Dr. Asha L. Pandey was the chairperson of the Sanskrit Department at Delhi Public School (R.K. Puram) in New Delhi, India. Her teaching and research is focused on broad topics which include Veda-related subjects and also on the role and view of Hindu women. She has authored and presented several papers in India and abroad. Her book “Rigvedic Revelations” is a compilation of some of her published research papers. Dr. Pandey is a recipient of the Maharishi Patanjali Rashtriya Shikshak Samman – (a National Award); the Vidyaliya Sanskrit Sewa Samman; and the Sanskrit – Samaaraadhak-Sammaan by the Delhi Sanskrit Academy. Dr. Pandey was awarded a Phd in Sanskrit from Lucknow University on ‘The Fifth Mandala of the Rigveda: A Linguistic study’.
She is a life member and one of the founder members of WAVES (Wider Association of Vedic Studies) and ARSP(Antar-Rashtriya Sahayoga Parishad).