Bhaktivedanta Research Center, Pune

Srimad Bhagavat Puran — A 200-Year-Old Treasure Preserved 🌸
📜 Title: Srimad Bhagavat Puran
📅 Age: Approx. 200 years old
🪶 Material: Handmade Paper
🕉️ Language: Sanskrit
🔤 Script: Devanagari
🏛️ Collection: Bhaktivedanta Research Centre (BRC)
This rare manuscript of the Srimad Bhagavat Puran (verses 4.1.23–4.1.25) is a remarkable example of India’s sacred literary heritage. Written on handmade paper with natural ink and adorned with delicate paintings, it has withstood the test of time — a testimony to the enduring quality of traditional craftsmanship.
During a preservation mission in Odisha, the BRC Manuscript Mission team discovered and digitized this manuscript from the home of Late Vamisdhar Mohanty. Deeply moved by BRC’s efforts to safeguard ancient knowledge, the family graciously donated one folio of this invaluable text to our collection.
📚 At BRC, we remain committed to preserving and sharing India’s spiritual and intellectual legacy for generations to come.
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📜 Media Coverage of BRC’s Academic Inauguration Event 📜
We are honoured to share that the Bhaktivedanta Research Center (BRC) has received media coverage for hosting the inauguration of the Gaudiya Vaishnava Abhidhāna – Online Edition (Phase II) on 17th November, 2025.
The event featured an accompanying panel discussion on the theme “Śrī Haridāsa Dāsa’s Abhidhāna — The Legacy of a Silent Intellectual Tradition,” bringing together scholars and researchers to reflect on this important contribution to Gaudiya Vaishnava studies.
🙏 Our heartfelt gratitude to all scholars, panelists, and collaborators who made this meaningful academic milestone possible.
💬 How do you see digital scholarship shaping the future of traditional studies? Share your thoughts below.
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📜🌍 Bringing Forgotten Knowledge Back to Life – One Field Visit at a Time 🌍📜
At Bhaktivedanta Research Centre (BRC), our Manuscript Mission is a journey to the remotest corners of India and Bangladesh, uncovering and digitizing ancient manuscripts before they are lost forever.
In the past 10 years, our teams have:
🔹 Conducted 50+ expeditions
🔹 Reached 2000+ people across rural communities
🔹 Digitized 4500+ rare and historical manuscripts
From zinc plate engravings to manuscripts found in West Bengal, we’re preserving invaluable cultural treasures and creating a positive impact on local communities through our "Adopt a Shastra" initiative.
🌱 Your CSR support can help us extend our reach, empower rural custodians of heritage, and bring ancient wisdom into the digital age.
💚 "When we preserve the past, we empower the future."
Be part of the legacy.
📩 Partner with BRC through your CSR initiatives and help protect the wisdom of generations.
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We would like to thank our communication partner, Consultivo to help design our CSR flyer

🌺Gītā Māhātmya🌺
📜 Title: Gītā Māhātmya
📄 Folio: Two
🌿 Material: Handmade Paper
📐 Size: 22.86 × 15.24 cm
🕉️ Language: Sanskrit
✅ Condition: Good
🏛️ Collection: Bhaktivedanta Research Center (BRC)
The Gita Mahatmya extols the glory and transformative power of the Bhagavad Gita, affirming that sincere study of this sacred text can liberate one from the cycle of birth and death. This approximately 200-year-old handmade-paper manuscript, containing Sanskrit verses, is preserved at the Bhaktivedanta Research Center.
🪶 BRC continues its mission to preserve, digitize, and share such treasures—many written on palm leaves, cloth, and handmade paper—each revealing a unique facet of India’s manuscript heritage.
For more information about our activities
📞 Contact us: +91 83568 60847
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Fulfilling a Prophetic Vision 🌍📖
A historic collaboration has taken shape!
The Bhaktivedanta Research Centre (BRC) has launched an online Bengali language course in partnership with Scottish Church College—the very institution where A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada studied in the 1920s.
📚 The course is live on Scottish Church College’s homepage.
https://onlinecourses.scottishchurch.ac.in/
This initiative brings to life the powerful prediction of Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura, who foretold that people around the world would one day learn Bengali to read the Sri Caitanya-caritamrta in its original form.
This foundational level is designed especially for beginners and includes:
🔹 Bengali vowels and consonants
🔹 Script writing and pronunciation
🔹 Vowel markers & consonant conjuncts
🔹 Numbers, gender usage, basic nouns & adjectives
🔹 Everyday vocabulary (family, fruits, vegetables, spices)
🔹 Introduction to simple past & future tenses
🔹 Bengali months and seasons
As Srila Prabhupada kept the original Bengali in his translations, he envisioned a day when devotees would relish the ecstasy of reading the text directly. Today, that vision moves one step closer to reality.
🌏 Accessible worldwide.
✨ More levels are coming soon.
For more activities of BRC, visit
https://brcglobal.org/
Let’s learn the language of Mahaprabhu’s pastimes and dive deeper into Gaudiya heritage!

