FOCUS :: Distinguished Indologist
Every year the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) recognizes eminent Indologists who have made outstanding contribution to Indian cause, by studying, teaching or doing research in India's philosophy, thought, history, art, culture, Indian languages and literature. The recipient of the Distinguished Indologist Award 2022 is professor Joanna Jurewicz, the chair of East Asia Studies at Warsaw University's Faculty of Oriental Studies.
Professor Joanna Jurewicz accepting the Distinguished Indologist Award 2022 during a ceremony in WarsawPhoto: Radio Poland
The first recipient of the award in 2015 was German Professor Heinrich Freiherr Von Stietencron. The award comprises a citation, a gold-plated medallion, and US$ 20,000. The award ceremony for professor Joanna Jurewicz took place at the Embassy of India in Warsaw last month.
Joanna Jurewicz (right); Vinay Sahasrabuddhe (centre), president of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations; and Nagma M. Mallick (left), India's ambassador to Poland, during the award ceremony at the Indian embassy in Warsaw earlier this month.
Presented by Agnieszka Bielawska with a contributing report by Danuta Isler