Hello All,

I was informally asked to give some suggestions for an upgrade of the services of the Asiatic Society, Kolkata. I never visited their library and did not have any experience of collecting copies of manuscript materials from this institute. Some of my friends who were looking for manuscripts in this institute had pathetic experiences. 

The conditions of these south Asian libraries are often similar. Therefore, some general suggestions would also be useful.    

If you have any suggestion for improving their services I would be glad to forward your message (it can be anonymous if you want) to the authority. 

Sincerely,

Deepro Chakraborty

PhD candidate

Department of History and Classics,

University of Alberta.