[INDOLOGY] Ashok Aklujkar passed away

[dipti tripathi]

Very sad news ! The world of Sanskrit scholars is poorer. I had known him
since the eighties and always admired his scholarship and depth of
knowledge. May he attain eternal peace. Om Shanti Shanti Shanti.
Dipti S. Tripathi
President, IASS
Professor Emeritus, Delhi University
On Wed, 28 Oct 2026 at 10:35 AM, Paras Mehta via INDOLOGY <
indology at list.indology.info> wrote:

> 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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