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Hindi Language at the University of Queensland 1

SubjectAustralia–Emigration and immigration—History
Language and languages–Study and Teaching
Education
Universities and colleges
Queensland
Photographs
Category5. Cold War (including Decolonisation)
PlaceBrisbane
PublisherAustralian News and Information Bureau
CreatorPrakash Chandra Jain
Current HolderNational Archives of Australia
Date1956
Series Number A1501, A360/1
Item Number 8939016
Access RightsOpen access
RightsCopyright National Archives of Australia
Country Of Origin Australia
LanguageHindi
Description From Source Prakash Chandra Jain from India, studying for an honours degree in Engineering, at the University of Queensland, has been appointed lecturer in the Hindi language by the University’s Institute of Modern Languages. The first Asian student to be appointed a lecturer by the Institute, he teaches elementary Hindi to a small class of Australians at night classes. Prakash is also a part-time graduate demonstrator in the Department of Engineering, lecturing first year students – Prakash writes a Hindi lesson on the blackboard for his class [Photographic image]. Australian News and Information Bureau Photograph. 1 photographic negative: b&w, acetate
Physical Format Photographs
Related Resources https://omaa-arts.sydney.edu.au/images/4964/

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