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But still the number of the Grantha Bhåndārs which had been saved from destruction is quite large. Most of them have not been seen so far by the scholars and therefore the work of their cataloguing is to be completed. In this respect the Bhandārs of Punjab, Uttar Pradeśa, Bihar, Madras, Hyderābåd and Madhya Pradesh are still lying unseen by the scholars.
SVRVEY OF GRANTHA BHANDĀRS BY THE WESTERN SCHOLARS
In the year 1860 the Government of India gave their attention to the ancient Grantha Bhandārs situated throughout India. The research work of the Bhandārs and their cataloguing was begun and the Grantha Bhandårs of Patan, Khambat, Ahmedabad, Jaisalmer, Karanjå etc. were seen by the great scholars such as Dr. Buhler, Peterson, Bhandārkar etc. The reports submitted by them covers the following period of their research.
WESTERN SCHOLARS
3rd
(1) Dr, Bhuler's' report Part 1st covers the manuscript seen during the
year 1870-71 and known as
collection of 1870-71 -do
2nd -do- 1871-72 -do
-do- 1872-73 -do
-do- 1873-74 -do--
-do- 1874-75 6th -do 1875-76
7th -do- 1877-78 -do
8th -do- 1879-1880.
-do
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(ii) Dı. Peterson also thoroughly examined the Bhandārs' and published his report in six volumes covering the period of research of the manuscript as folllows:
1. The list of manuscripts in all these collections have been published in a catalogue
of collections at Bombay Government Center Press. 1880:
