Dear list members,

It is my sad duty to inform you of the demise of Pandit Dr. Parameswara Aithal, former Sanskrit lecturer at Heidelberg University and Honorary member of the South Asia Institute.

Please find the orbituary by Prof. Dr. Axel Michaels, former head of the department “Cultural and Religious History of South Asia” at Heidelberg University here:

https://www.sai.uni-heidelberg.de/abt/IND/aktuelles/ObituaryAithal.pdf

With best regards,

Ute Huesken

Prof. Dr. Ute Hüsken

Vice Dean, Faculty of Arts

Head of Department, Cultural and Religious History of South Asia

Heidelberg University

Voßstrasse 2, Building 4130, Room 130.02.15

69115 Heidelberg

Germany

Phone: +49-6221-54 15261

Email: huesken@uni-heidelberg.de