Ved Kumari Ghai (16 December 1931 – 30 May 2023) was an IndianSanskrit scholar from Jammu City, Jammu and Kashmir. She was head of the Sanskrit department inJammu University.
Ghai was born on 16 December 1931, in Pratap Garh Mohallah,Jammu. She completed her school education in Jammu. She completed herMA in Sanskrit fromPunjab University in 1953 and MA in Ancient Indian History and Culture in 1958 and PhD in Sanskrit in 1960 fromBanaras Hindu University.
Ghai started her career as a professor of Sanskrit at Government College for Women, Parade, Jammu. She was a head of post graduate level Sanskrit Department,Jammu University until her retirement on 31 December 1991. She taughtPanini’s Sanskrit grammar and literature at the Institute of Indian Studies, Copenhagen University, Denmark in 1966–1967 and 1978–1980. She was a scholar inDogri language and also knew Hindi. She was also involved in social work.[1] She was a member of theAmarnath shrine board.[2]
Ghai married Dr. Ram Pratap, who was also a Sanskrit scholar.[1] Ghai died on 30 May 2023, at the age of 91.[3]
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