The U.S. Consul General Christopher W. Hodges visited the Oriental Research Institute (ORI) in the city and apprised himself of the rich collection of palm leaf manuscripts and their digitalisation which is under way, on Thursday, January 4.
The ORI has a collection of nearly 40,000 palm leaves and paper manuscripts and some of the rare works include that of Kautilya’s Arthashastra.
Consul General Hodges showed interest in the manuscript of Arthashastra to preserve which special care has been taken by the ORI.
