Lakhan Gusain (Johns Hopkins University)

Lakhan Gusain
Coordinator, South Asian Language Program
The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
John Hopkins University
1619 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC  20036-2213  USA

phones: 202-663-5753
        202-361-4473 (mobile)
Fax:    202-663-5723
email:  lgusain1@jhu.edu
email:  lgusain@hotmail.com
URL:    http://www.sais-jhu.edu/programs/asia/southasia/
URL:    http://www.bastigiri.org/lakhan

Description of work:
Specialisation: Linguistics, Rajasthani

Areas of Current Research:
Descriptive grammar of Bagri, Shekhawati, Mewati, Marwari, Harauti,
Dhundhari, Mewari, and Wagri / Vagri.
Rajasthani Language and its dialects, data-bank of endangered
sociolects of Rajasthani.

Main Work at Hand:
Rajasthani Language and Eighth Schedule of Constitution
Descriptive Grammars of the dialects of Rajasthani Language

Recent/Forthcoming Publications:
Bagri (LincomEuropa: Muenchen), Shekhawati(LincomEuropa: Muenchen)
A Grammar of Rajasthani (with Prof. Kali C. Bahl) (Mouton: Berlin)