Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi

Vasudev Vishnu Mirashi (1893–1985) was a Sanskrit scholar and a prominent Indologist of the 20th century who hailed from Maharashtra, India.

His dissertation on Relation between the Dharmasutras and the Metrical Smrutis and the Evolution of Hindu Law won the Vishwanath Mandalik Gold Medal and Prize of the University of Bombay.

After his academic career, he shifted to Mumbai and worked as Assistant Professor of Sanskrit at Elphinstone College while simultaneously studying for his law degree.

Professor Mirashi was also one of the earliest proponents of the Vidarbha Sanshodhan Mandal (historical research society based in Nagpur) and for many years served as its Chairman.

Mirashi wrote 30 research works in English, Marathi, and Hindi, and more than 275 papers in various Indological journals.

Mirashi's other important works comprise four volumes of Literary & Historical Studies in Indology, Kalidasa, and Bhavabhuti.

Dr Rajendra Prasad awarding Tamrapatra to Prof Mirashi, 1956