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Pandurang Vaman Kane facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Mahamahopadhyaya Pandurang Vaman Kane MP | |
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पांडुरंग वामन काणे | |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha (Nominated) | |
| In office 16 November – 2 April | |
| Preceded by | Alladi Krishnaswamy Iyer |
| Constituency | Presidential Nominee |
| Vice Chancellor of the University of Bombay | |
| In office 10 November – 9 November | |
| Preceded by | M. C. Chagla |
| Succeeded by | Natwarlal H. Bhagwati |
| Personal details | |
| Born | ()7 May Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra |
| Died | 18 April () (aged 91) |
| Alma mater | University of Mumbai |
| Awards | Sahitya Akademi Award () Bharat Ratna () |
Pandurang Vaman Kane (kɑːnɛ-_-kaanay; Marathi: पांडुरंग वामन काणे; 7 May – 18 April ) was an Indian academic, historian, lawyer, Indologist, and Sanskrit scholar. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award in
Kane's academic career spanned for more than four decades, and included a tenure as the vice-cha