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Ganesh Narayandas Devy
Cultural activist and critic who founded the People’s Linguistic Survey of India (PLSI) to document India’s living languages—an unprecedented linguistic mapping exercise.
Established the Adivasi Academy and Bhasha Research & Publication Centre to preserve marginalised literatures and knowledge systems.
Recipient of national/international recognitions (Padma Shri among others) for work on language rights and cultural preservation.
Signature impact: institutionalising grassroots linguistic documentation to influence policy and cultural conservation.