Sita Ram Lalas

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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.

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Synopsis of Rajya Sabha debate (html). Govt of India (2002-05-17). Archived from the original on 2007-10-23. Retrieved on 2007-10-23. “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”
Lalasa, Sitaramma (1994). Rajasthani bhasha-sahitya evam vyakarana. Upa-Samiti Rajasthani Sabda-kosa Caupasani Siksha Samiti, 234. OCLC 32894815.
Karanidan Kavya (1961). in Lalasa, Sitaramma: Sūrajaprakāsa Karaṇīdānajnī kṙta,, Prathamāvṙtti., Jodhapura: Rājasthāna Rājyājñānusāra sañcālaka Rājasthāna Prācyavidyā Pratishṭhāna. OCLC 20306166.