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VOL. 18 No. 3
      ACTIVITIES 4 U


                                                          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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