Background
Mangesh V. Nadkarni was born in Kodibag and raised in Bankikkodla.
Mangesh V. Nadkarni was born in Kodibag and raised in Bankikkodla.
Mangesh completed his high school diploma (1948-1949) from the A. H. School, Bankikodla. Nadkarni completed his Master of Arts Mangesh earned his Doctor of Philosophy in Phonetics from the University of California, Los Angeles, and was a professor of linguistics at the Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages, Hyderabad.
He lectured on Sri Aurobindo"s philosophy and vision At Bankikodla, literature, folk art, spiritual lore, music and sports kept him enthralled during his school days. His teachers in high school gave impetus to his imagination and taught him to perceive the sheer excitement of ideas, leading him to the path of his inner quest. in English literature from Rajaram College, Kolhapur, and began his teaching career in Rajkot. Later, he moved to Anand where he was a lecturer of English at Nalini Arvind & Television Patel Arts College.
During his college career, Nadkarni was a student of professor V.K. Gokak who influenced Nadkarni towards Sri Aurobindo’s philosophy.
He later taught as a senior lecturer at the National University of Singapore (1985-1993). During the course of his tenure, he guided Doctor of Philosophy candidates and published in theoretical and applied Linguistics journals.
The influence of Sri Aurobindo’s philosophy on him was gradual and he found it intellectually most liberating and satisfying. He lectured many times on Sri Aurobindo’s philosophy and vision.
Doctor Nadkarni spoke brilliantly on ‘Savitri’, a 24,000-verse epic poem by Sri Aurobindo.
The poem recounts the saga of human victory over ignorance and the conquest of death. Nadkarni inculcated ‘Savitri’ as a mantra in his life.