Amazing news, huge congratulations Prof. Deshpande! 

All best,

AV. 

On Tue, Nov 18, 2025 at 6:29 AM Greg Bailey via INDOLOGY <indology@list.indology.info> wrote:

Brilliant, Madhav.

Absolutely deserved.

Cheers,

Greg Bailey

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Subject: [INDOLOGY] Mahakavi Kalidas Samskritavrati Rashtriya Puraskar

 

Happy to share the news with you:

I was informed this morning that the Kavikulaguru Kalidas Sanskrit Vishvavidyalaya, Ramtek, Nagpur, India, has selected me for the 2025 Mahakavi Kalidas Samskritavrati Rashtriya Puraskar [National Award of Rs. 100, 000 for dedication to Sanskrit scholarship]. The news made my day.!!!

Madhav M. Deshpande

Professor Emeritus, Sanskrit and Linguistics

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Senior Fellow, Oxford Center for Hindu Studies

Adjunct Professor, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, India

[Residence: Campbell, California, USA]

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