My Srinagar Center keeps getting valuable tips from there neighborhood of households with old manuscripts. We are very lucky most families very kindly allow us the digitizations. Here are the few we could get hold of in between Feb-April 2020.

1. Three Sharada Manuscripts from Kupwara, Kashmir.

https://archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22Sharada+Manuscripts+found+at+Kupwara%22

2. 7 Sharada + 1 Devanagari Manuscript from Satish Bhan Residence, Sarban, Kashmir

https://archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22Residence+of+Satish+Bhat+Sarban+Kashmir%22

3. Sharada Manuscript from Baramula

https://archive.org/details/sharadamanuscriptfrombaramulla/page/n1/mode/2up

4. Sharada Manuscripts from Pulwama

https://archive.org/details/shighrabodhabykashinathbhattacharyasharadamanuscriptfrompulwama/mode/2up

5. 13 Text Composite Sharada Manuscript of  Dr. Mansoor Ahmad Yaripoora Kulgam.

This is a List of all Translations of Gopinath Sapru – sadly all lost for now:

If anyone knows anything about Gopinath Sapru Family Descendants then please let us know.

8. Sharada  Karma Kand Manuscript from Shopian

9. Two Sharada Manuscripts from Residence of Tariq Sahib, Baramula

10. Upakarma Vidhi from Residence of Asif Sahib, Pulwama

https://archive.org/details/upakarma-vidhi-partial-by-order-of-maharaja-ranbir-singh-srinagar-antar-yantralaya

It is sad that even though this is the second time, we are scanning the same book, it too list the last one is partial and ends ager pg 66 – eight more pages than the last one which can be seen below:

https://archive.org/details/upakarmavidhipartialcompiledbyorderofmaharajashriranvirsinghantaryantralayasrinagar/mode/2up

Shri R.L. Bhat Sahib is a noted Scholar of Persian Language based out of Jammu. We were very lucky to get in touch with him. Shri R.L. Bhat Sahib has very kindly let us scan a Sharada Manuscript from his Collection which is below:

https://archive.org/details/bhagavatgitaand19othersharadamanuscriptswith3illustrationsr.lbhattjammuresidence

The Text contains the following manuscripts:
Snana Vidhi
Sam. tu.
Ganesh Stotra
Bhavani Nama Sahasram
Shri Ragyi Kavach
Sharika Bhagavati
StotraPanchastavi
Bhadra Mantra
Bhairav Stotra
Mahiman Para
Vi. Na.
Illustration @ 488
Gita
Vishnu Sahasranama
Pandava Gita
Narayan Upanishad
Atharva Veda Kaivalya Upanishad
Atharva Veda Mahopanishad
Illustration at Pg 822
Surya Stotra
Illustration at Page 830
Yoga Vasishta
Atma Bodha Shankaracharya

The manuscript has total 952 Pages and 3 Illustrations.

My 32nd Newsletter after ages. A few things have happened.

My British Library grant came to an end. A very generous system that helped me digitize with greater financial clout. Thanks British Library Endangered Archives Program and Arcadia Fund for aiding Universal Work. Thanks to Prof Jim Mallinson and Prof Torella for writing recommendation letters on my behalf that singularly made the difference.

I have moved back to Singapore after two years in India and that also means my financial abilities have increased further almost by triple!! not just because Singapore we have a low tax regime.

Digitizations in Raghunath Temple, Jammu
We did 537 manuscripts in Raghunath Temple, Jammu. This represents all texts in Almira 5 and Almira 6.
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Interesting Items:
Atleast 13 Items had Rudrayamala in there Title:
https://archive.org/details/@dharmarthatrustjk?and%5B%5D=rudrayamala++OR+rudrayamal+OR+yamal+OR+yamala&sort=-publicdate&and%5B%5D=subject%3A%22eGangotri-32%22

A Hindi Translation of the Famous Grammatical Work Rupavataar.
https://archive.org/details/@dharmarthatrustjk?and%5B%5D=rudrayamala++OR+rudrayamal+OR+yamal+OR+yamala&sort=-publicdate&and%5B%5D=subject%3A%22eGangotri-32%22

A Commentary named Sankhya Pravachan Bhashya on the Yoga Sutras:
https://archive.org/details/YogSutraVyakhyaPatanjali992GhaAlm5Shlf3DevanagariYogShastra

