Ravenshaw University Digitizes Rare Newspapers and Periodicals from Utkal Sahitya Samaj Archive

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Mysuru institute’s rare books going digital

MYSURU: The Oriental Research Institute of the University of Mysore, globally revered for preserving and publishing rare manuscripts and palm-leaf texts, has taken a monumental step towards digitisation. The 138-year-old institution, which houses an impressive collection of around 45,000 printed rare books — including scholarly journals and ancient texts on Ayurveda, physics, chemistry and aviation — is now in the …

Ori

3 months ago

Telangana State Museum Plans to Expand Its Collection

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: The State Archaeology Museum in Public Gardens, the oldest museum in the city dating back to the 1920s, houses a diverse collection of artifacts reflecting the region’s rich history. Its galleries feature inscriptions, Ajanta paintings, Islamic art, and archaeological remains from the Buddhist, Jain, Veera Shaivism, and Islamic periods. The museum also displays ancient fonts such as Thuluth and …

Hyderabad Museum Mughal Islamic

4 months, 1 week ago

Exhibition of archival materials held to mark Suvarana Karnataka

The Hindu

The Director of Karnataka State Archives Department Gavisiddaiah said here on Thursday that archival materials including official documents and gazette notifications too are part of history along with monuments, inscriptions, memorials, and coins. He said ever since the State Archives Department was established in 1973, it has collected and preserved records and archival materials of historical importance dating to more …

Karnataka Records State Department Mark Suvarana Gavisiddaiah Rare Photographs

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Kanta Nilayam Digitization: A Tribute to Kalipatnam Ramarao

The Hindu

Srikakulam MLA Gondu Shankar has expressed his intention to seek the government's support for the digitization of all reference books stored in the Katha Nilayam. The initiative is a tribute to the literary legacy of Kalipatnam Ramarao, a renowned novelist and former MLA. The digitization will preserve the works of thousands of writers and contribute to the promotion of Telugu …

Law Culture History Literature Srikakulam

6 months, 2 weeks ago

11,700 books from Karnataka Gandhi Smaraka Nidhi Library digitised

The Hindu

Close to 11,700 books from the Karnataka Gandhi Smaraka Nidhi Library have been digitised over the last few months, and this has now been distributed to Gandhi Bhavans across the country to reach a larger audience. Speaking after handing over the digitised books to the representatives, on Sunday, August 25, Carl Malamud, founder of Servants of Knowledge, a U.S.-based non-profit …

Karnataka Books Gandhi Satyagraha Digitise Gandhi Smaraka Nidhi

7 months ago

Kalaignar Centenary Library set to be an asset for Tiruchi, says Minister

The Hindu

The Kalaignar Centenary Library in Tiruchi will be an asset, School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi has said. The Minister was addressing a gathering at National Librarians’ Day programme organised by the District Central Library and its Readers’ Forum on Saturday. The newly sanctioned Kalaignar Centenary Library would enhance services and integrate technology for effective learning,” Mr. Mahesh said. This …

Tiruchi District District Central Library Kalaignar Centenary Library Library Set

7 months, 2 weeks ago

Browse through rare records at IIT Madras’ new archive

The Hindu

In 1958, a piece of paper — yellowed over time — marked the very first turn of the wheel in the history of science and technology studies in post-independent India; it recorded the proceedings of a planning committee for what we today know as the Indian Institute of Technology — Madras. This is perhaps the most seminal document among the …

Technology History Indian Project Iit German Archive

7 months, 3 weeks ago

In West Bengal’s Howrah, 6,000 ancient Sanskrit manuscripts find a digital home

The Hindu

Nestled in a street behind the iconic Howrah Railway Station is the premises of the 87-year-old Howrah Sanskrit Sahitya Samaj. There, for the last three months, restorers, manuscriptologists, and historians have been working on a unique and mammoth task — restoring and digitising 6,000-odd Sanskrit manuscripts, handwritten by Bengali scholars around 400 years ago. “On February 6 this year, the …

Bengali Manuscripts Ancient Bengal Sanskrit Howrah Samaj

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Telangana Heritage department ties up with Noor Microfilms to save documents in its custody

