Bharti Kirti Kumar Shelat

Bharati Kirtikumar Shelat (1939–2018) was an Indian archaeologist and Sanskrit scholar from Gujarat. She spent most of her career at B. J. Institute of Learning and Research, Ahmedabad, where she served as professor and director from 1997 to 2006. Her academic work spanned Sanskrit, epigraphy, and Indian cultural history. ભારતીય સંસ્કારો (Bharatiya Samskara) examines the cultural and philosophical dimensions of Hindu sacramental rites in Gujarati, published by University Granth Nirman Board, Ahmedabad.