The Asiatic Society of Mumbai Literary Club
ASM LitClub Talk by Dr. David Katz on ‘Digital Preservation of Sacred Sanskrit Manuscripts by the Muktabodha Indological Institute’ on Friday, 22nd February, 2019, at 5.30 p.m. The Literary Club of Asiatic Society of Mumbai cordially invites you to a talk by Dr. David Katz on ‘Digitial Preservation of Sacred Sanskrit Manuscripts by the Muktabodha Indological Institute’ on Friday, 22nd February, at 5.30 p.m. in the Durbar Hall of the Society.
The Muktabodha Indological Research Institute (MIRI) is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to the preservation of endangered treasures of India’s philosophical and scriptural heritage. The Institute seeks out and identifies ancient Sanskrit texts that may be at risk of destruction or permanent loss, or that may be in remote and inaccessible collections, and digitizes them. MIRI’s digital library of sacred manuscripts offers the world the knowledge and profound wisdom contained within these texts, while safeguarding India’s ownership of its rich and ancient scriptural heritage. The digitized texts are disseminated globally through its online digital library, without charge, thus providing the global community of Sanskrit and Indology scholars and enthusiasts with an invaluable resource for research and study.
Dr. David M. Katz is a founding member of the Board of Directors of the Muktabodha Indological Research Institute. He currently serves as President and Chairman of the Muktabodha Board. In his professional life, Dr. Katz is Professor of Neurosciences and Psychiatry in the School of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Katz’s research focuses on developing treatments for genetic neurodevelopmental disorders, and he is an award-winning lecturer in medical neurosciences.
Do join us for tea at 5.00 p.m. and the lecture which will follow at 5.30 p.m.
- Prof. Vispi Balaporia, Hon. Secretary - ASM
- Mrs. Sanjeevani Kher, Chairperson – ASM LitClub
- Prof. Meenal Kshirsagar, Convenor - ASM LitClub