Odisha Channel Bureau Bhubaneswar, Sep 29: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday launched e-Pothi, an online manuscript cataloguing system, to help students and research scholars access the rare palm leaf manuscripts of the State from their homes.The new venture was launched at a function held at the Odisha State Museum in the city.Under the e-Pothi system, about 40,000 palm leaf manuscripts preserved at the State Museum will be available online in the State museum’s website.Odisha has as many 27 sections of palm leaf manuscripts relating to Veda, Tantra, Purana, Ayurveda, Jyotisha, Shilpasastra, Mathematics, grammar, Geetagovinda etc.Speaking on the occasion, Patnaik expressed hope that the e-Pothi initiative will help promote Odisha’s culture among the people at large.This digitized version of the manuscripts have been prepared and put online by the State Culture Department with the help of National Informatics Centre, Odisha.The rare manuscripts available with the Odisha State Museum can be seen on http://www.odishamuseum.nic.in/
September 29, 2014
September 29, 2014
0 Comment
Breaking News:
- Opinion: When it comes to quality over quantity, this Republican contender nailed it
September 28, 2023, 3:14 pm - Republicans’ Key “Biden Corruption” Witness Torches Their Entire Claims
September 28, 2023, 2:56 pm - ‘Old Enough to Know Right from Wrong’: Teens at Idaho High School to Face Disciplinary Action After ‘Disgusting’ Picture of Them with T-Shirts Spelling Out the N-Word Hits the Internet
September 28, 2023, 2:35 pm - Wisconsin Supreme Court won't hear longshot case trying to head off impeachment
September 28, 2023, 2:23 pm - Western-made armor isn't working in Ukraine because it wasn't designed for a conflict of this intensity, Ukrainian analyst says
September 28, 2023, 2:16 pm - 16-year-old boy arrested in England over the 'deliberate' felling of a famous tree at Hadrian's Wall
September 28, 2023, 2:08 pm - ‘Morning Joe’ Cringes at Mike Pence’s Sex Joke Attempt During GOP Debate: ‘No, No, No, No, No’ (Video)
September 28, 2023, 1:47 pm - China's Xi, not premier, delivers National Day speech in break with convention
September 28, 2023, 1:23 pm - Video shows Russian soldier ranting about tank shells arriving with no explosives in them: 'With these rounds, we aren't going to win this war'
September 28, 2023, 12:41 pm - An influencer who livestreamed herself laughing as crowds looted stores in Philadelphia has been charged with 6 felonies
September 28, 2023, 12:00 pm