“linguist preserving tribal & southern

languages like Kuvi, Kui and Manda”

Bhasha Rakshak

• 80 year old Linguistics Professor from

Telangana

• In his decades of perseverance, he has madeimmense contributions towards preservationof Tribal & Southern languages like Kuvi,Manda and Kui

• Building a cultural bridge connecting Triballanguages with other languages

• Drafted Manda-English Dictionary & Kuvi-

Oriya-English Dictionary while also co-

authoring 5 books towards this cause

Padma Shri | Literature & Education (Linguistics) | Telangana | 80 Yrs