G. N. Devy is the chief editor of the PLSI series. He taught at the Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda, till 1996 before leaving to set up the Bhasha Research Centre in Baroda and the Adivasi Akademi at Tejgadh. There, he worked towards conserving and promoting the languages and culture of indigenous and nomadic communities. Apart from being awarded the Padma Shri, he has received many awards for his work in literature and language conservation.
Prof. H. M. Maheshwaraiah (1950–2021) was Professor at the Karnataka University, Dharwad and a distinguished scholar of linguistics and literature. He was Vice Chancellor of the Central University of Karnataka at Gulbarga (2015–2020), Chairman of the Dravidian Linguistic Society and General Secretary of the Folklore Society of South Indian Languages. He received several prestigious awards for his scholarly work. He wrote and edited over twenty books and two hundred research articles.
Rajeshwari Maheshwaraiah was Professor of Linguistics at the Karnataka Arts College, Dharwad and was Principal of the College during its centenary year. She is a poet and well-known writer in Kannada. Among her best-known works in linguistics are Bhashe-Samaaja-Sanskriti, Adhunika varanaatmaka bhashaavijnana and Kannada Bhasha Swaroop. She has presented research papers in conferences in various countries. She has received several literary awards and has been President of the Dharwad Sahitya Parishad.