Pt. Bhavadatta Shastri and Kasinath Pandurang Prab

Pt. Bhavadatta Shastri and Kasinath Pandurang Parab (1850–1918) are scholarly editors who worked on the `रामायण मञ्जरी` (Ramayana Manjari) of the Kashmiri poet Kshemendra. Kasinath Pandurang Parab, in particular, was a distinguished Sanskrit scholar and editor known for his significant contributions to the publication of classical Sanskrit texts, often associated with the Nirnaya Sagar Press. Their collaborative efforts bring this abridged rendering of the Ramayana to readers, published by Chowkhamba Krishnadas Academy.