{"id":17,"date":"2015-07-25T14:58:26","date_gmt":"2015-07-25T14:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sanskritbhavan.mu.ac.in\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2026-03-18T08:01:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T08:01:06","slug":"faculty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sanskritbhavan.mu.ac.in\/?page_id=17","title":{"rendered":"Faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Academic Staff<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a class=\"boxer\" href=\"http:\/\/sanskritbhavan.mu.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20201231-WA0019.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"283\" src=\"http:\/\/sanskritbhavan.mu.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20201231-WA0019-300x283.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1740\" style=\"width:166px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanskritbhavan.mu.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20201231-WA0019-300x283.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sanskritbhavan.mu.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG-20201231-WA0019.jpg 606w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Dr. Suchitra Tajane<br><strong>Head&nbsp;of the Department<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Associate Professor (<a href=\"https:\/\/sanskritbhavan.mu.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Dr.-Suchitra-Academic-final-resume-for-website.pdf\">Curriculum Vitae<\/a>)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">&nbsp;<\/h5>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a class=\"boxer\" href=\"http:\/\/sanskritbhavan.mu.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/madhavi.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/sanskritbhavan.mu.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/madhavi-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"madhavi\" class=\"wp-image-19\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanskritbhavan.mu.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/madhavi-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sanskritbhavan.mu.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/madhavi-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sanskritbhavan.mu.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/madhavi.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Dr. Madhavi Narsalay<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Professor and Former Head <span style=\"orphans: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; cursor: text; float: none; word-spacing: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #191e23;\">(<a href=\"http:\/\/sanskritbhavan.mu.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Madhavi-Narsalay-CV.pdf\">Curriculum Vitae<\/a>) <\/span><\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"orphans: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; cursor: text; float: none; word-spacing: 0px;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/h6>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a class=\"boxer\" href=\"http:\/\/sanskritbhavan.mu.ac.in\/?attachment_id=838\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-838\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/sanskritbhavan.mu.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kelaniya-conference-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanskritbhavan.mu.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kelaniya-conference-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sanskritbhavan.mu.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/kelaniya-conference-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Dr.&nbsp; Shakuntala Gawde<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Associate Professor and Former Head (<span style=\"font-family: 'Noto Serif',serif; color: #191e23; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;\"><span style=\"orphans: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; cursor: text; float: none; word-spacing: 0px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sanskritbhavan.mu.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/CV-for-website.pdf\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2150\">Curriculum Vitae<\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"orphans: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; cursor: text; float: none; word-spacing: 0px;\">)<\/span><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">website:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.shakuntalagawde.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> www.shakuntalagawde.com<\/a><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">&nbsp;<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Ms. Renuka Panchal<\/strong><br>Assistant Professor (ad-hoc )<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Shri. Ajay Pendse<\/strong><br>Assistant Professor (ad-hoc )<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Research Assistants and fellows<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/sanskritbhavan.mu.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20240216_131511_0477-1-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3967\" style=\"width:124px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanskritbhavan.mu.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20240216_131511_0477-1-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/sanskritbhavan.mu.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20240216_131511_0477-1-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/sanskritbhavan.mu.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20240216_131511_0477-1-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sanskritbhavan.mu.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20240216_131511_0477-1-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/sanskritbhavan.mu.ac.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20240216_131511_0477-1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Dr. Medha Deshpande<\/strong><br>Research Assistant<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Administrative Staff<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Smt. Rekha Kadam (Head Clerk)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sandeep Bhavar (Peon)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dinesh Pawar (Hamal)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Academic Staff Dr. Suchitra TajaneHead&nbsp;of the Department Associate Professor (Curriculum Vitae) &nbsp; Dr. Madhavi Narsalay Professor and Former Head (Curriculum Vitae) &nbsp; &nbsp; Dr.&nbsp; Shakuntala Gawde Associate Professor and Former Head (Curriculum Vitae) website: www.shakuntalagawde.com &nbsp; Ms. Renuka PanchalAssistant Professor (ad-hoc ) Shri. 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