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LEH DID YOU KNOW?
Shabdartha Chintamani
Central Institute
Manuscript of Buddhist manuscript at the Saraswati Mahal
Studies
Library narrates the Mahabharata
Matters Library of Tibetan when read from left to right and
Ramayana if read right to left!
DHARAMSHALA
Works and Archives
K.R. Preethi, Class 11G, Little Scholars
India’s mighty manuscript collections are Matriculation H.S. School, Thanjavur
preserved in archives, museums, religious
institutions and libraries all across the KURUKSHETRA
Kurukshetra
country!
University RAMPUR
Rampur Raza
Some of these iconic manuscript NEW DELHI Library
repositories are: National Mission
For Manuscripts,
TONK IGNCA VARANASI MORAN
Rajasthan Arabic Sayaji Rao Gaekwad Institute of Tai
and Persian Library, BHU Studies and
Research Institute PATNA Research
Khuda Bakhsh
Oriental Public
Library
UJJAIN
KOBA KOLKATA
Acharya Shri Kailash Scindia Oriental Asiatic
Sagarsuri Gyan Research Institute Society
Mandir Library
PUNE
Bhandarkar BHUBANESWAR
Oriental Odisha State
Research Museum
HYDERABAD
Institute
Salar Jung
Museum Manuscript creations
and Library Scientifi c sensations
‘EXPERT’ EXCHANGE Inspiring generations
e-Interview with Jeyaraj
Vethamuthu, Director of MYSORE
Oriental
the Hepzibah Institute of Research
Heritage Conservation, Institute CHENNAI
Chennai Government
Oriental
Q. Are manuscripts under Manuscripts Library
threats of neglect?
THANJAVUR
A. Palm leaf manuscripts Saraswati Mahal
are aff ected by moisture, Library
heat, pests, mishandling,
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
neglect, vandalism, etc. Oriental Research
Institute, and
Q. What steps are being
Manuscript Library
taken by the government for
preservation? ACTIVITY: SCIENTIFIC MARVELS
A. The Government Museum, Chennai has MATCH THE FOLLOWING
collaborated with the Saraswati Mahal
Manuscripts Conservation Centre to 1 Aryabhatiya A Astronomy and Mathematics
conduct training programmes. Recently, the 2 Charak Samhita B Rotation of the earth on its axis
Government of Tamil Nadu has set up the 3 Sushrut Samhita C First book on Medicine
State Manuscripts Mission.
4 Siddhānta Shiromani D Pythagorean Theorem
Mark Mascarenhas, Class 9, Children’s Academy, Ashok
Nagar, Mumbai 5 Sulbha Sutras E First book on Surgery Answers: 1 – B, 2 – C, 3 – E, 4 – A, 5 – D
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