Vrindavan Research Institute

About Vrindavan Research Institute

The Vrindavan Research Institute was founded in Nov, 1968 by public- spirited philanthropist scholar,Dr. R. D. Gupta of the school of Indian and African studies, University of London. Realising the significance of the aims and mission of the Institute and appreciating its achievements, the Govt. of U.P. and the Central Govt. provided recurring and ad-hoc grants for its activities. In addition, the Institute welcomes donations from individuals and Institutions. It has thus grown into a centre devoted to the cause of conservation and publication of Indian culture The primary aim of the Institute is to collect, preserve and study the manuscripts, archival material, and objects of art and culture of India in general and of the Braj region in particular. Since then it has been making steady progress and its collection now contains about 30,000 manuscripts in Sanskrit, Hindi, Bengali and other Indian languages, and hundreds of archival documents and temple records shedding light on the socio-economic, religious and cultural life of medieval India. The Institute is approved by the University of Agra as a research centre for Ph.D. Degree in Hindi and Sanskrit, and recognised as a museum of manuscripts and archival material by the Museums Association of India.

The Vrindavan Research Institute is affiliated to Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University, Agra for the Ph.D. Degree in Hindi and Sanskrit. Several research works have been done by the Institute so far. Many research scholar from India & abroad come here time to time to consult our Library.

The VRI works on various research project also for strengthening and development od Braj culture. The VRI organizes several seminars, symposiums and other cultural programs time to time and invites the scholars to deliver their lecture on different topics.

The main aim of the VRI is to collect, conserve, preserve, study and publish the manuscripts and archival material of the India in genera and The Braj in particular. The Institute is devoted to save our cultural heritage through different ways, some of those are as follows :-

Vrindavan Research Institute
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