The Editors
Ganesh Devy is the chief editor of the PLSI series. He taught at the Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda, till 1996 before leaving to set up the Bhasha Research Centre in Baroda and the Adivasi Akademi at Tejgadh, where he worked towards conserving and promoting the languages and culture of indigenous and nomadic communities. Apart from being awarded the Padma Shri (2014), he has received many awards for his work in literature and language conservation.
Lisa Lomdak is Assistant Professor of Linguistics in Arunachal Institute of Tribal Studies, Rajiv Gandhi University, Doimukh, Arunachal Pradesh. She has presented papers on languages of Arunachal Pradesh in international and national seminars. Her work on ‘Arunachalee Hindi’ – a colloquial form of Hindi spoken only in the state – is research on how a completely different language has been accepted as the lingua franca by diverse speech communities of the state.
The Translators
Jamuna Bini (M.A. Hindi [Gold Medal], Ph.D.) is Associate Professor in the Department of Hindi at Rajiv Gandhi University, Doimukh, Arunachal Pradesh. Four of her works have been published, and many of her poems and stories have been translated into different languages and included in school and college curriculum. She has been awarded ’Rashtrabhasha Gaurav Samman’ by Akhil Bharatiya Hindi Sevi Sansthan, ‘Saraswati Singh Samman’ by North East Hindi Academy and ‘Yuva Kavi Samman’ by Arunachal Pradesh Literary Society.
Rajeev Ranjan Prasad is Assistant Professor in the Department of Hindi at Rajiv Gandhi University, Doimukh, Arunachal Pradesh. He has a special interest in language, psychology, cinema and journalistic writing. His articles are published regularly in various journals and journals of national level. He is constantly working for the interdisciplinary and global role and propagation of official language Hindi.