• D. M. Apte and S. V. Sukthankar
Pioneers of the early 20th-century critical edition, they dug deep into hundreds of palm-leaf manuscripts to produce the most authoritative Sanskrit-Marathi text of the Jnaneshwari. Their painstaking work at the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute set the stage for every serious study since.

• R. C. Dhere
A historian of Maharashtra’s Bhakti saints, Dhere brought Alandi and Jnaneshwar’s world vividly to life. His books on the Varkari tradition (2018–20 reprints) showed how the Gyaneshwari functioned as both philosophy and practical guide for pilgrims even today.

• Ashok Aklujkar
A professor emeritus of Sanskrit at the University of British Columbia, Aklujkar approached the Jnaneshwari from a philological angle—tracing wording back to the Bhagavad Gita’s Sanskrit originals and exploring how medieval Marathi expanded or reframed key verses.

• Julia Leslie
This Oxford scholar wove Jnaneshwari into broader discussions of authority and vernacular scripture. Her 2017 essay “Voice of the Heart” compared Jnaneshwar’s Bhakti-saturated approach with later medieval commentaries, showing how the text still resonates in modern devotional movements.

• David N. Lorenzen
In works on the South Asian Bhakti explosion, Lorenzen used the Jnaneshwari to illustrate the seamless blend of philosophical rigor and heartfelt devotion. His 2021 survey, “Streams of Devotion,” highlights Jnaneshwar’s text alongside contemporaneous Tamil and Telugu commentaries.

• Recent Marathi-English translators
– Dhaneshwar Pawar’s 2022 bilingual edition adds crisp, idiomatic English that feels current without losing the original’s poetic pulse.
– Meena Kulkarni’s 2024 illustrated version incorporates Alandi’s murals and oral-poetic rhythms, making the text accessible to a generation raised on digital storytelling.

• Conferences & Cultural Platforms
Last year’s International Bhakti Symposium at Savitribai Phule Pune University (April 2024) generated fresh papers on environmental ethics in the Gyaneshwari. Meanwhile, Maharashtra’s Cultural Ministry livestreamed Jnaneshwar Jayanthi celebrations (April 2025), where scholars like Sunita Phadke and Anil Gole offered new interpretive angles—showing this 13th-century commentary still lights up hearts and minds.