Let us hope that this is a breakthrough and a change in strategy. At a
symposium here a few years ago, the head of a state archive in India
told us that digitization programs were fostered and aggressively
conducted, but strictly for preservation, not for access, which remained
banned.
Rosane
On 11/1/21 6:43 PM, Witzel, Michael wrote:
Many thanks for the good news!.
So now there is hope that I may finally see a Banaras Skt. Univ.
manuscript that I had applied for nearly 50 years ago:
on my third fruitless visit to their library in April 1974, I applied
for a microfilm, paid the fee, (even left them a long raw film and
developer) — but have not yet received my film, in spite of reminders.
Some years ago the then director wrote to me in another matter. I said
I could help — provided he would send my my film. Crickets…. No answer.
Luckily some enlightened officials (also elsewhere) take a different
approach now.
Cheers!
Michael
On Nov 1, 2021, at 1:49 PM, Madhav Deshpande via INDOLOGY
<[email protected]> wrote:
Dear Dhaval,
This news is wonderful indeed. Let us hope that the NMM carries
out the task in a timely manner, and that the manuscripts become
available for scholarly use. Thanks for your efforts. Best wishes,
Madhav
Madhav M. Deshpande
Professor Emeritus, Sanskrit and Linguistics
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Senior Fellow, Oxford Center for Hindu Studies
Adjunct Professor, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore,
India
[Residence: Campbell, California, USA]
On Mon, Nov 1, 2021 at 9:56 AM Dhaval Patel via INDOLOGY
<[email protected]> wrote:
Dear scholars,
This information may be of interest to those of you who work with
manuscripts for their research. It is regarding access of
manuscripts digitized by National Mission for Manuscripts,
Government of India.
I would like to bring it to the notice of this august gathering
that my second appeal in honourable Central Information
Commission was decided on 30.10.2021. The order is attached herewith.
Honourable Information Commissioner Mr. Uday Mahurkar has decided
this matter with a well reasoned order.
The order directs NMM to do two things.
1. Put the digitized manuscripts (roughly 3 lacs) in public
domain within a period of 1 year
and
2. Allow me access of 30000 manuscripts for downloading the same
within a period of 1 month.
This order would surely pave the way for easier access of
manuscripts digitized by NMM to research scholars.
I once again pay my respects to the honourable Information
Commissioner for enabling access to this centuries old manuscript
treasure of India. I also place my appreciation on record for NMM
and manuscript repositories without whose support the manuscripts
would not have been digitized, and their digital access would
have been impossible.
Dr. Dhaval Patel
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