Malati Shendge
Encyclopedia
Malati J. Shendge is an Indologist. She received her Ph.D in Buddhism from the University of Delhi
. She has been a fellow of the Indian Council of Historical Research., and was a faculty member at Jawaharlal Nehru University
. Presently she is Founder Director (Hon.), Rang Datta Wadekar Centre for the study of Indian Tradition, Pune. She has written a number of books on the connections between the Indus Valley Civilization
and Vedic culture. Ford Foundation
supported her twice in her research endeavour. A widely travelled person, she has studied several languages as research equipment.
University of Delhi
The University of Delhi is a central university situated in Delhi, India and is funded by Government of India. Established in 1922, it offers courses at the undergraduate and post-graduate level. Vice-President of India Mohammad Hamid Ansari is the Chancellor of the university...
. She has been a fellow of the Indian Council of Historical Research., and was a faculty member at Jawaharlal Nehru University
Jawaharlal Nehru University
Jawaharlal Nehru University, also known as JNU, is located in New Delhi, the capital of India. It is mainly a research oriented postgraduate University with approximately 5,500 students and a faculty strength of around 550.-History:...
. Presently she is Founder Director (Hon.), Rang Datta Wadekar Centre for the study of Indian Tradition, Pune. She has written a number of books on the connections between the Indus Valley Civilization
Indus Valley Civilization
The Indus Valley Civilization was a Bronze Age civilization that was located in the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent, consisting of what is now mainly modern-day Pakistan and northwest India...
and Vedic culture. Ford Foundation
Ford Foundation
The Ford Foundation is a private foundation incorporated in Michigan and based in New York City created to fund programs that were chartered in 1936 by Edsel Ford and Henry Ford....
supported her twice in her research endeavour. A widely travelled person, she has studied several languages as research equipment.
Books
- (1977) The Civilized Demons: the Harappans in Rig Veda
- (1989) Rigveda: The Original Meaning and its Recovery
- (1993) Indian Historiography and Ethnolingustic History
- (1996) The Aryas: Facts Without Fancy and Fiction. Abhinav. ISBN 9788170173182
- (1995) Songs and Ruins: Rigveda in Harappan Setting
- (1997) The Language of the Harappans: From Akkadian to Sanskrit. Abhinav. ISBN 81-7017-325-6
- (2004) Sat-Sashastrika Hevajratika
- (2009) UNSEALING THE INDUS SCRIPT, Anotomy of its Decipherment
- (2009) Buddhahood in this Body: Japanese Esoteric Buddhism (Shin-gon) in Context