🌸 Gaudīya Vaiṣṇava Abhidhāna Online Series 🌸
The Vaishnava Abhidhāna of Śrī Haridāsa Dāsa (1898–1957) is a remarkable treasury of Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava tradition, preserving the lives, works, and contributions of countless saints and scholars. The Bhaktivedanta Research Center has now brought this monumental reference work online, making it easily accessible to seekers, researchers, and readers worldwide. 🌍
To celebrate this timeless contribution, every week we will share one entry from the Abhidhāna—inviting you to journey deeper into the spiritual, cultural, and historical richness of the Vaiṣṇava world. ✨
🔖 Today’s Entry
Category: Charitāvalī (Biographical Accounts)
Name of Entry: Raghunātha Dāsa Gōsvāmī .
Śrī Raghunātha Dāsa Gosvāmī was one of the most exalted associates of Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, eternally serving in Vraja-līlā as Rasa-mañjarī, also known as Rati-mañjarī or Bhānumatī. He appeared around 1416 Śakābda in Kṛṣṇapura of present-day Hugli district, born into a wealthy zamindar family, yet from early life he developed intense vairāgya and a burning longing for the lotus feet of Mahāprabhu. Renouncing immense wealth, social status, and even his beautiful wife, he surrendered fully to Śrī Caitanya’s mercy, serving Him intimately for sixteen years under the guidance of Svarūpa Dāmodara. After Mahāprabhu’s disappearance, he went to Śrī Vṛndāvana, where Śrī Rūpa and Śrī Sanātana Gosvāmīs protected him like their own brother and nourished his divine devotion. Living at Śrī Rādhā-kuṇḍ he engaged day and night in nāma-smaraṇa, mānasa-sevā, and deep remembrance of Rādhā–Kṛṣṇa, surviving on minimal food and sleep. By divine arrangement, he received resources to restore Śrī Rādhā-kuṇḍa and Śyāma-kuṇḍa, thereby revealing them to the world. His transcendental writings—Stavāvalī, Dāna-keli-cintāmaṇi, and Muktā-carita—overflow with the highest moods of separation and divine love, eternally nourishing the hearts of Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇavas.
Visit the Gaudiya Vaishnava Abhidhan website: https://vaishnavabhidhan.org
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We are delighted to share that IIT Bhubaneswar has signed an MoU with Bhaktivedanta Research Centre (BRC) on March 19, 2026—marking a significant step toward advancing interdisciplinary research and Indian Knowledge Systems.

The MoU was signed by Prof. Dinakar Pasla, Dean (Sponsored Research & Industrial Consultancy), IIT Bhubaneswar, and Dr. Sumanta Rudra, Dean (Academics) & Trustee, Bhaktivedanta Research Centre, in the presence of Dr. Akshaya Kumar Rath and Dr. Naresh Chandra Sahu (Associate Professors, School of Humanities, Social Sciences & Management, IIT Bhubaneswar), Shri Pradeep Kumar Sahoo (Deputy Registrar – Continuing Education, Alumni, Corporate & International Relations), and Adrita Sarkar, Digital Humanities Executive at BRC.

