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.
Uma Bhatt retired as Professor of Hindi and Linguistics from Kumaon University, Nainital. She has been editing the women’s quarterly Uttara with her team for last twenty-five years. She is also associated with PAHAR (People’s Association for Himalayan Area Research) and other organisations working on Himalayan languages and literature.
Shekhar Pathak taught at Kumaon University, Nainital; was Fellow at IIAS, Shimla and Nehru Fellow at Centre for Contemporary Studies, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi and now works voluntarily with PAHAR and has been editing their annual journal of same name for the last three decades.