Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute

The Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute conducts academic research in Indology and Oriental Studies. It is a library of rare books and manuscripts, established in 1917.

BORI was founded to achieve the goal of creating a “Critical Edition” for the Mahabharata. The publication of the Critical Edition#, in 1969, is it’s largest achievement to date and has received global recognition.

More information on BORI can be found on it’s website: https://borilib.com.

#The Critical Edition of the Mahabharata
- The critical edition of the Mahabharata is the authoritative reference edition. #BORI was founded to create this project, and the work took 50 years from ~1917 to ~1967.

Welcome to the 18 Parvans of the Mahabharata
- The 18 Parvans of the Mahabharata is an introductory course conducted by the #Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute to teach the Mahabharata to a wider audience. This is the first time that #BORI is conducting such a series, and the response has been overwhelming!
- The 18 Parvans of the Mahabharata is an introductory course conducted by the #Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute to teach the Mahabharata to a wider audience. This is the first time that #BORI is conducting such a series, and the response has been overwhelming!
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Lecture 1: The Making of the Critical Edition
- The #BORI was set up as a Birthday gift to Dr Ramkrishna Gopal Bhandarkar on his 80th Birthday, 6th July, 1917. Work on the Critical Edition# started in 1919.
- On the first anniversary of the institute, 6th July 1918, the Raja of Aundh, Balasaheb Pant Pratinidhi announced a donation of 1 Lakh rupees fhe purpose of commencing the Critical Edition work. He wanted the edition to have paint depicting important events of the Mahabharat. To this end, he commissioned the paintings and donated them to #BORI as a gift.
- Like any other sacrifice, the project of the Critical edition# was a huge cooperative enterprise and the credit for it’s fulfilment belongs collectively to all the workers of #Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute.
Dr Shrikant Bahulkar
- He is presently the Director of the Academic Development of the #Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute and an Editor of the Annals of the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute.
The 18 Parvans of the Mahabharata
- The 18 Parvans of the Mahabharata is an introductory course conducted by the #Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute to teach the Mahabharata to a wider audience. This is the first time that #BORI is conducting such a series, and the response has been overwhelming!
- The 18 Parvans of the Mahabharata is an introductory course conducted by the #Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute to teach the Mahabharata to a wider audience. This is the first time that #BORI is conducting such a series, and the response has been overwhelming!