Professor Ganesh N. Devy taught English at the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda; a renowned literary critic and activist; founder and director of the Tribal Academy at Tejgadh, Gujara; and director of the ’s Project on Literature in Tribal Languages and Oral Folk Traditions. He is an active participant in the functioning of Bhasha Academy. He was awarded the Padmashri in 2014.

Currently he is Chair, People’s Lnguistic Survey of India, 37, Bhasha Research and Publication Centre, Baroda.

Dr. Damodar Jain, the volume editor, was a teacher trainer in a B.Ed college in Bhopal. He has conducted and been a participant in several language training workshops organized by NCERT and SCERT, Bhopal. Currently he is senior teacher at IASE, Bhopal.

• Bharatiya Bhasha Lok Sarvekshan [People’s Linguistic Survey of India]

• Rashtriya Sampadak Mandal [National editorial collective]

• Bharatiya Bhasha Lok Sarvekshan Granthmala [The complete list of titles in PLSI series]

• Aabhaar [Acknowledgement]

• Samarpan [ Dedication]

• Bhumika by Dr D P Pattanayak [Preface by Dr D P Pattanayak]

• Mukhya Sampaadkiya by Dr G N Devy [Editorial by Dr G N Devy]

• Sampaadkiya by Dr. Damodar Jain [Editorial byDr. Damodar Jain]

• Bharatiya Bhasha Lok Sarvekshan se Judna [ Experience of author’s being associated with PLSI]

• Pathakon se Vinti [An open appeal to the readers]

• Lipi [Script]

• Pie Chart

• Sahyogi Lekhkon ki Suchi [ List of contributors]

• Akaraadi kram mein Bhashaon ke Naam [A list of languages in Hindi alphabetical order]

ANUSUCHIT BHASHAYEN [SCHEDULED LANGUAGES]

1. Urdu

2. Hindi

GAIR-ANUSUCHIT BHASHAYEN [NON-SCHEDULED LANGUAGES]

1. Kachwaidhari,

2. Korku,

3. Kauravi,

4. Gondi,

5. Jatwari,

6. Jandomati,

7. Tordhari,

8. Nahal,

9. Nimarhi,

10. Panchmahali,

11. Pawari,

12. Pardhi,

13. Banjari,

14. Bagheli,

15. Barela,

16. Bundeli,

17. Brij,

18. Bhadawari,

19. Bhili,

20. Mawasi,

21. Malwi,

22. Rajputi,

23. Loghdhari,

24. Sahariyayi,

25. Sikarwari,

Parishisht-I LekhakParichay [Authors introductions]

Parishisht-II Manchitra [Maps]

Parishisht-III Shabd-anukramanika [Index]