Mysore/Mysuru: The first stage 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 begun. ORI, established 130 years ago, is a repository of about 70,000 manuscripts that date back to more than 700 years in languages…
Fresh initiative for digitisation of palm leaf manuscripts Mysore/Mysuru: The digitisation of manuscripts at the Oriental Research Institute (ORI) has gained traction with the University of Mysore (UoM) signing an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with Bengaluru’s Mythic Society on Friday. Speaking after signing the MoU at Vignana Bhavan in Manasagangothri campus, UoM Vice-Chancellor Prof. G….
Jairam Ramesh to personally contribute Rs.5.50 lakh to the Institute Mysore/Mysuru: With the city’s Oriental Research Institute (ORI) located near Crawford Hall organising a book expo with a 50 percent discount on sale of books, former Union Minister Jairam Ramesh who was in city on a private visit visited the Institute on Thursday and had…
Mysore/Mysuru: University of Mysore (UoM) Vice-Chancellor (VC) Prof. G. Hemantha Kumar released six books brought out by Oriental Research Institute (ORI) at a programme jointly organised by ORI and Prasaranga at ORI near Crawford Hall here yesterday. The books released were — ‘Kavijana Kamadhenu Mummadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar’ (author – Dr. S. Shivarajappa), ‘Siddasidhantha Padhathi’ (edited…
Mysore/Mysuru: University of Mysore (UoM) Vice-Chancellor Prof. G. Hemantha Kumar released three books brought out by the city’s Oriental Research Institute (ORI) at a programme held at Crawford Hall here on Tuesday. Speaking on the occasion, Prof. Hemantha Kumar said that the three works — ‘Manushastra Vivaranam’, ‘Khadga Shastra’ and ‘Srimatkrishnaraja Gunaloka’ — are of…
Mysore/Mysuru: A full-fledged Fumigation Chamber at Oriental Research Institute (ORI) is likely to become a reality in one year, said Prof. G. Hemantha Kumar, Vice-Chancellor, University of Mysore (UoM). He was speaking after inaugurating the Fumigation Chamber and World Environment Day celebrations organised by ORI, UoM, in association with Department of Ancient History and Archaeology…
ORI becomes first in South India to adopt fumigation method Mysore/Mysuru: The Oriental Research Institute (ORI), a treasure trove of priceless palm scripts and paper manuscripts of many centuries, is embarking on an ambitious project of creating a Fumigation Chamber to improve longevity of these manuscripts. With this, ORI has become the first institute in…
By M.B. Pavan Murthy Digitalisation of the oldest extant copy of Kautilya’s Arthashastra and other manuscripts will be a reality soon at the more-than-a-century-old Oriental Research Institute (ORI) in Mysuru. The institute has taken steps to digitise its vast collection of nearly 70,000 palm leaf and paper manuscripts in Sanskrit and Kannada. Kautilya’s Arthashastra was…
Mysuru: A four-day exhibition of rare manuscripts, organised at Oriental Research Institute (ORI), University of Mysore (UoM), to commemorate the birth centenary of Sri Jayachamaraja Wadiyar, concluded on Nov.2. Inaugurating the expo, Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar said that ORI was a treasure house of knowledge and likened it to Ambari of Mysore Palace. He observed…
By Prof. A.V. Narasimha Murthy, former Head, Department of Ancient History & Archaeology, University of Mysore Rudrapatna Shamasastry, who discovered the palm leaf manuscript of Kautilya’s Arthashastra became a celebrity all over the world overnight. Perhaps this has no parallel in the history of literature in any of the languages known to us. Rudrapatnam has…
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