Shankar Nene

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Experience in Researching in the subject such as Status of Sciences and Technologies in Ancient India. 

On the basis of findings of researches conducted in the last 40 years following books have been authored\edited independently and some also in collaboration with the great scientist late Dr. Narayan Gopal Dongre, Varanasi, Dr. Vijay Bhatkar, Pune, Shree Shashikant Shukla, Mumbai and Prof. Vasant Shinde, renowned archaeologist.

1. Ancient Indian Knowledge Systems vis-a-vis Western Knowledge Systems  –  E-Book on BillionLearners 
2. Critical Study of shulbasutra ( 800-400 BC) with Special Reference to the Works on katyayana-shulbasutra by Ramachandra Vajapeyi ‘‘Somayajin, an early 16th century Shulba-commentator, with English Translation and explanatory notes. Fellowship from Indian Manuscript Mission, Central Ministry HRD. The book has been published by IMM, New Delhi.
3. Physics in Ancient India, in collaboration with Dr.Narayan Gopal Dongre, NBT, New Delhi (third edition)
4. Maharshi Kanada’s Vaisheshikashastram: A Treatise on Physical and Cognitive Sciences (a book of physics) in collaboration with Dr.Narayan Gopal Dongre, Pune
5. Maharshi Bharadvaja’s Amshubodhinishastram: Cosmology and Physics of Nuclear Particles in Ancient India (a book of modern physics) in collaboration with Dr.Narayan Gopal Dongre, Pune
6. Understanding Reality Through Science and Philosophy By Shashikant Shukla (Edited in collaboration with Dr. Vijay Bhatkar), Multiversity publicatios, Pune
7. प्राचीन भारत में भौतिकशास्त्र: in collaboration with Dr.Narayan Gopal Dongre – NBT, New Delhi.
8. विज्ञान और वेदांत : एक तुलनात्मक तथा समन्वयात्मक अध्ययन with shree Shashikant Shuklaby NBT, New Delhi
9. Presently engaged in preparing Hindi and Marathi versions of Rakhigarhi Report along with book written by Prof. Vasant Shinde, a great archaeologist.

Experience in Teaching, Writing, Translating, Editing and Publishing

• Teaching experience of about 10 years ---- in Sanskrit colleges at Varanasi, Calcutta and 4 years at the Centre of Advanced Studies in Sanskrit (CASS), University of Pune, as visiting scholar.
• Also engaged in writing some very significant research books dealing with topics such as status of Sciences and Technologies in Ancient India – these books have been mentioned above.
• Ex-Visiting scholar -- Manuscriptology in the University of Pune, Pune.
• Editing and free rendering from Marathi to English a book on Swami Chinmayanand.
• Engaged as Editorial Consultant by C-dac, Pune, for Hindi-Sanskrit-English, English-Sanskrit editing and translation assignments-- mostly validation work related to computer softwares.
• Worked as Editorial Consultant and for International companies SDL and Dow International Chemicals. Wrote Convocational Address to be delivered by Shree Ramachanda Ramesh, CEO of the Dow international.
• Copy-edited some volumes of research projects related to Vedic Studies as well as editing several volumes to be published under the Project of History of Indian Science, Philosophy and Culture for Centre for Studies in Cultures, New Delhi (A Govt. of India Undertaking).
• Several years of research work and editing in the Royal Asiatic Society, Mumbai
• Chief Editor - Somaiya Publications, Delhi / Mumbai
• Chief Editor : "The Contacts", a journal published from Frankfurt in the Federal Republic of Germany, to promote bilateral relations and dialogue in the fields of mutual interests -- India-Germany and India-Europe (Ritnand und Balved Publishers Gmbh., Federal Republic of Germany, Frankfurt/Main).
• Editorial Director – Popular Prakashan, Mumbai-Delhi.
• Freelance Editorial Consultant for Oxford University Press, Delhi, Motilal Banarsidas, ILO, ICCIDD (WHO).
• Chief Editor, Hindi-Sanskrit publications, Orient Longman, New Delhi.
• Writer, translator, editor of several books -- lists attached
• Published several papers presented in workshops and seminars on subjects such as Ecology in tradition, Manuscriptology, Panini's Contribution to Sanskrit Grammar, Origin of Scripts of the World, Status of Women as Reflected through Smritis, Scientific Interpretation of Purushasukta:  : The Evolution of Life on the Earth
• Delivered several lectures and submitted papers on manuscriptology in the Vikrama University, Ujjain, Oriental Conference in Varanasi, University of Pune, Pune.

Education

• Phd. in Sanskrit Literature
• MA (Sahityacharya) with Sanskrit Literature and Literary Criticism
• MA with Hindi Literature and Linguistics and Pali
• BA (Shastri) with Sanskrit, English and Hindi Literature 
• Kavyatirth with literature and Literary Criticism 
• Diploma in Practical English – YMCA, Calcutta
• Diploma in Publishing and Editorial Management – FPBA, New Delhi