G. N. Devy is the chief editor of the PLSI series. He taught at the Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda, till 1996 before leaving to set up the Bhasha Research Centre in Baroda and the Adivasi Akademi at Tejgadh, where he worked towards conserving and promoting the languages and culture of indigenous and nomadic communities. Apart from being awarded the Padma Shree, he has received many awards for his work in literature and language conservation.
Madan Meena is a visual artist and researcher who has worked extensively with artists and craft-persons of Rajasthan. He has documented and exhibited mandana wall paintings created by the women of the Meena community. He has also worked on the secret language of the Kanjar community. For this he received a fellowship from the Firebird Foundation for Anthropological Research, USA. He was the state coordinator for ICSSR’s survey of the educational status of the nomadic and de-notified tribes of Rajasthan. His publications include Joy of Creativity, Nurturing Walls and Tejaji Gatha.
Suraj Rao is Assistant Registrar, MDS University, Ajmer. He has a PhD from Jain Vishava Bharti Institute, Rajasthan and is currently doing his post-doctoral research at the Department of Rajasthani, MLSU, Udaipur. He has participated in a number of national and international conferences and presented papers on language, literature, folklore, the cultural heritage of Rajasthan and Ancient Indian History. He was felicitated by the Government of Rajasthan for his contribution to Rajasthani language and literature.