Pushpa Dixit

Mahamahopadhyaya Dr.
Pushpa Dixit
पुष्पा दीक्षित
Dixit in 2024
Born (1943-06-12) 12 June 1943
Other namesMataji
CitizenshipIndian
OccupationRetired Professor
Known forPaushpi Prakriya
SpouseProf. Shiv Prasad Dixit
Parent(s)Pandit Sundarlal Shukla & Mrs. Janaki Devi Shukla
Academic background
EducationM.A. in Sanskrit (received three gold medals), Ph.D.
Websitepushpadikshit.in

Pushpa Dixit (Sanskrit: पुष्पा दीक्षित, IAST: Puṣpā Dīkṣita [puʂpɑː d̪iːkʂɪt̪ə]) is an Indian scholar, author, and poet who is a proponent of Pāṇinīan Vyākaraṇam, the study of Sanskrit grammar and linguistics on the principles of the ancient grammarian Pāṇini. Referred to as Mātāji (respected mother), Dixit developed a new teaching methodology known as the Paushpi Prakriyā.