Biography

Manju Kak

Ph. D. Dept. of  Art History,  National Museum Institute, New Delhi, India.

M.A.  History , Allahabad University, New Delhi. B.A. Loreto Convent College, Lucknow, India. 

 

Teaching

Most recently she was a Visiting Professor (Arts), Centre for Jawaharlal Nehru Studies, and later at the Academy of International Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi, Design Department--Banasthali University, Rajasthan;  Visiting Professor, National Museum Institute, National Museum, Janpath, New Delhi. She has also worked as a teacher and consultant in Hong Kong in various institutions such as the  Open Learning Institute,  Hong Kong Polytechnic &  St Stephen’s Girls College. Early on she was History Teacher at St Columba’s School, New Delhi for 6 years.

Fellowships & Awards

• 1990  Award at “Asian Voices in English” sponsored by the British Council and Hong Kong University, (Hong Kong) for " When I Return".
• 1992. The Katha Award for " Blessed are my Sons”, India.
• 1995-Senior Fellowship  from the Department of Culture, Government of India,
• 1995. Charles Wallace-British Council Award, at the University of Stirling, UK.
• 1998 Bread loaf Conference, Middlebury College, USA,
• 2003. Hawthornden Fellowship by the Heinz Foundation at Edinburgh, Scotland. 
• Shortlisted for Homi Bhabha fellowship.

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