Dr. Ashok R. Kelkar

Ashok R. Kelkar is one such scholar known for his writings in a number of fields and on a number of languages.For many generations of linguists, Professor Kelkar has been a role model.Many of us interacted with him , When he was an editor of 'Indian Linguistics' - a professional journal that he edited with distinction for a long time.Some know him as a scholar who specialized in Hindi and Urdu.There are others who have been exposed to his work on culture.Some know him mainly as a literary scholar, whereas there are many who associate him with activities in Philosophy of Language.It is difficult to find out what a scholar like Ashok Kelkar is.But it is more difficult to try and discover what he is not, because his work encompasses a vast area in humanities and social sciences.This basket of papers give us a glimpse of the man and the scholar.Some time ago, the idea of creating a web-portal for Kelkar occurred to me while discussing his current pre-occupation sitting in his house in Pune, and I am happy to see that in a few months, it has come to fruition.All credit must go to the author-editor first, who keeps his thoughts as well as papers so well-organized.

DR. ASHOK R. KELKAR

Dr. Ashok R. Kelkar (b 1929) has taught Linguistics at Agra, Deccan College, Poona and is a renowned professor of Linguistcs and a translator too.He is a creative writer in Marathi, Hindi, and English.He received the prestigious decoration Padma Shri in 2002.

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Professor Kelkar has drawn a valid distinction between adequacy of reception and the adequacy of reproduction.

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Ashok R. Kelkar, born 1929, trained in English literature (M.A.) from Pune and Linguistics (Ph.D. from Cornell), retired as Professor of linguistics from Deccan College and Pune University.Has written extensively in English, Hindi, and his native Marathi on the analysis and philosophy of language, literature, art, and semiosis.Among his books are Studies in Hindi-Urdu I (1968), Language in a semiotic perspective: The Architecture of a Marathi sentence (1997), Ancient Indian poetics: An Interpretation (in Marathi and Hindi), Vaikhari and Madhyama (linguistic studies written in Marathi in two collections).

(Prepared by Ashok R. Kelkar, M.A. (Poona) Ph. D. (Cornell) Prof. Of Applied Linguistics Centre of Advanced Study in Linguistics (University of Poona) at Deccan College, Poona.
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4. For a fuller discussion see "Problems of un-recognised speech forms in India)" by Ashok R. Kelkar in the Transactions of the 1967 Seminar on language and Society in India Simla; India Institute of Advanced Study in the press)

KELKAR, ASHOKA R. (1980) Prolegomena to an understanding of semiosis and Culture.
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Ashok Ramchandra Kelkar (born 1929) is Professor of Applied Linguistics and Director of the Centre of Advances Study in Linguistics of the University of Poona located at Deccan College,Pune, India.He has published on semiotics, linguistics, literature and art, philosophy of language in English.

in Linguistics, Deccan College Ashok R. Kelkar

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ASHOK KELKAR

DECCAN COLLEGE, PUNE

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Ashok R. Kelkar, Poona (through 1970)
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Ashok R. Kelkar

Centre of Advanced Study in Linguistics (Poona)