21-Nov-2024
GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADUGovernment Oriental Manuscripts Library, CHENNAI
21-Nov-2024
The existing collection of manuscripts in this library is in the form of Palmleaves and Paper exposed in different languages. The language wise collection available in different form is furnished in the Table given below.
| S.No | Language | Palmleaves | Paper Manuscripts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil | 11,183 | 5,775 | 16,958 |
| 2 | Sanskrit | 38,282 | 11,473 | 49,755 |
| 3 | Telugu | 806 | 1,426 | 2,232 |
| 4 | Kannada | 182 | 72 | 254 |
| 5 | Marathi | --- | 967 | 967 |
| 6 | Urdu | --- | 184 | 184 |
| 7 | Arabic | 407 | 407 | |
| 8 | Persian | --- | 1,396 | 1,396 |
| 9 | Local Records | -- | 434 | 434 |
| 10 | Other languages | 127 | -- | 127 |
| Total | 50,580 | 22,134 | 72,714 |