Two more books added at the Thai Corner of CU

It was a day that celebrated Thai literature at University of Calcutta once again.

The Consul

General of

Thailand

in Kolkata, Sweeya Santipitaks, along with her colleagues

Venus

Asawapoom and Nutt Svasti-Salee, handed over two books that were published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand to the Sahid Kshudiram Siksha Prangan (

Alipore

Campus) Library, University of Calcutta.

While one book is on the history of Thai diplomacy, the other is a documentation of the past visits of king

Bhumibol Adulyadej

of Thailand. The occasion took place on July 1. Professor Dr Lipi Ghosh, head of the department of South and Southeast Asian Studies, and Safique Ahamad, assistant librarian, were present at the event along with their team members.

As a matter of fact, these two books were an addition to the latest collection of 71 books, donated earlier in August 2018 in celebration of the 70th Anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic relations between Thailand and India. The Thai Corner at the University of Calcutta was established in 2007 as part of Thailand’s academic and cultural diplomacy to disseminate knowledge in various areas about Thailand, ranging from Thai

grammar

books to journals, Thai cookbooks, books about Thai architecture, Thai art, Thai literature, Thai cinemas, as well as His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s Sufficiency Economy Philosophy. The Royal Thai Consulate-General, Kolkata, donated more Books to the Thai Corner in 2008 and 2018 respectively. As of now 386 books are part of the Thai Corner’s collection.