Manu V. Devadevan

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Manu V. Devadevan (born 1977) is an Indian historian known for his works on pre-modern south India.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Humanities (2019)|url=https://www.infosys-science-foundation.com/prize/laureates/2019/manu-devadevan.asp|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Infosys Prize}} {{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2019|title=Meet Manu V Devadevan, the Keralite Winner of Infosys Prize|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/career-and-campus/top-news/2019/11/13/manu-devadevan-keralite-iit-infosys-winner.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Malayala Manorama}} He holds an expertise in multiple Indian languages.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2019|title=IIT Mandi Professor Wins USD 100,000 for Research on Indian History|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/education/iit-mandi-faculty-professor-wins-usd-100000-for-research-on-indian-history-6109659/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=The Indian Express|language=en}} He currently works at School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi.{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=2019|title=The Temple was Not a Vedic institution: Manu V. Devadevan|language=|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/the-temple-was-not-a-vedic-institution-manu-v-devadevan/article26149218.ece|access-date=|issn=0971-751X}} He has also published two poetry collections in Kannada and is also a translator.

Manu Devadevan, originally from Kerala, grew up and studied in Bengaluru. He completed his post-graduate degree from Jawaharlal Nehru University and completed his doctoral research from Mangalore University (under historian Kesavan Veluthat). The Infosys Prize 2019 for Humanities was awarded to Manu Devadevan.