About Dr. Winsy Abraham | Purgi Dictionary

From corporate career to Kargil

Dr. Abraham relocated with his family to Kargil in October 2021 after a senior corporate career. His subsequent work has centred on education, community engagement, cultural preservation and language documentation.

Education work in Kargil

Guest Faculty, University of Ladakh, Kargil Campus — June to December 2022
Principal, Munshi Habibullah Mission School, Kargil — September 2023 to June 2025
Voluntary personality-development trainer in government and private schools across Kargil — from June 2025
Author of a 300-page White Paper, Vision 2040: A White Paper on Transforming Kargil's Education System, proposing the Kargil Education Transformation Framework (KETF 2040)

The Purgi work

As a non-native learner, Dr. Abraham entered Purgi through direct engagement with speakers and communities. Over approximately four years he travelled nearly 500 km and visited more than 60 villages, collecting vocabulary and observing local usage. This work culminated in the 5,000-entry multilingual digital dictionary.

The dictionary remains the central focus of this website. Dr. Abraham's wider education and community work provides context for the journey that led to the language project.