Johannes Bronkhorst surprised us all with his decision to leave this world 
before experiencing the troubles of old age. I remember him with gratitude for 
his friendship, inspiring research and generosity. Goodbye, Johannes!  Asko 
Parpola



> On 15. May 2025, at 10.10, Shrikant Bahulkar via INDOLOGY 
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> I am very sad to read the news of Prof. Bronkhorst's sudden demise. We have 
> known each other since 1977, when he went to Pune to study Sanskrit grammar 
> traditionally with Prof. Kashinath Shastri Abhyankar. We used to meet at the 
> sessions of the World Sanskrit Conference and on other occasions. He started 
> an exchange programme with the University of Pune and invited students and 
> scholars of that university to Laussanne. He was a versatile scholar and a 
> prolific writer. 
> 
> His passing away is an irreparable loss to Indology.  
> 
> My heartfelt condolences.
> 
> Shrikant Bahulkar
> First Dalai Lama Chair Professor in Nalanda Studies
> Somaiya Vidyavihar University, Mumbai
> Senior Fellow,
> Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies
> Oxford University, U.K. 
> 
> 
> 
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