Sita Ram Lalas

Sita Ram Lalas was a renowned linguist and lexicographer of India who produced a written dictionary of the local Rajasthani language- first ever in the language. 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.

Sita Ram Lalas devoted 40 years in the compilation of this outstanding work and was awarded Padma Shri in 1977 for his contribution. Sita Ram Lalas was from Charan community.

Further reading

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title = Synopsis of Rajya Sabha debate
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publisher =Govt of India
date = 2002-05-17
url = http://164.100.24.167/rsdebate/synopsis/195/17052002.htm
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accessdate = 2007-10-23
archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/5So37SWQm
archivedate = 2007-10-23
quote = Shri Lal Bahadri Shastriji, the then Prime Minister of India, was quite impressed with the work (of Sitaram Lalasa) and opined that it contained more words than any other Indian languages
*Cite book
publisher = Upa-Samiti Rajasthani Sabda-kosa Caupasani Siksha Samiti
pages = 234
last = Lalasa
first = Sitaramma
title = Rajasthani bhasha-sahitya evam vyakarana
year = 1994
oclc = 32894815
*Cite book
edition = Prathamāvṙtti.
editor = Lalasa, Sitaramma
publisher = Rājasthāna Rājyājñānusāra sañcālaka Rājasthāna Prācyavidyā Pratishṭhāna
last = Karanidan Kavya
title = Sūrajaprakāsa Karaṇīdānajnī kṙta,
authorlink = Karanidan Kavya
location = Jodhapura
year = 1961
oclc = 20306166

External links

* [http://chopasnishikshasamiti.org/raj%20sabad%20kosh.html Chopasani Shiksha Samiti Jodhpur (Raj.) Rajasthani Sabad Kosh]