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Jaideva Singh (1893-1986) was a great scholar in musicology, philosophy and Sanskrit. A former principal of Y.D. College, Lakhimpur Kheri, he served as Chief Producer in All India Radio and among other posts acted as Chairman of U.P. Sangit Natak Academi. He was awarded Padma Bhushan by the Government of India in 1974. After his retirement he settled in Varanasi to study with M.M. Gopinath Kaviraj. He dedicated the later paret of his life to the study with Kashmir Saivism. He published several books in Hindi and English translations of Kashmir Saiva texts, such as Siva-Sutras, Spanda-Karika, Pratybhijnahrdayam, Vijnanabhairava.

DR SURYAKANTA (1901-1982) was educated at Gurukula, Calcutta, Lahore and Oxford. His brilliant scholastic career was matched by his careers as a teacher, writer and administrator. He taught at DAV college, Lahore, Banaras Hindu University where he was Mayurbhanj Professor and Head of the Departments of Sanskrit and Pali. Moving to Kurukshetra University which he himself had helped set up, he taught there till 1969 when he retired. Dr Suryankant is known as the author of several significant works in Sanskrit and Hindi. He is also responsible for the translation of the Constitution of India into Hindi. He authored over thirty books and monographs in Hindi, and some in English as well.