Dr Ganesh N Devy taught English at the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda; a renowned literary critic and activist; founder and director of the Tribal Academy at Tejgadh, Gujarat; and director of the Sahitya Akademi’s Project on Literature in Tribal Languages and Oral Folk Traditions. He is an active participant in the functioning of Bhasha Academy. He was awarded the Padmashri in 2014. He is Chair, People’s Linguistic Survey of India, 37, Bhasha Research and Publication Center.
Omkar N. Koul, was a former Director, Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore has had a distinguished career spanning over forty years. The authorof over fifty books, his main areas of academic interest were linguistics, language education, communication and comparative literature. He was also been associated among others, with several UNESCO programmes related to endangered languages and mother tongue education.
Dr Jagdish Sharma has translated this volume into Hindi from English. He is the Director, School of Translation Studies and Training, Indira Gandhi National Open University. He has translated works of several disciplines extensively.