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	==Early life and career==		==Early life and career==
	Shankar was born ~~into~~ [[Goan Catholics\|Goan]] family. Her father was a Brigadier in the [[Indian Army]]~~, Innocencio Monteiro~~ while her mother, Sophia,<ref name=cs>{{cite journal\|url=https://pritishankarhomage.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/pritishankar-currentscience.pdf\|title=Priti Shankar (1947–2011)\|year=2012\|journal=[[Current Science]]\|volume=102\|issue=3}}</ref> was ~~math~~ and French teacher.		Priti Shankar was born in a [[Goan Catholics\|Goan]] family. Her father, Innocencio Monteiro, was a Brigadier in the [[Indian Army]] while her mother, Sophia,<ref name=cs>{{cite journal\|url=https://pritishankarhomage.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/pritishankar-currentscience.pdf\|title=Priti Shankar (1947–2011)\|year=2012\|journal=[[Current Science]]\|volume=102\|issue=3}}</ref> was a mathematics and French teacher.

	In 1958 her parents moved from [[Khadakwasla (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Khadakwasla]], [[Pune district\|Pune]] to [[Jammu]] where her father served along India-Pakistan border in Surankote. As a result of the move Priti had skipped six months of school and therefore was coached at home by her mother. A few years later, she returned to Pune and enrolled into [[Fergusson College]].<ref name=csa>{{cite news\|url=https://www.csa.iisc.ac.in/news/284-285.pdf\|title=From the abstract to the concrete\|publisher=Computer Science Association\|accessdate=18 November 2018}}</ref> She later attended [[Indian Institute of Technology]] in [[Delhi]] from which she was the first female<ref name=cs/> to be graduated with a [[Bachelor of Technology]] degree in [[electrical engineering]] in 1968.<ref name=csa/> Following the graduation she applied to the [[University of Maryland, College Park]] from which in 1972 she received her Ph.D.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Priti Monteiro (Shankar)\|url=http://genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu/id.php?id=134778\|publisher=Mathematics Genealogy Project Department of Mathematics North Dakota State University\|accessdate=18 November 2018}}</ref> A year later she returned to India and was appointed as an assistant professor at the Centre for Automation at the [[Indian Institute of Science]] (IISc), [[Bangalore]].<ref name=csa/>		In 1958 her parents moved from [[Khadakwasla (Vidhan Sabha constituency)\|Khadakwasla]], [[Pune district\|Pune]] to [[Jammu]] where her father served along India-Pakistan border in Surankote. As a result of the move Priti had skipped six months of school and therefore was coached at home by her mother. A few years later, she returned to Pune and enrolled into [[Fergusson College]].<ref name=csa>{{cite news\|url=https://www.csa.iisc.ac.in/news/284-285.pdf\|title=From the abstract to the concrete\|publisher=Computer Science Association\|accessdate=18 November 2018\|archive-date=13 October 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191013072451/https://www.csa.iisc.ac.in/news/284-285.pdf\|url-status=dead}}</ref> She later attended [[Indian Institute of Technology]] in [[Delhi]] from which she was the first female<ref name=cs/> to be graduated with a [[Bachelor of Technology]] degree in [[electrical engineering]] in 1968.<ref name=csa/> Following the graduation she applied to the [[University of Maryland, College Park]] from which in 1972 she received her Ph.D.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Priti Monteiro (Shankar)\|url=http://genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu/id.php?id=134778\|publisher=Mathematics Genealogy Project Department of Mathematics North Dakota State University\|accessdate=18 November 2018}}</ref> A year later she returned to India and was appointed as an assistant professor at the Centre for Automation at the [[Indian Institute of Science]] (IISc), Bangalore and worked there till retirement.<ref name=csa/>

	In 1979 Priti had pioneered the science field by developing a [[BCH code]] which were defined over [[finite field]]s and therefore became operational over [[finite ring]]s. In 2002 she was a co-editor of [[CRC Press]], along with Y. N. Srikant and also served on leadership board of the ''[[Resonance (journal)\|Resonance]]'', a [[peer review]]ed journal of India.<ref name=cs/>		In 1979 Priti had pioneered the science field by developing a [[BCH code]] which were defined over [[finite field]]s and therefore became operational over [[finite ring]]s. In 2002 she was a co-editor of [[CRC Press]], along with Y. N. Srikant and also served on leadership board of the ''[[Resonance (journal)\|Resonance]]'', a [[peer review]]ed journal of India.<ref name=cs/>

