L. D. Institute of Indology - Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

(27th - 28th March 2012)
organized by
Gujarat Sanskrit Sahitya Academy
Gandhinagar
Hosted by
L. D. Institute of Indology
Ahmedabad


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(Sat 17th – Sun 18th March 2012)
Organized by
L. D. Institute of Indology
Ahmedabad
In collaboration with
Indian Council of Philosophical Research
New Delhi

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The Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Institute of Indology is a unique institution that is dedicated to the preservation, restoration and collection of ancient Indian manuscripts and artifacts. It provides scholars a wonderful opportunity for research and study. This prestigious Institution came into being as a result of the efforts of two visionaries - a revered Jain saint- Agamprabhakar Muni Shri Punyavijayji Maharaj, and a philanthropic industrialist Shri Kasturbhai Lalbhai.

Agamprabhakar Muni Shri Punyavijayji Maharaj, besides being a revered Jain saint, was an erudite scholar and a dedicated researcher. In the course of his frequent travels through Gujarat and Rajasthan he came across numerous ancient hand and written manuscripts. All of them required proper conservation, preservation & cataloguing. He made it his life’s mission to ensure that the priceless heritage of manuscripts was properly preserved, studied and made available to the scholars. With this objective in view, he scientifically reorganized several Bhandaras and catalogued their collections. Moreover, he acquired numerous manuscripts from various sources where proper facilities for their preservation did not exist. As such collections grew, he became increasingly aware of the need for a suitable place where these rare and ancient manuscripts could not only be housed and properly taken care of, but also studied in depth and be made available to the scholars for reference and research.

Sheth Kasturbhai Lalbhai was a leading Industrialist. He was a devout Jain, had great respect and regards for Muni Shri Punyavijayji and was closely associated with him. It was but natural, that Muni Shri expressed his wish to Sheth Kasturbhai on the urgent need for setting up an Institution for the preservation of manuscripts and their use for research.

Sheth Kasturbhai was a man of rare foresight and wide ranging interests. He had been instrumental in promoting and setting up of numerous educational institutions in Gujarat. He took Muni Shri Punyavijayji’s idea to heart and founded the Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Institute of Indology in 1957. Initially work started at in the L. D. Vanda in the walled city of Ahmedabad.

To set up this institute in a special building, Sheth Kasturbhai, with the whole-hearted support of his family-members, came forward with a handsome donation. Muni Shri Punyavijayji most graciously gave his complete collection of over 10,000 rare Manuscripts, many of them illustrated, and over 7,000 rare books. This formed the nucleus of the L. D. Institute of Indology’s core collection.

Āgamprabhakar Muni Shri Punyavijayji Maharaj, a revered Jain saint, was an erudite scholar and a dedicated researcher. In the course of his frequent travels through Gujarat and Rajasthan he came across numerous old manuscripts. All of them required proper conservation, preservation & cataloguing. He made it his life’s mission to ensure that the priceless heritage of manuscripts was properly preserved, studied and made available to the scholars. With this objective in view, he scientifically reorganized several bhandaras and catalogued their collections. Moreover, he acquired numerous manuscripts from various sources where proper facilities for their preservation did not exist. As such collections grew, he became increasingly aware of the need for a suitable place where these rare and ancient manuscripts could not only be housed and properly taken care of, but also studied in depth and be made available to the scholars for reference and research.