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The 'Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute', abbreviated ''BORI'', is located in Pune. India.
It was founded in 1917 to commemorate the activities of Ramakrishna Gopal Bhandarkar (1837-1925), regarded as the founder of Orientalism (''' = 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 vandalized in January 2004 by a mob, made up of members of a casteist Maratha youth militia, 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 discussed the telling and retelling of anecdotes about Shivaji's parentage and life in his book on narrations of the Shivaji story.

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Indology

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★ The Official Website of BORI

★ News from BORI