The Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute (BORI) is located in Pune, Maharashtra, India. It was founded on July 6, 1917 to honor the life and work of Dr. Ramakrishna Gopal Bhandarkar (1837–1925), long regarded as the founder of Indology (Orientalism) in India. The institute is well known for its collection of old Sanskrit and Prakrit manuscripts.
Read more about Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute: The Institute, The Manuscript Collection, The Critical Edition of The Mahabharata, Vandalism in 2003
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