ðə kˈɑːŋɡɹəs ɹˌɛkəmˈɛndᵻd ðɪ aɪdˈiə tə ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ænd hiː wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd sˌuːpɚɹɪntˈɛndənt ʌvðə nˈuːli kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd lɪŋɡwˈɪstɪk sˈɜːveɪ ʌv ˈɪndiə ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt.
The Congress recommended the idea to the British Government and he was appointed superintendent of the newly created Linguistic Survey of India in 1898.