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Professor of South Asian Literature and Linguistics
202 S. Thayer, Suite 6111 Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1608
Office Location(s): 5016 STB Phone: 734.647.2159 Fax: 734.647.0157 mmdesh@umich.edu
Research Interests Madhav M. Deshpande is professor of Sanskrit and Hindu Studies at the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, with a joint appointment in the Department of Linguistics. Originally trained in traditional and modern Sanskrit scholarship in Pune, India, Deshpande earned his B.A. (1966) and M.A. (1968) in Sanskrit from the University of Pune, and his doctorate in Oriental Studies from the University of Pennsylvania (1972). He has been on the faculty of the University of Michigan since 1972. His research relates to the fields of the Sanskrit grammatical tradition, historical linguistics and sociolinguistics of Indo-Aryan languages, and the religious and philosophical traditions of India, including Hinduism and Buddhism. He has published fifteen books and over 150 research papers relating to these areas.
Recent Courses Taught First and Second Year of Sanskrit (taught during alternate years) Advanced Sanskrit Introduction to Classical Hinduism Krishna Speaks: The Bhagavadgita Introduction to Indian Philosophy
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