On January 30, 2008 the Department of South and South Eastern Asian Studies held a Special Session in honor of the Department's Head Dr Margarita I. Vorobyova-Desyatovskaya who has been a researcher for 50 years.

The Official Programme:

1. Speeches of Congratulation

2. Academic Reports:

Dr T. Ermakova. On Early Papers by Dr M. Vorobyova-Desyatovskaya

Dr E. Ostrovskaya. The Genres of Buddhist Discourse

Dr V. Rudoi. The Renewal of a Project of Acad. Th. Stcherbatsky

Dr S. Shomakhmadov. Prospects for Research into Suhrlekha

3. Anniversary Interview