Mysore/Mysuru, Dec. 23 -- Junior pontiff of Sringeri Sharada Peetham releases books at Oriental Research Institute

Junior pontiff of Sri Sringeri Sharada Peetham Sri Vidhushekhara Bharati Swamiji has said that it is our duty to protect the repository of knowledge belonging to ancient days by understanding the value and uniqueness of palm leaf manuscripts.

The Swamiji was speaking after launching the books at Oriental Research Institute (ORI), University of Mysore, yesterday.

Lauding the initiative of ORI for preserving the palm leaf manuscripts and researching the scripts and publishing its contents, Swamiji said, the knowledge gained from the books related to Sanskrit, Shastra and Vedanta, will help in making life worthy. However, mos...