The Kashmirian Kshemendra’s Charu Charyopadesha
https://archive.org/details/CharuCharyopadeshKshemendra936GhaAlm5Shlf2DevanagariVedant
These external Scans on Charu Charya can also be consulted.
https://archive.org/details/KshemendraAurUnkaSamajDr.MotiChandra/
https://archive.org/details/charucharya_hindi

A short work on Sphotavaad – the mystical Theory of Sound
https://archive.org/details/sphotavaad1336alm6shlf4devanagarinyayashastra

Digitizations at Panjab University Library, Chandigarh244 Manuscripts have been digitized in this Phase. Technically, all Devanagari manuscripts till Almira 11 have been digitized. Only Almira 12 is remaining now. Once Almira 12 is complete, we will start digitizing remaining Gurumukhi and Persian Items and also missed out Devanagari manuscripts – which I realized when I did an manual check with the Hand Written registerOne of the most surprising manuscripts we found was a Sanskrit Tika on the Japuji Sahib of Guru Nanak Dev Maharaj.

Japaji Sahib Tika In Sanskrit_Mss No 1369_Alm 11_Shelf 2-Panjab Uni.pdf

Upon inquiries with Punjabi Scholars, I came to know that there exists a sect of Sikhism called Nirmala Akhara who interpret all Guruvani through Vedanta. All Nirmala Akhara scholars are grounded in Sanskrit.I was also able to liase with the Nirmala Akhara branch in Haridwar. This Tika is most likely from this sect.
More about Nirmala Akhara can be read below:
Nirmala – SikhiWiki, free Sikh encyclopedia.
Two Tikas of Medieval Hindi Ritikal Poet Bihari’s Couplet Collection Satsaihttps://archive.org/details/BihariSatsaiWithTikaOfGangadharMssNo365DevanagariAlm2Shelf1PanjabUni
https://archive.org/details/biharisatsaitikaofamardassuratmssno304sanskritalm4shelf5panjabuni

A Persian Translation of Yoga Vasishtha

Yog Vashishta 638 Persian Alm 4 Shelf 2 Panjab Uni : eGangotri : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Yog Vashishta 638 Persian Alm 4 Shelf 2 Panjab Uni : eGangotri : Free Do…Panjab University Chandigarh Manuscript Collection, ‘Yog Vashishta_638_Persian_Alm 4_Shelf 2-Panjab Uni’
A Persian Translation of a Text referred as Mukhvak Gita
Ahwal E Adam Shahi Shri Mukhvak Gita Mss No 479 Persian Alm 3 Shelf 2 Panjab Uni : eGangotri : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Ahwal E Adam Shahi Shri Mukhvak Gita Mss No 479 Persian Alm 3 Shelf 2 Pa…Panjab University Chandigarh Manuscript Collection, ‘Ahwal-E-Adam Shahi_Shri Mukhvak Gita_Mss No 479_Persian_Alm…

Guru Gobind Singh’jis Tika on  Bhagavata Gita
Gobind Gita Of Guru Gobind Singhji Mss No 1469 Gurumukhi Alm 12 Shelf 1 Panjab Uni : eGangotri : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Gobind Gita Of Guru Gobind Singhji Mss No 1469 Gurumukhi Alm 12 Shelf 1 …Panjab University Chandigarh Manuscript Collection, ‘Gobind Gita of Guru Gobind Singhji_Mss No 1469_Gurumukhi_Al…
An 1831 Hindi Translation of Ramayana:
Ramayan Bhasha Hindi 1831 Ram Das Patiala Mss No 1395 Alm 11 Shelf 4 Panjab Uni : eGangotri : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
Ramayan Bhasha Hindi 1831 Ram Das Patiala Mss No 1395 Alm 11 Shelf 4 Pan…Panjab University Chandigarh Manuscript Collection, ‘Ramayan Bhasha Hindi 1831 – Ram Das Patiala_Mss No 1395_Alm…

A Hindi Translation of Vedanta Sutras
Vedaant Sutra Hindi Translation Mss No 1231 Devanagari Alm 9 Shelf 4 Panjab Uni : eGangotri : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Vedaant Sutra Hindi Translation Mss No 1231 Devanagari Alm 9 Shelf 4 Pan…Panjab University Chandigarh Manuscript Collection, ‘Vedaant Sutra_Hindi Translation_Mss No 1231_Devanagari_Alm …

