Govind Chandra Pande

Govind Chandra Pande was a well-known Indian historian of the Vedic and Buddhist periods. He served as a professor of ancient history and vice-chancellor at Jaipur and Allahabad universities. He was also the chairman of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla for several years, the Chairman of Allahabad Museum Society and the Chairman of Central Tibetan Society, Sarnath, Varanasi.He edited several volumes of ancient history in the Project of History of Indian Science, Philosophy and Culture. Some of his other works include Life and Thought of Sankaracharya, Bauddha Dharma ke Vikas ka Itihas, Apohasiddhi, Nyayabindu, Mulya Mimamsa, Vaidik Samskriti, and Meaning Process of Culture.