Biography. Caillat was born in Saint-Leu-la-Forêt, Seine-et-Oise, January 15, 1921.She embarked upon her academic career with the study of Classical Latin and Greek, focusing on their literary and grammatical aspects.This led her to the study of Sanskrit under Louis Renou and Jules Bloch, who replaced Renou who was visiting India.Bloch played a key role in exposing his students to Indian ...