V L Manjul, a former librarian at a research institute in Maharasthra, has uploaded manuscripts in Marathi dating between the 14th and 19th centuries on to the internet. The documents, which took Mr Manjul six years to collect, include writings by saints, biographies, ancient Hindu literature and translations from India’s ancient Sanskrit language to Marathi. For four decades, Mr Manjul worked at the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute (BORI), which is well-known for its collection of old manuscripts in ancient languages. The collection includes about 250 manuscripts which are currently in the possession of the Marathi Manuscripts Centre," he said. The catalogue, which the former librarian hopes to finish uploading within the next couple of months, will be published in four parts titled Union Catalogue of Marathi Manuscripts. More than 5,000 Marathi manuscripts reportedly exist in Pune and Mr Manjul is working towards making all of these available online. read more

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