This collaboration aims to foster joint initiatives in digital humanities, manuscript studies, and academic exchange through conferences, publications, and research projects—reflecting a shared vision of integrating traditional knowledge with modern scholarship.

We look forward to meaningful contributions and impactful outcomes from this association.

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📚✨ Preserving Knowledge, Protecting Heritage ✨📚
At Bhaktivedanta Research Centre (BRC), we are on a mission to safeguard India’s priceless documentary heritage for future generations.
✅ 40,000+ physical books catalogued
✅ 150,000+ digital books preserved
✅ 4,000 academic journals secured
✅ 40,000+ rare images digitized
✅ Heritage collections across Kolkata, Mumbai-Palghar, Pune & Puri
From the Daily Nadia Prakash archives (5,000+ issues, 1927–1947) to ancient manuscripts, every page holds the wisdom of centuries. 🌿
But without urgent support, much of this treasure risks being lost forever.
💡 With your CSR partnership, you can help us:
🌍 Expand digitization of rare collections
🌍 Preserve fragile manuscripts & journals
🌍 Make heritage accessible to scholars and communities worldwide
🔗 Join hands with BRC—together, let’s keep the common heritage of humanity alive.
Be part of the legacy.
📩 Partner with BRC through your CSR initiatives and help protect the wisdom of generations.
📞 Contact us: +91 83568 60847
🔗 https://linktr.ee/BRCglobal
We would like to thank our communication partner, Consultivo to help design our CSR flyer

🏆✨ Proud Moment for Bhaktivedanta Research Center ✨🏆

Shri Bhushan Kumar Chaudhari was honored with the Best Academic Excellence Award (2025–26) in recognition of his significant research contributions, scholarly publications, and dedicated service toward advancing academic and library research excellence.

The award was presented during the Two-Day National Level Workshop on “AI in Library Services” (13th & 14th February 2026, Lonavala) organized by Softech Solutions & Services, Pune.

📚 More than 50 libraries from every corner of Maharashtra participated in this impactful workshop. Along with intensive hands-on AI sessions, outstanding librarians were honored and awarded for their professional excellence.

🎖 Esteemed Chief Guests:
• Dr. Kishor Ingale – Head, Information Resource Center, TCS, Pune
• Dr. Bhausaheb Panage – Emeritus Professor, Jayakar Library, Savitribai Phule Pune University
• Dr. Vishnu Pawar – Senate Member, Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded

🎓 Resource Persons:
• Chetan Taksale – Director, Softech Solutions & Services, Pune
• Pralhad Jadhav – Associate Director, Khaitan & Co., Mumbai
• Idrish Khan – Technical Director, Softech Solutions & Services, Pune
• Mr. Pradeep Bacchav – Librarian, Agasti Arts, Commerce & Dadasaheb Rupwate Science College, Akole

With blessings and inspiration from Gauranga Das, Bhaktivedanta Research Center Global, this achievement reflects dedication to scholarship, innovation, and service in the evolving AI-driven library ecosystem.

All participants appreciated the Bhaktivedanta Research Center for it's dedicated efforts in preserving, researching, teaching and disseminating India's intellectual and spiritual traditions, effectively bridging classical scholarship with contemporary academic discourse.

12th Feb 2026, ISKCON -GEV Culinary College signed an MoU with Symbiosis School of Culinary Arts and Nutritional Sciences for Satvik Food Courses.

This marks an important step toward presenting Satvik culinary excellence on a global academic platform.

Bhaktivedanta Research Center will officially associate with them for Life Skills Management credit courses, with the vision of training our cooks in a professional and internationally recognized manner, while remaining firmly rooted in the teachings and standards of Indian Knowledge Systems.

The program was held at the Symbiosis Lavale Campus in the august presence of Padma Bhushan Dr. S.B. Mujumdar (Founder, Symbiosis), Dr. Atul Gokhale (Director), HG Gouranga Prabhu, Balabhadra Krupa Prabhu, Varadaraj Prabhu, and Dr. Dhumal.

We sincerely pray that this initiative will help establish authentic Vaishnava Satvik culinary traditions with professional excellence across the globe.