[INDOLOGY] Ashok Aklujkar passed away

[Paras Mehta]

I am sad to hear of his passing. I met Prof Aklujkar at an all-India
conference held in Udupi in 2019, and I studied a chapter from one of his
books during my Master's in Sanskrit.
May his soul find peace. Om Shantih.

Paras Mehta
Sanskrit Researcher in 'Hindu Temple Legends in South India' project
École française d'Extrême-Orient (Pondicherry) & Heidelberg Academy of
Sciences
PhD in Philosophy
Phone: +91 7045083765
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paras-mehta-a98200154/

On Wed, Oct 28, 2026 at 8:01 AM Madhav Deshpande via INDOLOGY <
indology at list.indology.info> wrote:

> I just now read a message from Shrikant Bahulkar that Ashok Aklujkar
> passed away today. I knew from Vidyut Aklujkar that Ashok had a hip
> replacement surgery and he was in hospital taking somewhat longer time to
> recover. But I did not expect to hear this sad news. I also received a
> message from Vidyut just a minute ago. I knew Ashok from my highschool days
> in Pune. He was four-five years ahead of me. Later we became very close
> friends for a lifetime. A very big loss to the field of Sanskrit studies.
> May he rest in peace.
>
> Madhav M. Deshpande
> Professor Emeritus, Sanskrit and Linguistics
> University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
> Senior Fellow, Oxford Center for Hindu Studies
> Adjunct Professor, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, India
>
> [Residence: Campbell, California, USA]
>
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