The Hindu

The Department of Heritage Telangana has announced a tie-up with Noor International Microfilm Centre to restore, conserve and digitise documents and other paper artefacts in its custody. They are a mine of information about history, culture, language, religion and calligraphy,” said Bharati Hollikeri of Department of Heritage Telangana. The best part is that the process is reversible if there is …

Department Noor Microfilms Paper Documents

1 year, 10 months ago

Assam launches digitisation project of Assamese literary treasures

The Hindu

Frayed yellow pages of rare Assamese books and journals, dating back to the 19th century, are getting a new lease of life with nearly three lakh pages digitised so far as part of a project initiated by a trust to preserve the literary treasure trove for future. "The primary objective of the project 'Digitising Asom' is to preserve the entire …

Literary Books Rare Assam Project Talukdar Assamese

1 year, 10 months ago

‘Centre For Judicial Archives’: Odisha’s Judicial Data Repository Celebrates First Anniversary

Live Law

The first anniversary of establishment of the Centre for Judicial Archives was celebrated on Wednesday under the aegis of the Orissa High Court at the Odisha Judicial Academy, Cuttack. Documenting Judicial History Of Odisha Dr. Lalatendu Das Mohapatra, Director-cum-Officer on Special Duty, CJA said that there has been no conscious effort by any other Court in India for archiving the …

History India Justice Odisha Records Judicial Archives

2 years, 4 months ago

Digitisation of historical Kerala-related documents gets a second wind

The Hindu

When Shiju Alex announced in December last that he was suspending his more-than-a-decade-old passion of digitising rare and historical documents related to Kerala, it evoked an outcry from a large community that had either benefited from his work or had realised its significance. For, by then, Grandhapura, one of the biggest free digital archives in Malayalam, that he founded had …

Bengaluru Kerala Project Alex Historical Documents

2 years, 10 months ago

Now a single source for 10,000 years of Indian art history

Live Mint

For decades, artists, historians, students and art enthusiasts have struggled to learn about art from the subcontinent, access information scattered around the world, or find narratives told from an Indian perspective. Now information will be available on one open-access online platform—be it articles on a marble reclining mouflon dating back to the mature Harappan period, the sandstone sculpture of a …

Art India Research Indian Map Encyclopedia Gaskell

4 years, 1 month ago

Rana Safvi reviews Archaeology and the Public Purpose: Writings on and by M.N. Deshpande, by Nayanjot Lahiri

The Hindu

India is a country with a vast and ancient cultural heritage. A systematic and organised excavation, conservation and restoration policy for this legacy started with the establishment of the Archaeological Survey of India in 1861, with Sir Alexander Cunningham as its first Archaeological Surveyor and later director general resulting in excavation of famous Buddhist sites such as Nalanda in the …

India Archaeology Indian Book Lahiri Deshpande Nayanjot Lahiri

5 years, 3 months ago

ORI project to digitise manuscripts regains traction

The Hindu

The Oriental Research Institute in the city which is a treasure trove of ancient palm leaf manuscripts enshrining a slice of ancient India’s knowledge base, will seek the assistance of National Mission for Manuscripts for digitization and preservation of the priceless heritage. At present, the ORI receives scores of requests every month from scholars all over India and abroad for …

India Indian Manuscripts Ancient Ori Nmm Shivarajappa

5 years, 5 months ago

PU completes digitisation of 1,400 manuscripts

Hindustan Times

With an aim to preserve over 1,400 manuscripts, their digitalisation work has been completed by the authorities at AC Joshi Library, Panjab University. The library has a Shrimad Bhagavad Gita dating back to the 17th century. Now, students and researchers visiting the library can easily access these books– either by using keywords or the book numbers specified on the official …

7 years, 3 months ago

About 30,000 Nizam-era books go digital

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: Research scholars and historians can now look forward to the State Central Library when it comes to browsing rare ancient books. “Persian, Arabic, Sanskrit, Urdu and English books, dating back to the Nizam era, were digitalised. The books were getting damaged owing to wear and tear so the timely action will help,” said Mr G Srihari Shanker, gazetted librarian, …

