Lyudmila Khokhlova

Lyudmila Viktorovna Khokhlova is a Russian indologist and linguist. She is an associate professor in the Department of Indian Philology at the Institute of Asian and African Studies, Moscow State University, a position she has held since February 1977. Her specializations include historical linguistics and the study of Indo-Aryan languages, including Hindi, Punjabi, Gujarati, and Marwari.

In 2026, she was awarded the Padma Shri by the president of India for her contributions to the study of the origins and evolution of Sikhism. She has authored six books and 92 academic publications.