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Team grants


Language as human activity, as its product and factor


Research project No. MSM 0021620825 (2005–2009), Sub-project: Language system and ethnography of communication in the context of linguistic areas (See the Bibliography of the Seminars of Mongolian and Romani Studies: Mongolica Pragensia ‘05, Romano džaniben)

Sub-project headed by Prof. PhDr. Jaroslav Vacek, CSc.

Research project participants: Mgr. Zbyněk Andrš; Mgr. Daniel Berounský, PhD.; Mgr. Marie Bořkovcová; Mgr. Jan Červenka, PhD.; Mgr. Viktor Elšík; Mgr. Pavel Hons; Doc. Milena Hübschmannová, CSc. (2005 only); Mgr. Veronika Kapišovská; PhDr. Svetislav Kostić, Dr.; Doc. J. Lubsandorji; PhDr. Alena Oberfalzerová, PhD.; Mgr. Veronika Zikmundová, PhD.


The Foundations of Modern World in the Mirror of Literature and Philosophy


Research project No. MSM 0021620824 (2005–2009), Sub-project: Pandanus focused on the symbolism of nature in classical literature with international cooperation (See the Bibliography of the Seminar of Indian Studies: Pandanus ’05)

Sub-project headed by Prof. PhDr. Jaroslav Vacek, CSc.

Research project participants: PhDr. Petr Holman, Mgr. Martin Hříbek


Folk Arts of Bengal and their Metamorphoses


Project of the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic No. 404/03/1454, 2003 - 2005

Headed by Dr. Hana Knížková, CSc.

Participants: Dr. Hana Preinhaelterová, CSc. and doctoral students:

Mgr. Klára Šimečková, Mgr. Martin Hříbek


Linguistic research project of the Faculty of Arts


Participation in the Faculty project of the Ministry of Education No. 206311, 1999 - 2004

The Indological part headed by Jaroslav Vacek

In the project participated or still participate: Jan Dvořák, Milena Hübschmannová, Svetislav Kostić, Jan Červenka


Literary research project of the Faculty of Arts - Comparative poetics in the multicultural World


Participation in the Faculty project of the Ministry of Education No. 206507, 1999 - 2004

The Indological part headed by Jaroslav Vacek

In the project participated or still participate: Jan Dvořák, Blanka Knotková, Milena Hübschmannová, Hana Preinhaelterová.

PhD. Students: Martin Hříbek, Hana Nováková and advanced M.A. students of the Institute


Ethnolinguistic and sociolinguistic aspects of communication in Mongolian and their practical application


Project of the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic No. 405/02/0820, 2002 - 2004

Headed by Jaroslav Vacek

Participants: J. Lubsangdorji, Alena Oberfalzerová, Veronika Zikmundová (teachers of the Institute of Far Eastern Studies) and Veronika Kapišovská

Doctoral Student: Edita Johnová

and advanced students of Mongolian studies of the Institute of Far Eastern Studies


Symbolism of Plants and flowers in classical Indian literature (Sanskrit, Prakrit, Tamil)


Project of the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic No. 405/98/0380, 1998 - 2000

Headed by Jaroslav Vacek

Participants: Jan Dvořák, Blanka Knotková, Jakub Čejka and several advanced students of the Institute.


Data bank of computer texts (Sanskrit, Tamil, Bengali, Urdu, Hindi, Javanese and Romani)


Grant of the Grant Agency of Charles University No. 52, 1994 - 1996

Headed by Jaroslav Vacek

Participants: Svetislav Kostić, Jan Marek, Hana Preinhaelterová, Jan Dvořák, Zorica Dubovská.


Individual projects


Development project of the Ministry of Education - Preparation of teaching materials for Bengali


Hana Preinhaelterová

One year project 2001


Bhakti in the context of the Indian religious and philosophical tradition


Project of the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic No. 401/98/PO50, 1998 - 2000

Jan Dvořák

Post-doctoral project headed by Jaroslav Vacek


Hindi verb syntagmata


Project of the Grant Agency of Charles University No. 53, 1994 - 1996

Svetislav Kostić


Dravidian and Mongolian lexical parallels


Project of the Grant Agency of Charles University No. 106, 1994 - 1996

Jaroslav Vacek


Co-operation in grant projects with other institutions


Hindi-Czech Dictionary


Project of the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic No. 405/95/1446, 1995 - 1997

Participant: Svetislav Kostić, in co-operation with the Oriental Institute of the Academy of Sciences of ČR