Dr Karunakar Bisoi

Dr Karunakar Bisoi

Palm leaf manuscripts of Orissa, a socio-cultural study

Curator, State Museum, Bhubaneswar, Orissa

The award was very timely and the grant was utilised in visiting different manuscript repositories and libraries to collect material for the research. This prestigious award encouraged me in fulfilling my ambition which was long cherished in furthering my research activities.

I have published a good number of research papers on palmleaf manuscripts in "Utkala Prasanga" and "Orissa Review", Government of Orissa journals. in August 1999 and January 2000. See also references in Orissa Historical Research Journal, State Musem publication, in their volumes XLIII, 124 and XLV, 1-4. I have also published a book "Ayurvedic manuscripts" in the collection of the Orissa State Museums.