Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute
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The Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, abbreviated BORI, is located in Pune at the junction of Law College Road and Bhandarkar Road. It was founded in 1917 to commemorate the activities of Ramakrishna Gopal Bhandarkar (1837-1925), regarded as the founder of Orientology(= Indology?) in India. The institute is well known for its collection of old Sanskrit and Prakrit manuscripts. It is also known for preparing a reference copy of the Mahabharat based on the most ancient and varied copies available.
The institute came into news when it was ransacked in January 2004 by an irate mob, made up of members of a Maratha youth movement squad, the Sambhaji Brigade, named after Shivaji's elder son, apparently angered by the apparent help provided by the institute's staff (in translating manuscripts) to a Western writer Dr. James Laine who had apparently included objectionable anecdotes about Shivaji's parentage and life in his book.
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