Read about our minor digitizations:Digitization at Alakh Sahiba Trust, Jammu
https://egangotri.wordpress.com/2019/11/15/mata-roop-bhawani-related-rare-books-and-manuscripts-at-alakh-sahiba-trust-jammu/

Digitization at A K Razdan Sahib Residencehttps://egangotri.wordpress.com/2019/12/02/sharada-manuscripts-from-a-k-razdan-sahib-noida-residence/

Thanks again to Shri Kanwal Dhar Sahib, for introducing us to Shri A.K. Razdan Sahib from Greater Noida. Razdan Sahib is an expert of the Sharada script and also had a couple of Sharada manuscripts at his residence. These he very kindly permitted us to scan and upload.

Viewable below:
https://archive.org/details/@egangotri_manuscript_space?and[]=subject%3A%22%27A.K.+Razdan+Noida+Collection%27%22

Recently, I found myself in need of Panjab University’s Catalogued Data for Gurumukhi and Persian Items in Roman Script. I was aware that NMM had done cataloging for them. Request to get this Data for Panjab University didnt materialize when I realized that Dr. Dhaval Patel had through a long RTI process actually retrieved this Data in the past – which is probably a bit dated by now.

This Excel that Shri Patel has uploaded can be viewed here:

https://archive.org/download/NationalManuscriptMission

Thanks to Shri Kanwal Dhar Sahib, a devotee of Mata Roop Bhawani, we got access at Alakh Sahiba Trust, Jammu

We were able to digitize a few books and Sharada manuscripts.

https://archive.org/details/@mata_shri_roop_bhawani

Some modern hand written notebook in Urdu:
https://archive.org/details/swamirishipirurdumanuscriptatalakhsahibatrustrughnathdhar/

Books by Rug Nath Shastri in Urdu
https://archive.org/details/sawanehhayatroopbhawanishrialkahsahibaurdurughnathdhar

https://archive.org/details/swanhamarikashmirirughnathdhar

December 2018, we completed all manuscripts and few hundred odd rare Books at Shri Krishna Museum at Kurukshetra. All credit to make this possible goes to Shri R.S. Rana, the very kind hearted Curator – who most liberally allowed us generous permission to digitize without any ado.

It took us around 2.5 months to accomplish this. The Irony was we had gone there for the manuscripts but ended up doing a lot of totally rare printed Books – especially Urdu Books that were donated from a Library in Nabha Punjab.

All books can be viewed here:
https://archive.org/details/@shri_krishna_museum

The folllowing Texts are in Sharada:
https://archive.org/details/MiscStotrasInSharadaShriKrishnaMuseumKurukshetra
https://archive.org/details/KushmandaAndSaamvatsarikamShraadhaSharadaShriKrishnaMuseumKurukshetra

A Manuscript in Persian – that was stocked in the Book Library:

https://archive.org/details/PersianHandWrittenDocumentShriKrishnaMuseumKurukshetra

Biblioetheca Indica 1868 Publication The Muntakhabh Al Lubab in 10 Volumes:

https://archive.org/details/TheMuntakhabAlLubabYear1869ShriKrishnaMuseumKurukshetra

Memoirs of Mughal Nobility, Polyglot Scholar, Hindi Poet Abdurahim Khankhana, 1927 Publication:

https://archive.org/details/MemoirsOfAbdurRahimKhanKhanehRoyalAsiaticSocietyr1927ShriKrishnaMuseumKurukshetra

Bhaktamala in both Hindi and Urdu:
https://archive.org/details/Bhaktamala1884ShriKrishnaMuseumKurukshetra ( 1884 )
https://archive.org/details/BhaktaMalaUrduShriKrishnaMuseumKurukshetra

Yagyavalkya Smriti Urdu Translation
https://archive.org/details/YagyavalkyaSmritiUrduTranslationShriKrishnaMuseumKurukshetra

Countless similar treasures of rarest of rare Items.

Received Catalogs of Sarvajanik Education Society, Surat in 2 Volumes. Courtesy Shri Dhaval Patel.

https://archive.org/details/CatalogOfSanskritManuscriptsAtSarvajanikEducationSocietySuratVol1

https://archive.org/details/CatalogOfSanskritManuscriptsAtSarvajanikEducationSocietySuratVol2

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