The term classical is being used for dead languages in Europe, says Ganesh Devy

Ganesh N. Devy, formerly professor of English at the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, a renowned literary critic and activist is founder and director of the Tribal Academy at Tejgadh, Gujarat, and director of the Sahitya Akademi’s Project on Literature in Tribal Languages and Oral Traditions. He has been invited to Loksatta office to interact with Loksstta editorial team to talk about an active participant in the functioning of Bhasha Academy and on importance of language and different aspects of it.