Established | 6 July 1917 |
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Focus | Indology |
Address | 812, Chiplunkar Road (Law College Road), Shivajinagar, Pune, 411004 |
Location | , , India |
Coordinates | 18°31′10″N 73°49′48″E / 18.51953°N 73.82996°E |
Website | bori |
The Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute (BORI) is a research institute involved in the conservation, preservation, and research of old manuscripts and rare books related to Orientalism, particularly Indology. It is located in Pune, Maharashtra, India.[1] It was founded on 6 July 1917 and named after Ramakrishna Gopal Bhandarkar (1837–1925), a scholar of Orientalism. The institute is well known for its collection of old Sanskrit and Prakrit manuscripts.