Long article by K. Santhosh in the Hindu devoted to the great scholar:

http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/kerala/article2913333.ece

Frits Staal, an influential Indologist, passes away

Short notices in the Dutch medias:

http://www.nrc.nl/boeken/2012/02/21/frits-staal-81-overleden/

(with video-extract from Agni]

http://nos.nl/artikel/343646-filosoof-frits-staal-overleden.html

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