Vyjayanti Raghavan is Adjunct Fellow at the Institute for China Studies, New Delhi. She taught Korean Studies, Language and Culture at the Centre for Korean Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. She has previously co-authored several books, includ­ing two on South Asia and Northeast Asia. She has also published several research articles. She is the recipient of the South Korean (ROK) Prime Min­ister's Award in 2015 for distinguished service and is also on the Advisory Board of the Kim Dae Jung Foundation, Seoul.