Modi, his love for Hindi language". Zee News. 2019-06-27. Retrieved 2019-07-01.
- ^ "In spite of diversity, there is Indianess: Tomio Mizokami". WION. Retrieved 2019-07-01.