Sita Ram Lalas
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Dr Sita Ram Lalas (December 29, 1909-)was a renowned linguist and lexicographer of India
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He produced a written dictionary of the local Rajasthani language
- first ever in the language with name: Rajasthani sabada Kosa and Rajasthani Hindi brhat kosa.This perhaps is one of the biggest dictionaries of the world consisting of more than 2,00,000 words. The dictionary contained not only the meanings but the origin, synonyms, idioms and phrases based upon each word. It is named Rajasthani bhasha-sahitya evam vyakarana and was first published in 1962.The volume was acclaimed as a significant academic work by national and international scholars. The volume included two hundred thousand (2 lakh) words.
Dr Sita Ram Lalas devoted 40 years in the compilation of this outstanding work and was awarded Padma Shri
in 1977 for his contribution. He was also awarded honourary doctorate by the then Jodhpur University. Dr Lalas was also known for his excellent knowledge of Ayurveda besides being remembered as a great teacher. Dr Sita Ram Lalas was from Charan
community.
India
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He produced a written dictionary of the local Rajasthani language
Rajasthani language
Rajasthani Rajasthani Rajasthani (Devanagari: , Perso-Arabic: is a language of the Indo-Aryan languages family. It is spoken by 50 million people in Rajasthan and other states of India and in some areas of Pakistan. The number of speakers may be up to 80 million worldwide...
- first ever in the language with name: Rajasthani sabada Kosa and Rajasthani Hindi brhat kosa.This perhaps is one of the biggest dictionaries of the world consisting of more than 2,00,000 words. The dictionary contained not only the meanings but the origin, synonyms, idioms and phrases based upon each word. It is named Rajasthani bhasha-sahitya evam vyakarana and was first published in 1962.The volume was acclaimed as a significant academic work by national and international scholars. The volume included two hundred thousand (2 lakh) words.
Dr Sita Ram Lalas devoted 40 years in the compilation of this outstanding work and was awarded Padma Shri
Padma Shri
Padma Shri is the fourth highest civilian award in the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan...
in 1977 for his contribution. He was also awarded honourary doctorate by the then Jodhpur University. Dr Lalas was also known for his excellent knowledge of Ayurveda besides being remembered as a great teacher. Dr Sita Ram Lalas was from Charan
Charan
Chāraṇ is the term for a caste living in the Gujarat and Rajasthan states of India. According to Shrimada Bhagwata Skand Charans were created along with other divine forms such as Yaksha, Gandharvas, Kinnara, Sidhdhas, Apsara, etc. and lived with them in Heaven...
community.