[INDOLOGY] Ashok Aklujkar passed away

[Sadananda Das]

This is indeed very sad news. With the passing of Prof. Ashok Aklujkar, the
world of Indological studies has lost a great scholar and thinker. I fondly
remember meeting him at the WSC in Vancouver in 2018, and even some years
before that when he was in Leipzig for a conference. I pray for his
immortal soul to rest in peace. In the words of Bhavabhūti, “na khalu sa
uparato yasya vallabho janaḥ smarati” — he is not dead whom a beloved
person remembers. Prof. Ashok Aklujkar, will remain alive forever in the
memory of his beloved students, colleagues, scholars, and friends. Let me
conclude with the words of Bhartṛhari:

*jayanti te sukṛtino rasasiddhāḥ kavīśvarāḥ,*
*nāsti yeṣāṃ yaśaḥkāye jarāmaraṇajaṃ bhayam.*
Om śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ.

Sadananda Das

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On Wed, Oct 28, 2026 at 3:29 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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