The dictionary emerged from community engagement, language learning and field documentation in Kargil.
An important Indian academic contribution to grammatical documentation of Purki/Purgi.
An earlier lexicographical contribution published in Karachi, acknowledged to place the 2026 Kargil project accurately within the wider history of Purgi documentation.
A major modern scholarly contribution to linguistic documentation of Purik/Purgi.
After a senior corporate career, Dr. Abraham moved permanently to Kargil with his family in October 2021.
Approximately four years of engagement, nearly 500 km of travel and visits to more than 60 villages to collect vocabulary and understand local usage.
The Ladakh Official Languages Regulation comes into force and includes Purgi among the official languages of the Union Territory.
A free digital resource connecting Purgi, English, Hindi and Urdu, with Purgi represented in Latin script in the first edition for accessibility.
A major opportunity to build the next generation of the dictionary around both Purgi script and Latin transliteration.
Proposed continuation: script integration, Latin transliteration, community verification, expanded vocabulary, idioms and proverbs, learning resources and audio where feasible.