Miss G.V. Davane, holding the Bombay University’s Ph. D (Indian Linguistics) is a scholar of wide repute, with specialized interests in Vedic studies, classical Sanskrit literature, and linguistics. Joining the Maharashtra Educational Service (MES) in 1947, she retired as Professor of Sanskrit from the Elphinstone College, Bombay, in 1980. And thereafter, for five years: 1981-86, she had been the Honorary Director, MM Dr. P.V. Kane Research Institute — of the Asiatic Society of Bombay. Also Member of the prestigious Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Pune, and the All India Oriental Conference, she has authored three books and numerous research papers/book reviews.Miss G.V. Davane, holding the Bombay University’s Ph. D (Indian Linguistics) is a scholar of wide repute, with specialized interests in Vedic studies, classical Sanskrit literature, and linguistics. Joining the Maharashtra Educational Service (MES) in 1947, she retired as Professor of Sanskrit from the Elphinstone College, Bombay, in 1980. And thereafter, for five years: 1981-86, she had been the Honorary Director, MM Dr. P.V. Kane Research Institute — of the Asiatic Society of Bombay. Also Member of the prestigious Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Pune, and the All India Oriental Conference, she has authored three books and numerous research papers/book reviews.
Now, an Honorary Professor at the MM Dr. P.V. Kane Research Institute, Dr. Davane is persisting with her research in Vedic literature.