Y. K. Sohoni

He was based in Pune and Bombay for most of his life, till he migrated to the United States of America in 1984.

[1][2][3] He was instrumental in setting up several departments and institutes for the teaching and learning of French in India,[4] and was the first Head of the Department of Modern European Languages at the University of Pune,[5] Among other awards, in 1975 he was awarded the Chevalier dans l'Ordre Palmes Académiques by the Government of France "pour services rendus a la culture française.

During this period around 1936-37, he taught French at the Nutan Marathi Vidyalaya High School, Pune, and at the M.E.

He left Bombay to teach French at Fergusson College, Pune, from 1944 to 1958, where he was the Head of the Department.

In recognition of his services to French culture, the Government of France awarded him with the title of Chevalier dans l'Ordre Palmes Académiques.

Reader, EMRC Pune), married to Shobhana Sohoni née Joshi (retd.

His grandson, Pushkar Sohoni, teaches at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune.