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We are happy to announce that Dr. Mendem Bapuji from Linguistic Research Unit has published a monograph titled A Descriptive Grammar of Ollari Gadaba, a Central Dravidian language. The book is published by LINCOM EUROPA academic publications, ISBN 9783969390740, Languages of the World/Materials 518, 160pp. 2025. The work mainly focuses on the aspects of phonology, morphology, basic syntax and convergence features of Ollari Gadaba. It also highlights the ethno-linguistic background of the language and discusses the convergence features i.e. how Munda and Indo-Aryan languages have influenced this language at various levels. The grammar is based on the field data collected from the native speakers of Pottangi, Semiliguda and Nandapur blocks of the Koraput district of Odisha.