[INDOLOGY] Rajasthan Oriental Research Institutes

[Timothy Cahill]

Greetings,

    The online catalogue of MSS can be found here:
https://www.pandulipipatala.nic.in
It has been updated at least couple of times in 2025. It allows one to
search for manuscripts that have been digitized, and this may include some
RORI MSS.

    The library of the IGNCA has a large set of discs that contain b/w
digitized images produced from older microfilms made in the 1990s. These
can be accessed in the library; I don't know if copies can be requested.
(The digitized images occasionally found on the namami web site above are
much higher quality.)

    I will travel to Bikaner, Rajasthan in January. I've written emails to
several people but without replies. I have also sent a snail-mail request
to the Bikaner Abhay Jain Granthalaya along with some supporting
documents.  If anyone has advice regarding access to this library, please
contact me off-list.  Does anyone know if this Jain Granthalaya falls
within the scope of R.O.R.I.?

Best wishes,
Tim Cahill



On Wed, Nov 26, 2025 at 4:02 PM Dominik Wujastyk via INDOLOGY <
indology at list.indology.info> wrote:

> I think it is a good idea to write to the Jodhpur HQ in any case, out of
> courtesy.  If they answer, so much the better.  My experiences with branch
> offices (last time in about 2005) is that they really did want to see
> *something* official.  A letter from Jodhpur is best.  But also, be armed
> at least with a letter from your university or institution, as
> official-looking as possible.  University stamps are always good.
>
> IGNCA in Delhi has filmed many RORI manuscripts.  These RORI images are an
> exception to the general rule that the IGNCA will not give copies to
> scholars without a letter of permission from the host library.  For RORI,
> there is a RORI - IGNCA agreement that IGNCA may give scholars images of
> the RORI manuscripts they have filmed.  So you could start with IGNCA,
> since they generally answer communications.  Did they film the Euclid MSS?
> There used to be an online catalogue of MSS at IGNCA (or NAMAMI) but I
> think it has been withdrawn.
>
> Best,
> Dominik
>
>
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>
> On Tue, 25 Nov 2025 at 04:29, Jean Michel DELIRE via INDOLOGY <
> indology at list.indology.info> wrote:
>
>> Dear Colleagues,
>>
>> In order to see manuscripts, I intend to visit Oriental Research
>> Institutes in several cities of Rajasthan (RORI), but not in Jodhpur. Since
>> Jodhpur is the seat, where one has to apply for the authorization to see
>> manuscripts in other RORI's, does anyone know if it is possible to get this
>> authorization without visiting Jodhpur ?
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Jean Michel Delire
>>
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