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Oriental Research Institute receives Vedapeetha Award
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Oriental Research Institute receives Vedapeetha Award

May 20, 2025

Mysuru: The Oriental Research Institute (ORI), an affiliated institution of the University of Mysore, has been conferred with the prestigious Vedapeetha Award for the year 2025, in recognition of its outstanding contributions to oriental studies and research. The award was presented by Sri Bhandarikeri Matha, Udupi, at a ceremony held on May 9, 2025, in…

Oriental Research Institute selected for ‘Vedapeetha’ Award
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Oriental Research Institute selected for ‘Vedapeetha’ Award

May 6, 2025

Mysuru: The Oriental Research Institute (ORI), University of Mysore, has been selected for the prestigious annual ‘Vedapeetha’ Award instituted by the Udupi Sri Bhandarkeri Mutt. The Mutt has been annually honouring a distinguished institution (selected at the national level) that significantly contributes to the preservation, nurturing and development of Indian knowledge, Vedic sciences, culture and…

Cataloguing 13,000 unpublished manuscripts: ORI inks pact with Sringeri Sri Sharada Peetham
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Cataloguing 13,000 unpublished manuscripts: ORI inks pact with Sringeri Sri Sharada Peetham

April 21, 2025

Mysuru: In a significant step towards preserving India’s rich manuscript heritage, the Mysuru-based Oriental Research Institute (ORI), affiliated to the University of Mysore, has entered into an agreement with the Jagadguru Sri Shankaracharya Mahasamsthana Dakshinamnaya Sri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri. The collaboration aims to catalogue and preserve thousands of ancient, unpublished manuscripts. As part of the…

133rd Foundation Day of ORI, Mysore: Sanskrit book ‘Alankara-sudhanidhi’ released
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133rd Foundation Day of ORI, Mysore: Sanskrit book ‘Alankara-sudhanidhi’ released

October 22, 2024

Mysuru: On the occasion of 133rd Foundation Day celebrations of Oriental Research Institute (ORI), University of Mysore, a one-day National Seminar on Sathya Bhadra Kruthi Sameeksha and the release of Sanskrit book Alankara-sudhanidhi, was organised at Vijnana Bhavan auditorium, Manasagangothri in city this morning. Presiding over the seminar, University of Mysore Vice-Chancellor Prof. N.K. Lokanath…

Appointed to Muktaka Sahitya Academy
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Appointed to Muktaka Sahitya Academy

September 23, 2024

Mysuru: Senior Researcher of the University of Mysore’s Oriental Research Institute (ORI) and noted Sanskrit Scholar Dr. H.V. Nagaraja Rao, has been appointed as the new President of Mysuru-based Karnataka Muktaka Sahitya Academy while Kiran Sidlehalli, a teacher at Devalapura Government Lower Primary School in H.D. Kote taluk, has been appointed as General Secretary of…

Deciphering ancient Indian astronomy from palm leaf manuscripts at ORI
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Deciphering ancient Indian astronomy from palm leaf manuscripts at ORI

March 11, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: As part of the planetarium project and its outreach programmes, the COSMOS Centre is actively engaged in researching ancient astronomy. To facilitate this, the Centre is referring to palm leaf manuscripts housed at the University of Mysore’s Oriental Research Institute (ORI), aiming to unravel the ancient Indian heritage of astronomy. “Our goal is to…

ORI, Central University sign MoU to reprint 18 Sanskrit books
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ORI, Central University sign MoU to reprint 18 Sanskrit books

January 11, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: Oriental Research Institute (ORI), Mysuru, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Central Sanskrit University, New Delhi, to reprint 18 Sanskrit books. Vice-Chancellor of Central Sanskrit University Prof. Shrinivasa Varakhedi signed the MoU with his University of Mysore (UoM) counterpart Prof. N.K. Lokanath, during his recent visit to ORI on Jan. 7. As…

US diplomat visits ORI Examines rare manuscripts, digitisation
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US diplomat visits ORI Examines rare manuscripts, digitisation

January 5, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: US Consul General Christopher W. Hodges, present in the city yesterday to announce the US-funded conservation initiatives at the Folklore Museum in Jayalakshmi Vilas Mansion, took the opportunity to visit the Oriental Research Institute (ORI) and acquaint himself with its extensive collection of palm leaf manuscripts and ongoing digitisation endeavours. Spending over 30 minutes…

Come December, read ORI’s age-old palm leaf manuscripts on web portal
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Come December, read ORI’s age-old palm leaf manuscripts on web portal

July 4, 2023

60 percent conservation and digitisation complete Over 60 percent of conserving rare and priceless palm leaf scripts and paper manuscripts of many centuries stored at Oriental Research Institute (ORI), governed by the University of Mysore (UoM), has been completed along with digitisation of over 3,000 manuscripts. ORI houses over 70,000 manuscripts that date back over…

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