the following article may be of interest to members of this list:

http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/the-story-of-my-sanskrit/article6321759.ece?homepage=true

It came to my attention due to being circulated on the RISA-L list by

S.N. Sridhar

SUNY Distinguished Service Professor

Professor of Linguistics and India Studies, and

Director, Bishembarnath & Sheela Mattoo Center for India Studies

at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA

Best regards to all,

E De Michelis
Independent scholar,
Italy