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Madhav Deshpande

Name: Madhav Deshpande

Title(s):

  • Professor of Sanskrit and Professor of Linguistics

Contact Information: 734.647.2159 , mmdesh@umich.edu

International Institute Affiliation(s):

  • CSAS
  • CICS

Department Affiliation(s):

  • Asian Languages & Cultures

Education Background: BA Fergusson College, Pune, India 1966; MA University of Pune, Pune, India 1968; PhD University of Pennsylvania 1972

World Area(s) of Study/Interest:

  • South Asian Studies

Related Countries:

  • India

Research/Teaching Specialization: Ancient Indian Grammatical Traditions Sociolinguistics of Sanskrit and Prakrit languages

Area/Int'l Course(s) Taught: Beginning and Advanced Sanskrit; Bhagavad-Gita: Activist View of Hinduism Directed Readings;Introduction to Hinduism MA Essay SSEA Reading in Sanskrit Religion in Modern India

Publications:

  • Samskrta-Subhodinī: A Sanskrit Primer. 2001.
  • Paninian Studies: S.D. Joshi Felicitation Volume. 1999. (Refereed Journal Article)
  • Critical Studies in Indian Grammarians I: The Theory of Homogeneity [Savarnya]. 1999.