Very sad news ! The world of Sanskrit scholars is poorer. I had known him since the eighties and always admired his scholarship and depth of knowledge. May he attain eternal peace. Om Shanti Shanti Shanti.
Dipti S. Tripathi 
President, IASS
Professor Emeritus, Delhi University 
On Wed, 28 Oct 2026 at 10:35 AM, Paras Mehta via INDOLOGY <indology@list.indology.info> wrote:
I am sad to hear of his passing. I met Prof Aklujkar at an all-India conference held in Udupi in 2019, and I studied a chapter from one of his books during my Master's in Sanskrit.
May his soul find peace. Om Shantih.

Paras Mehta
Sanskrit Researcher in 'Hindu Temple Legends in South India' project
École française d'Extrême-Orient (Pondicherry) & Heidelberg Academy of Sciences
PhD in Philosophy
Phone: +91 7045083765

On Wed, Oct 28, 2026 at 8:01 AM 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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