I am deeply saddened by this shocking news.  My wife and  are long time friends and colleagues of Ashok and Vidyut and his loss will be felt widely throughout the field of Sanskrit Studies. He was major figure in the international field of Indology and will be deeply missed.

Our deepest condolences to Vidyut and the whole Aklujkar family.

Dr. R.P. Goldman
William and Catherine Magistretti Distinguished Professor of Sanskrit Emeritus
and
Professor in the Graduate School
Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies
The University of California at Berkeley


On Oct 27, 2026, at 7:27 PM, Madhav Deshpande via INDOLOGY <indology@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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Dr. R.P. Goldman
William and Catherine Magistretti Distinguished Professor of Sanskrit Emeritus
and
Professor in the Graduate School
Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies
The University of California at Berkeley