Books Digital Library Nizam

8 years, 2 months ago

70-year-old donates rare books to Kannur University students

Deccan Chronicle

Kozhikode: Eswaran Embranthiri need not have to ponder twice before handing over his collection of 7,000 plus books to Kannur University as he knew that his personal library is going to enrich a vast number of students. His library contains ancient Malayalam books such as Ramacharitham, Kannassa Ramayanam, Ramakathapattu, Thirunizhal Mala and Achee Charithangal. Kannur University Malayalam HoD Prof A.M. …

Malayalam Kannur University Kanhangad

8 years, 3 months ago

Varakappilli Illam opens treasure trove of history

Deccan Chronicle

KOZHIKODE: Varakappilli Illam near Pilakkad in Thrissur has turned out to be a treasure trove of history with researchers of Calicut University History department finding many thaaliyolas, letters and photos from trunks in this ancient house. The manuscripts written in Sanskrit and ancient Malayalam script is expected to throw light on the local variations of Sanskrit that prevailed in Kerala …

History Kerala Books Manuscripts Department Sanskrit Opens Treasure

8 years, 5 months ago

Rising from the ashes, Jaffna library writes new chapters

The Hindu

Vasantha Sriskantharajah is dreading next summer. What she is not used to is being away from the collection of books she has seen grow at the Jaffna Public Library through decades of war and recovery. In April 2017, Ms. Sriskantharajah, the library’s longest serving employee, will retire after completing 33 years of service. One of South Asia’s finest libraries at …

Library Books Tamil Sri Jaffna Sriskantharajah

8 years, 10 months ago

Tharoor on Modi’s Degrees and India’s Poor Record-Keeping History

The Quint

Preservation of Documents Where is our equivalent of the Magna Carta? Come to more recent times: while First Folio editions of Shakespeare’s plays are lovingly preserved in a number of collections in the Western world, Kalidasa’s masterpieces have been allowed to crumble into dust, so that all we have of perhaps the greatest litterateur of our civilisation is estimated to …

India University Indian Public Libraries

9 years, 6 months ago

Up From The Ashes, A Public Library In Sri Lanka Welcomes New Readers

NPR

Up From The Ashes, A Public Library In Sri Lanka Welcomes New Readers Enlarge this image toggle caption Julie McCarthy/NPR Julie McCarthy/NPR Rising two stories and capped by three domes, the Jaffna Public Library looks a bit like a stately wedding cake. Enlarge this image toggle caption Julie McCarthy/NPR Julie McCarthy/NPR Looking at the library today, you wouldn't know that …

Library Sri Lanka Tamil Hindu Public Lanka Sri

10 years ago

All books of national importance to be digitised: Government | IndiaTV News

India TV News

New Delhi: Government today said it plans to digitise all books of national interest, but currently has no plan to extend any financial help to states for this task. "We are looking at digitisation of all books of national importance and that include all languages," Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore said in Rajya Sabha. Replying …

Books National Importance

11 years, 9 months ago

‘Preserve books on Hyderabadi culture’

The Hindu

The idea of gathering books on Hyderabad, its history and culture, particularly the Asafjahi dynasty, is gaining ground. Many feel Hyderabad related books now gathering dust in different libraries both government and private should be protected and brought at one place. “We need to preserve everything connected with Hyderabad and the Nizams”, said Prof. Suleman Siddiqui, former Vice-Chancellor, Osmania University. …

Hyderabad Urdu Books Dawood Ashraf

14 years, 7 months ago

Tamil Nadu Archives need better infrastructure

The Hindu

Centralising, preserving and improving public access to government orders, historical and cultural documents and manuscripts is often considered the most irrefutable form of preserving heritage. The Tamil Nadu Archives, which is considered one of the largest and accessible repositories of documents in South Asia, however needs better infrastructure, speeding up of digitising important records and open accessibility to contemporary records, …

Research Records Tamil Nadu Archives

19 years, 3 months ago

A challenging task

The Hindu

The Roja Muthiah Research Library is leading an international collaboration to catalogue Tamil language publications spanning five centuries. The Chennai-based Roja Muthiah Research Library has now begun to prepare a comprehensive bibliography of Tamil publications spanning a period of nearly five centuries. The partners of the programme include the Centre for Research Libraries and the Digital South Asia Library, the …

India Research Library Books Chennai University Social Sciences

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