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photo areaMadhav Deshpande
Professor

Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania, 1972

U of M Affiliation(s)
Center for South Asian Studies
Medieval & Early Modern Studies



Contact Information
University of Michigan
202 South Thayer Building - 1608

Phone: 734-647-2159
Email: mmdesh@umich.edu
Fields of Study
Sanskrit and Linguistics

About Madhav Deshpande

Professor Desphande teaches all levels of Sanskrit, as well as Pali, Prakrit, and Hinduism.  Professor Deshpande publishes poetry and articles in Sanskrit and Marathi.  He has written numerous articles and reviews in English and his books include Aryan and Non-Aryan in India, Kaundabhatta on the Philosophy of Nominal Meaning, and Evolution of Syntactic Theory in Sanskrit Grammar: Syntax of the Sanskrit Infinitive-tum UN.