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11 Descriptive Catalogues in various languages andsubjects. The library is preparing a critical edition ofTarikh-e-Baburi, a manuscript of immense historicalvalue. Tarikh-e-Mohammadi, another importanttext, is also being transcribed from the original forpublication.The MRC at Rampur Raza Library has beenfunctioning since August 2003. The MRC has sofar documented 43,300 manuscripts of Urdu,Arabic and Persian languages. It has covered40 institutions and 100 private collections covering60 districts during Survey and has held 7 awarenesscampaigns.Address:DirectorRampur Raza LibraryHamid ManzilRampur–244901Uttar PradeshTel: 0595 2325045, Fax: 0595 2340548Email: director@razalibrary.comVisweshvarananda ViswabandhuInstitute of Sanskrit and IndologicalStudiesThe Institute of Sanskrit and Indological Studies,Hoshiarpur is an important manuscript repositoryfrom the North - West zone of the country. Thecollection of the Department is distinctive,with 2,685 manuscripts in the north Indian andsouth Indian languages and scripts pertaining todifferent subjects such as the Vedas, Upanishads,Puranas, astrology, astronomy, and ayurvedaamong others. They are written on differentmaterials like birch bark, palm leaf and handmadepaper. Many old and important manuscriptshave already been edited and published and someare in process of publication by the Institute. Thelatest publication to come out of the Institute wasAsvalayana Srautasutra in 3 volumes. One of theunique manuscripts of the Institute is a manuscript(photocopy) titled Sancha written in Pavuchi scriptwhich is presently not known to be available in anyother collection. This script is yet to be decipheredby the scholars.The MRC, started working in September 2003. Out ofthe surveys conducted so far, information has gleanedon 26,206 manuscripts from different collections inplaces such as Chandigarh, Muktsar, Amritsar, Patiala,Ludhiana and Hoshiarpur including some areas ofUttaranchal covering 60 institutions. The MRC hascollected 100 manuscripts for their collection.Address:Prof. Raghbir SinghVisweshvarananda Biswabandhu Institute ofSanskrit and Indological StudiesSadhu AshramHoshiarpur–146021 (Punjab)Tel: 01882-275475, Fax: 01882-221002Uttaranchal Sanskrit Academy,HaridwarEstablished in December 2002 to promote theSanskrit language, the Uttaranchal SanskritAcademy integrates the Sanskrit language withnew technology. It organises seminars, exhibitions,and collects manuscripts from private collections.There are Eighty-eight Sanskrit colleges and schoolsworking under this Academy. It has a collection of4,000 manuscripts. The manuscripts found in theinstitutions and private collections in the Statecover a wide range of subjects from Veda, Upanishad,Purana Itihasa, Dharmashastra, Darshana, Kavya,Stotra and several other subjects.The MRC at Uttaranchal Sanskrit Academy hasbeen working with the NMM since June 2005.With the help of 9 staff members the institute hassurveyed 125 private collections and 20 institutionscovering 6 districts. These surveys resulted in thedocumentation of 5993 manuscripts.68National Mission for Manuscripts | Annual Report 2010–2011
Address:Dr. Buddhadev SharmaSecretaryUttaranchal Sanskrit AcademyRanipur JhalDelhi Rashtriya Raj MargHaridwar–249401K. M. Institute of Hindi & LinguisticsK. M. Institute of Hindi & Linguistics functions underB. R. Ambedkar University, Agra. Formerly known asthe Agra University, the University was renamed ‘Dr.B. R. Ambedkar University’, in 1996. The Universityis privileged to have a large collection of raremanuscript related to literature, history, astronomy,astrology, religion and philosophy. The collectionalso contains old coins, old pictures and a map ofAgra from the time of Shah Jahan and other items ofimmense historical value. The University is makingevery possible effort for the careful preservationof these treasures. The K. M. Institute of Hindi &Linguistics established as early as 1953 is activelyinvolved in the preservation and study of thesemanuscripts some of the outcome of this study isthe edited work on Sursagar Padmawat BeesaldevRaso etc. There is a section of special collectionsin the Central Library which includes the Mahajancollection, the Srivastava collection and the BagchiCollection. The MRC since its inception documented1400 manuscripts with the help of 2 scholars.Address:Prof. Hari MohanDirectorKanhaiyalal Maniklal Munsi Institute of HindiLanguage and LinguisticsDr. B.R. Ambedkar UniversityPaliwal Park (Agra-2)Sampurnananda SanskritVisvavidyalaya, VaranasiSampurnananda Sanskrit Visvavidyalaya,established by Sir Arthur Venis, in 1791 is locatedin Varanasi and is among the oldest SanskritUniversities in India. It is considered a focalpoint for Sanskrit culture and studies in India. TheUniversity has a valuable collection of 1,25,000manuscripts covering all the subjects in Devanagari,Bengali and Sarada scripts. The University haspublished valuable catalogues of manuscripts.Among these, the older catalogue comprises themanuscripts acquired in 1791–1950 and the newone covers those obtained in 1951–1981. Bothcontain a large number of extremely valuablemanuscripts.Sampurnananda Sanskrit Vishvavidyalaya signedthe MOU with the National Mission for Manuscriptsin May 2005. It has 8 scholars working in10 districts towards the collection and preservationof manuscripts. The Resource Centre has documented38, 270 manuscripts from 16 institutions and13 private collections.Address:Prof. Gangadhara PandaProject CoordinatorSampurnananda Sanskrit VisvavidyalayaVaranasi–221001 (UP)Tel: 0542 2205122Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga SanskritUniversity, DarbhangaDarbhanga Sanskrit University was establishedin 1961, with Mahamhopadhyay Dr. Umesh Misra,the eminent scholar, as the first Vice Chancellor.Among the collections of the University aremanuscripts on epics, philosophy, vyakarana,dharmashastra, agama, tantra etc. The Universityhas an exceptional collection of nearly 5,562 raremanuscripts including 6 illustrated manuscriptsof the Ramayana, Gitagovinda, Srimadbhagavataand Durga Saptasati etc. The few manuscripts ofVidyapati, Mahesh Thakur composed in their ownscripts are among the proud possession of theUniversity.National Mission for Manuscripts | Annual Report 2010–201169
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