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relevant even to-day we should research for the genuine text from MSS. He also showed several basic principles of editing to the participants,
Prof. M. K. Prajapati from Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University, Patan dealt with various aspects of cataloguing of manuscripts and dealt upon its importance.
Prof. K. M. Patel looked after the administration and arrangements of the workshop. Col. Baya took care of the workshop day to day academic engagements and Prof. Kanubhai A. Shah looked after the publicity and propenganda of the workshop and the importance of the manuscripts.
Valedictory function of the National Workshop on Manuscriptology and Paleography was held at 4.00 p.m. at the Institute - Auditorium. Wellknown scholar, critic and poet, former professor and Head of Dept. of Gujarati, Gujarat University and editor of renowned magazine Kumar, Dr. Dhirubhai Parikh chaired the function. Dr. T. N. Ganjoo, scholar of Sharda script was the guest of honour.
The Valedictory session was addressed by Dr. Sudha Gopalkrishnan, wellknown signature on the sands of manuscriptology. She has been the Director of National Mission for Manuscripts eversince its inception in Feb.2003 and has successfully seen the organisation through its feething troubles. The Dept. continues to flourish under her able guidance. She explained to the participant the objectives of Mission Manuscript and need to strengthen the base of collection and cataloguing of the Manuscripts in Gujarat and country as a whole.
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