Background
Sahdev, Manjula was born on August 21, 1944 in Lahore(Undivided India) daughter of Late Shri Amolak Ram Sahdev and Smt. Vidhyawati Sahdev.
EDUCATORE
• Manjula Sahdev, Indian educator, Recipient Silver Plaque and Sari in Seminar on Ramayana at Banglore, 1977.
• Plaque and Shawal, Seminar on Baba Sri Canda Udaseen at Jalandhar, 1994.
• Honoured with Shawal, Government of Punjab, 1995, 1996 and 1999.
• Maharshi Valmiki National Award by Bharatiya Dalit Sahitya Akademi, on National Conference of Dalit Writer, New Delhi, 1999.
• Plaque and Shawal, Sant Ravidas Foundation, Punjab 27th January, 2001.
• Bhagawan Valmiki National Award by Bharatiya Valmiki Sabha Chandigarh at Valmiki Ashram in Amritsar, May 2001.
• Award of Honour by Valmiki Mazhbi Sikh Welfare Trust(Regd.) Jalandhar, October, 2001.
• Honoured by Central Valmiki Sabha South Hall in U.K. on 11th November, 2001.
• Honoured with Shawal and Gold Medal Maharshi Valmiki at the International Conference on Maharshi Valmiki organized by Central Valmiki Sabha International at Aston University Birhmingom, U.K., 10th April, 2005.
• Recipient of Shiromani Sanskrit Sahityakar Award (Rs.100000/- with Medal & Shawal) by Languages department of Punjab, 2005.
• Honoured with Maharshi Valmiki Gold Medal by Central Valmiki International, U.K. at the release of book "Valmiki Samaja Ki Sanskara-vidhi Evam Mangalapath Tatha Shantipatha" at Bhagwan Valmiki Ashram Kankhal, Haridwar, 2009.
Education
• Bachelor, Panjab University, 1965.
• Bachelor of Education, Agra University, 1967.
• Master of Arts in Sanskrit, Kurukshetra University, 1970.
• Doctor of Philosophy, Kurukshetra University, 1975.
Career
• Senior Research Fellow Department of Religious Studies, Punjabi University, Patiala, India, 1974-1978.
• Lecturer, Department of Sanskrit, Punjabi University, Patiala, India, 1979-1982.
• Reader, Department of Sanskrit, Punjabi University, Patiala, India, 1983-1995.
• Reader and Head, Department of Sanskrit, Punjabi University, Patiala, India, 1992-1995.
• Professor and Head, Maharshi Valmiki Chair, Punjabi University, Patiala, India, 1995-2004.
• Member of Rishi Valmiki Celebration Committee, Punjab Government, 1995.
• Member of Expert Committee in Sanskrit, University Grants Commission, Delhi, 1996.
• Member of U.G.C.'s Ninth Plan Allocation Expert Committee, 1997 and Tenth Allocation Expert Committee also.
• Member of Classical Sanskrit Language Panel, University Grants Commission, Delhi, 1997.
• Member of Academy Council Punjabi University, Patiala, 1998.
• Member(Sanskrit Literature Expert) of Raj Salahakar Board, Department of Languages, Punjab Government, 2002, 2012 and 2015.
Membership
EXAMINERSHIP OF THE UNIVERSITIES:-
(i) Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar.
(ii) Panjab University, Chandigarh.
(iii) Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra.
(iv) Delhi University, Delhi.
(v) Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh.
(vi) Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak.
(vii) Rani Durgavati Vishvavidyalaya, Jabalpur.
(viii) Sri Lal Bahadur Shastri Vidhyapeeth, New Delhi.
(ix) Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, New Delhi.
(x) Tripura University, Tripura.