On Sun, 18 Dec 2022 at 3:32 AM, Harry Spier <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dear Dhavalji, > Thank you for the update. > 1) If at the end of the day, the NMM keeps ignoring the court order in > spite of your non-compliance complaint, is there an enforcement mechanism > the Indian courts can use to compel compliance? > Yes, there is. > > 2) I also followed your instructions and also got 27,049 records, but when > I accessed any one of them. There was info and a link but the link did not > download anything. So I'm not sure if any manuscripts have been put in the > public domain. > When you click on the link on the search page, it leads to another page which provides info about the specific manuscript e.g. https://www.bharatiyakritisampada.nic.in/manus/search-view?id=MjgzNzYy You will be able to see a link to PDF just above the heading “Title of the Text”. Clicking on it will open a PDF viewer. The PDFs are not downloadable. See the link below: https://www.bharatiyakritisampada.nic.in/manus/pdf-view?content=MjgzNzYyL3BkZi9WQkkwMDAwMTIyNTVfQmFsaWTEgW5hdmlkaMSBbmFfMTc4MF9QREZBLnBkZg%253D%253D Thanks again for your great efforts. > > Harry Spier > > > On Fri, Dec 16, 2022 at 8:35 PM Dhaval Patel <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Dear Harry and list members, >> >> I regret to inform that there has not been compliance to the order by >> NMM. I have filed a non-compliance complaint. It was heard in November end. >> Order is yet to be received. >> >> In the meanwhile, there seems to be certain manuscripts which are put in >> public domain by NMM. >> Steps: >> 1. Visit https://www.bharatiyakritisampada.nic.in/ >> 2. Click on Digital Manuscripts. >> 3. Search for the manuscript. >> >> I checked with writing only “a” and searched with the presumption that >> every name of title would have at least one “a” in its spelling. It gave me >> a response stating that there are 27,049 manuscripts matching the query. I >> have not checked, but it seems that these many manuscripts are available in >> digital format for viewing online. If the presumption is good, this is a >> substantial improvement. >> >> With best wishes, >> Dhaval >> >> >> On Sat, 17 Dec 2022 at 6:58 AM, Harry Spier <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Dear list members, >>> Its now over a year since Dhaval Patel informed the list that through >>> his great efforts the NMM (National Mission for Manuscripts) was ordered by >>> the Central Information Commission to put all the manuscripts it had >>> photographed into the public domain. >>> >>> Does anyone know the current status of this. Has the order been >>> complied with either partially or in full. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Harry Spier >>> >>> Harry Spier >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Nov 1, 2021 at 12:57 PM 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 >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> INDOLOGY mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://list.indology.info/mailman/listinfo/indology >>>> >>> -- >> Dr. Dhaval Patel >> www.sanskritworld.in >> > -- Dr. Dhaval Patel www.sanskritworld.in
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