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
	Priti had numerous siblings, including Vivek Monteiro, a theoretical physicist; Anjali Monteiro, a filmmaker and professor of media studies; and Nandita de Souza a developmental and behavioural pediatrician.<ref name=cs/> In 1974 she married [[P. N. Shankar]], a theoretical fluid dynamicist at the [[National Aerospace Laboratories]] of Bangalore. In 1976 she gave a birth to a son named Nachiket and in 1983 Mridula, a daughter, was born.<ref name=csa/>		Priti had numerous siblings, including Sunitha Noronha; Vivek Monteiro, a theoretical physicist; Anjali Monteiro, a filmmaker and professor of media studies; and Nandita de Souza a developmental and behavioural pediatrician.<ref name=cs/> In 1974 she married [[P. N. Shankar]], a theoretical fluid dynamicist at the [[National Aerospace Laboratories]] of Bangalore. In 1976 she gave a birth to a son named Nachiket and in 1983 Mridula, a daughter, was born.<ref name=csa/>

	==Honours==		==Honours==
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	==Legacy==		==Legacy==
	The Priti Shankar Library of Popular Math and Science is housed in the UMED building of the Navnirmiti Learning Foundation.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Priti Shankar Library\|url=http://navnirmitilearning.org/our-associates/priti-shankar-library/\|publisher=Navnirmiti Learning Foundation\|accessdate=18 November 2018}}</ref>		The Priti Shankar Library of Popular Math and Science is housed in the UMED building of the Navnirmiti Learning Foundation.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Priti Shankar Library\|url=http://navnirmitilearning.org/our-associates/priti-shankar-library/\|publisher=Navnirmiti Learning Foundation\|accessdate=18 November 2018\|archive-date=11 December 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181211061803/http://navnirmitilearning.org/our-associates/priti-shankar-library/\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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{{short description|Indian professor and researcher}}
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'''Priti Shankar''' (née '''Priti Monteiro'''; September 1947 – October 2011) was an Indian teacher, researcher, and educationist whose research focused on the areas of compiler design, formal language theory and algorithmic coding theory.<ref>{{cite web|title=PROFESSOR PRITI SHANKAR|url=https://www.ias.ac.in/womeninscience/priti_shankar.pdf|publisher=[[Indian Academy of Sciences]]|accessdate=18 November 2018}}</ref>

==Early life and career==
Shankar was born into [[Goan Catholics|Goan]] family. Her father was a Brigadier in the [[Indian Army]], Innocencio Monteiro while her mother, Sophia,<ref name=cs>{{cite journal|url=https://pritishankarhomage.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/pritishankar-currentscience.pdf|title=Priti Shankar (1947–2011)|year=2012|journal=[[Current Science]]|volume=102|issue=3}}</ref> was math and French teacher.

In 1958 her parents moved from [[Khadakwasla (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Khadakwasla]], [[Pune district|Pune]] to [[Jammu]] where her father served along India-Pakistan border in Surankote. As a result of the move Priti had skipped six months of school and therefore was coached at home by her mother. A few years later, she returned to Pune and enrolled into [[Fergusson College]].<ref name=csa>{{cite news|url=https://www.csa.iisc.ac.in/news/284-285.pdf|title=From the abstract to the concrete|publisher=Computer Science Association|accessdate=18 November 2018}}</ref> She later attended [[Indian Institute of Technology]] in [[Delhi]] from which she was the first female<ref name=cs/> to be graduated with a [[Bachelor of Technology]] degree in [[electrical engineering]] in 1968.<ref name=csa/> Following the graduation she applied to the [[University of Maryland, College Park]] from which in 1972 she received her Ph.D.<ref>{{cite web|title=Priti Monteiro (Shankar)|url=http://genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu/id.php?id=134778|publisher=Mathematics Genealogy Project Department of Mathematics North Dakota State University|accessdate=18 November 2018}}</ref> A year later she returned to India and was appointed as an assistant professor at the Centre for Automation at the [[Indian Institute of Science]] (IISc), [[Bangalore]].<ref name=csa/>

In 1979 Priti had pioneered the science field by developing a [[BCH code]] which were defined over [[finite field]]s and therefore became operational over [[finite ring]]s. In 2002 she was a co-editor of [[CRC Press]], along with Y. N. Srikant and also served on leadership board of the ''[[Resonance (journal)|Resonance]]'', a [[peer review]]ed journal of India.<ref name=cs/>

==Personal life==
Priti had numerous siblings, including Vivek Monteiro, a theoretical physicist; Anjali Monteiro, a filmmaker and professor of media studies; and Nandita de Souza a developmental and behavioural pediatrician.<ref name=cs/> In 1974 she married [[P. N. Shankar]], a theoretical fluid dynamicist at the [[National Aerospace Laboratories]] of Bangalore. In 1976 she gave a birth to a son named Nachiket and in 1983 Mridula, a daughter, was born.<ref name=csa/>

==Honours==
In 2007, Shankar received the Jaya Jayant award for teaching excellence and between 2006 and 2009 she was named a Distinguished Lecturer by the [[Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers]].<ref name=cs/>

==Legacy==
The Priti Shankar Library of Popular Math and Science is housed in the UMED building of the Navnirmiti Learning Foundation.<ref>{{cite web|title=Priti Shankar Library|url=http://navnirmitilearning.org/our-associates/priti-shankar-library/|publisher=Navnirmiti Learning Foundation|accessdate=18 November 2018}}</ref>

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