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    Advanced Level Workshop on Manuscriptology and Palaeography

    The Mission also conducts Advanced level courses on Manuscriptology and Palaeography of one and half to two months' duration. In these Advanced level courses, about 30 to 35 best students from among the participants in the basic Manuscriptology courses are given intensive training on select scripts, as well as grounding and practical training in transcription, collation and critical editing. Various aspects of conservation and preservation of manuscripts are also included. The faculty consists of the senior scholars in the country representing different disciplines in Manuscriptology and Palaeography.

     
    The following workshops have been organised so far:
     
    Financial  Year 2011 - 2012

    Sl.No.

    Venue

    Date of Workshop

    Course of Studies

    No. of Participants

    1

    Dept. of Arabic, University of Calicut, Centre for Heritage studies, Dept. of Cultural Affairs, Govt. of Kerala, Kerala

    12th Oct. –13th  Nov. 2011

    Nafkhi, Sulusi, Kufic, Diwani, Raihani, Ruqa’I, Sunnani & Arabic Malayalam

    30

    2.

    Akhila Bharatiya Sanskrit Parishad,  Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

    30th Mar.-13th May  2012

    Brahmi, & Sharada, Editing & transcription

    38

    3.

    Andhra Pradesh Govt. Oriental & Manuscripts Library, 
    Hyderabad

    1st Feb. - 16th March 2012

    Brahmi, Telgu, Malayalam & Grantha, Nandinagari, Sharada,  Editing & transcription

    28

    Financial  Year 2010 - 2011

    Sl.No.

    Venue

    Date of Workshop

    Course of Studies

    No. of Participants

    1

    ChinmayInt. Foundation. Sodha Sansthan, Ernakulum, Kerala

    1stNov. to 10th Dec. 2010

    Sharada, Oldnagari, Grantha & Newari
    Text editing

    22

    2.

    Kurukshetra University,  
    Kurukshetra , Haryana

    23th March  to 6th  May  2011

    Brahmi, Kharoshthi, Sharada, Kushana, Gupta Brahmi, Kutila, Newari, Grantha, Meetei & Old Odia

    41

    3.

    Shree Jagannath Sanskrit University,  Puri, Odisha

    9th May to 13th June 2011

    Brahmi, Sharada & Odia Karani

    40

    4.

    Rani Durgabati University,  
    Jabalpur Madhya Pradesh

    8th Feb. to 24th March 2011

    Brahmi, Sharada ,Nagari, & Shankha

    35

    5.

    Navanalanda Mahavihar, 
    Nalanda, Bihar

    25th May to
    25th June 2011

    Brahmi, Sharada, Kharosthi, Newari, Tibetan
    Editing & transcription

    38

    6.

    Shri Somonath Sanskrit University
    Veraval, Gujarat

    29th Nov. to 
     7th Jan.  2012

    Brahmi, Sharada, Newari, Nagari, Grantha & Malayalam

    30

    7.

    Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Institute of Indology, 
    Ahmadabad, Gujarat

    19th  Sept. 22nd Oct. 2010

    Brahmi, Shrada, Grantha & Nandanagari, Editing & transcription

    30

    8.

    Oriental Research Institute, 
    Mysore, Karnataka

    25th March -7th May 2010

    Textual Criticism Editing of Texts.

    30

     
    Financial  Year 2006 - 2007

    Sl.No.

    Venue

    Date of Workshop

    Course of Studies

    No. of Participants

    1.

    University of Madras, 
    Chennai, Tamilnadu

    10th March to 19th April, 2006

    Grantha, Nandinagari, Telegu, Brahmi and Tigalari

    30

    2.

    University of Calcutta, 
    Kolkata, West Bengal

    27th November to 5th January, 2007

    Medieval Old Bengali, Gaudi, Newari, Grantha, Old odia

    30

    3.

    Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetham, 
    Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh

    8thJanuay to 15th February, 2007

    Origin and development of South Indian script like Brahmi, Grantha, Sharada, Nandanagai, Tigalari

    30

     
    Financial  Year 2005 - 2006

    Sl.No.

    Venue

    Date of Workshop

    Course of Studies

    No. of Participants

    1.

    Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, 
    New Delhi

    1st August  to 
    10th September, 2005

    Brahmi, Sharada, Nandinagari, Old Nagari and Grantha

    30