Maharashtra Government Resolution dated 21 October 2015 – Approved Rs. 5 Crore to Asiatic Society Library (Mumbai)

Please find attached Link for Maharashtra Government Resolution dated 21 October 2015 – Approved Rs. 5 Crore to Asiatic Society Library (Mumbai).

Link | https://www.maharashtra.gov.in/Site/Upload/Government%20Resolutions/English/201510211528209708.pdf

Summary of the Digitization Project

·         1,00,000 books and 2,500 manuscripts, some of which date back to the 12th century, at the 211-year-old Asiatic Society library in Mumbai.

·         Under the project, the archives of the library will be digitised and saved in the form of CDs and microfilms, which will be accessible to members, researchers, and scholars

·         The online portal would also allow scholars access valuable collections, thus allowing us to let the knowledge reach whoever is willing

·         The digitisation process involves scanning over 14 lakh pages

History of the Asiatic Society Library

The Asiatic Society of Bombay was founded by Sir James Mackintosh, a lawyer, jurist and public figure in England, to disseminate knowledge about the India and the Orient. Then known as the Literary Society of Bombay, it met for the first time on November 26, 1804, nearly two decades after Sir William Jones had set up the Asiatic Society of Bengal. In 1826, the Literary Society merged with the Royal Asiatic Society of Britain and Ireland, and four years later moved into the imposing facade of Townhall with its tall pillars and the flight of stairs. In 1954, it ended its 128-year-long association with the Royal Asiatic Society.

Source | https://www.maharashtra.gov.in