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NATIONAL WORKSHOPS ON MANUSCRIPTOLOGY
AND ANCIENT SCRIPTS
K. M. PATEL
L. D. Institute of Indology, Ahmedabad, a premier institution in the field of Ancient Indian knowledge and culture has been designated as one of the Manuscripts Resource and Restoration Centre by the National Mission for Manuscripts, Department of Culture, Ministry of Tourism, Govt. of India.
The Institute organized two workshops on Manuscriptology and Paleography including the teaching of ancient scripts such as Brahmi, Sharda and Prachin Nagri from 24-27 December, 2003 and 9-21 August, 2004 for participants from Manuscripts Resource Centres and Universities of the States of Gujarat, Rajasthan and Maharashtra.
The Workshops surely gave a fillip to the study to these disciplines.
Workshop for surveys of MSS Collections, Listing, Conducting and Awarness Compaingns
L. D. Institute of Indology arranged the workshop for surveys of MSS collections, listing and conducting awatness campaigns from 24th to 27th December 2003. The College teachers, M.Phil and Ph.D. students from different Universities of Gujarat participated in the Workshop. They were taught essentials of the changes taking place in the writing of manuscripts. The purpose was to take help of some of these teachers and students in the search of the manuscripts and cataloguing of the same and also teaching them old manuscripts. The on the surveys of MSS collections, listing and conducting awarness campaigns was inaugurated by noted Rastrapati award winner Prof. Dr. Tapasvi Nandi on 24th December 2003 in L. D. Institute of Indology Hall. The services of 12 scholars was utilized as resource persons for the purpose. 53 Participants (teachers, Ph.D., M.Phil and Post graduate students) participated in the Workshop.
The valedictory session was addressed by 99 year old Padmashri Dr. K. K.
