Godavari Hostel

Godavari Hostel named after the second longest river in Western India, is one of the oldest hostels in the journey of JNU. The beautiful red brick-structure, standing testimony to years of perseverance and inspiration is a home to around 348 with both single and double occupancy. The occupants ranging from those pursuing bachelors to doctoral degrees have given a legacy of successful careers and modesty. The strength lies in the harmonious coexistence of girls from different regions, language and cultures from various regions of India and from all parts of the world.

The four wardens living in each corner of the hostel buildings look into the administrative issues of hostel. Like hands-on guardians they cater to the requirements of the residents. The mess managers along with a team of cooks and helpers provide hygienic and nutritious meals. The cleanliness of the hostel is efficiently upheld by the sanitation team despite the challenges of infrastructure being an old hostel. The office staff are there to look into routine matters related to running the hostel efficiently and with punctuality. They are the backbone of the hostel through providing all requisite support. It is a matter of pride that Godavari has been the first hostel within IHA to have attained 100 percent online payments of mess bills since October 2017.

The democratic ethos of JNU is replicated within Godavari hostel through the annual hostel elections to elect a President along with six hostel committee and six mess committee members. The team represents students’ issues at hostel, IHA and University level. They organise the hostel night which is a fiesta depicting the vibrant cultural ethos and has won accolades. It is a much awaited function as it showcases the exceptional talents of Godavari Girls. The unique feature of this hostel is an interactive closed online google group ‘godavarionline’ and a whatsapp group which comprises all residents and wardens. This is a platform where problems are flagged, solutions are presented and ideas are exchanged.

Godavari’s strategic location opposite the State Bank of India, nearness to the popular ‘Nilgiri Dhaba’ which is famous for banta, pakoras and chai over rounds of intellectual and proximity to administrative and academic buildings have made it the most centrally-located hostel. This hostel is home to differently-abled students because of accessibility factor, availability of lift facility and sensitive and dedicated hostel staff.

Employees

Name of Staff	Designation	Contact Number
Mrs. Sonika Sharma	Senior Assistant (Regular)	9560956883
Ms. Shilpi	Caretaker (Contractual)	6387317648
Mr. Hoshiyar Singh	Office Attendent / Mess Helper (Contractual)	8383049924

LIST OF MESS STAFF

1	Mr. Manoj Sharma	Mess Manager(Contractual)	8318726066
2	Mr. Nanda Ballabh	Mess Manager(Contractual)	8860026281
3	Mr. Manoj Kumar	Cook(Contractual)	9958087317
4	Mr. Mukesh Kumar	Cook(Contractual)	9560468245
5	Mr. Santosh Gurang	Cook(Contractual)	8800806511
6	Mr. Sanjay Kumar	Helper(Contractual)	9560819212
7	Mrs. Heera Devi	Helper(Contractual)	9990554035
8	Mr. Hoshiyar Singh	Helper(Contractual)	8383049924
9	Mrs. Geeta Devi	Helper(Contractual)
10	Mr. Manvendra Singh	Helper(Contractual)	8287542090
11	Mr. Jai singh	Cook(Regular)	7042779301
12	Mr. R.A. Verma	Cook(Regular)	8851478767
13	Mr. Madan Singh	Cook(Regular)	9278000532
14	Mr. Ramjeet	Helper(Regular)	9868476113
15	Mrs. Meena Devi	Helper(Regular)	8826837164
16	Mrs. Ruckmani Devi	Helper(Regular)	8587039825
17	Mr. Achhey Lal	Helper(Regular)	8447634878
18	Mr. Janmohammad	Helper(Regular)	8375988805
19	Mr. Veer Bhadur	Helper(Regular)	9871723252
20	Mr. Dharampal	Helper(Regular)	8527646957
21	Mr. Ramkesh	Helper(Regular)	8375831702
22	Mr. Gangaram	Helper(Regular)	9971705037
23	Mr. Krishna Bahadur	Helper(Regular)
24	Mr.Bodhilal	Helper(Regular)	9069892442
25	Mr.A.M Joshi	Helper(Regular)	9868630418
26	Mr.Shakati prasad	Helper(Regular)	9871312568

SANITATION STAFF

1	Smt. Susheela	Sanitation Head(Regular)	9990665862
2	Munni I	Cleaner(Regular)	9999341872
3	Guddi Devi	Cleaner(Regular)
4	Munni Devi II	Cleaner(Regular)	9999807124
5	Naresh	Cleaner(Regular)	8447961825
6	Kamlesh	Cleaner(Regular)
7	Jaywati	Cleaner(Regular)	9716422658

A warm welcome to the modified and updated website of the Centre for East Asian Studies. The East Asian region has been at the forefront of several path-breaking changes since 1970s beginning with the redefining the development architecture with its State-led development model besides emerging as a major region in the global politics and a key hub of the sophisticated technologies. The Centre is one of the thirteen Centres of the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi that provides a holistic understanding of the region.

Initially, established as a Centre for Chinese and Japanese Studies, it subsequently grew to include Korean Studies as well. At present there are eight faculty members in the Centre. Several distinguished faculty who have now retired include the late Prof. Gargi Dutt, Prof. P.A.N. Murthy, Prof. G.P. Deshpande, Dr. Nranarayan Das, Prof. R.R. Krishnan and Prof. K.V. Kesavan. Besides, Dr. Madhu Bhalla served at the Centre in Chinese Studies Programme during 1994-2006. In addition, Ms. Kamlesh Jain and Dr. M. M. Kunju served the Centre as the Documentation Officers in Chinese and Japanese Studies respectively.

The academic curriculum covers both modern and contemporary facets of East Asia as each scholar specializes in an area of his/her interest in the region. The integrated course involves two semesters of classes at the M. Phil programme and a dissertation for the M. Phil and a thesis for Ph. D programme respectively. The central objective is to impart an interdisciplinary knowledge and understanding of history, foreign policy, government and politics, society and culture and political economy of the respective areas. Students can explore new and emerging themes such as East Asian regionalism, the evolving East Asian Community, the rise of China, resurgence of Japan and the prospects for reunification of the Korean peninsula. Additionally, the Centre lays great emphasis on the building of language skills. The background of scholars includes mostly from the social science disciplines; History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, International Relations and language.

Several students of the centre have been recipients of prestigious research fellowships awarded by Japan Foundation, Mombusho (Ministry of Education, Government of Japan), Saburo Okita Memorial Fellowship, Nippon Foundation, Korea Foundation, Nehru Memorial Fellowship, and Fellowship from the Chinese and Taiwanese Governments. Besides, students from Japan receive fellowship from the Indian Council of Cultural Relations.

Wardens
Senior Warden
Dr. Reeta Sony
Mess Warden
Dr. Pallavi Somvanshi
Health & Recreation Warden
Dr. Aprajita Kashyap
Sanitation & Maintenance Warden
Dr. Renu Sain
Contact
Telephone : 26704791