The Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute

1915 - Meeting.
1916 - First Patron.
1917 - R. G. Bhadnarkar Eighty first birthday.
1918 - Manuscripts collection of the Govt. of Bombay transfer to Institute.
1919 - Inauguration of the Critical Edition of the Mahabharata.
1922 - Completion of the Khetsi-Khiasi Manuscripts Hall & Mahabharata Hall.
1923 - V. G. Paranjapae elected Hon. Secretary.
1924 - Govt. Oriental Series inaugurated.
1925 - V. S. Sukthankar appointed General Editor of the Mahabharata.
24, Aug. 1925 - Rishipanchami R. G. Bhandarkar Passed away.
18, Oct. 1925 - BORI press started with composing room.
1927 - First Fascicule Critical Edition published.
1932 - Completion of the Institute Guesthouse.
1935 - Pub. of the Descriptive Catalouge of Manuscripts was started.
1939 - The Bhandarkar Oriental Series inaugurated.
1940 - British Academy sanctioned a token grant for the Mahabharata.
1941 - Gift of the Chinese Tripitka from the Chinese Govt.
1942 - Inauguration of the Silver Jubilee Celebrations.
1943 - In Jan. 4-5 Silver jubilee Celebrations, Chief Guest : Dr. S. Radhakrishnan.
21, Jan. 1943 - Death of Sukthankar. April - S. K. Belvalkar Editor of the BH.
31, Dec. 1943 - The Institute registered as the Central office of the All India Oriental Conference.
1945 - Many events from upto date.
1968 - Dr. Zakir Husain (President of India), Preside over the Golden Jubilee Function.
1978 - Diamond Jubilee Celebrations.
1993 - Amrtamahotsava of the Institute.

Celebrated Members

Lokamanya Tilak
N. C. Kelkar
R. P. Paranjape
B. G. Kher
Laxmanshastri Joshi
P. V. Kane
Suniti Kumar Chatterji
S. K. De

Celebrated Visitors

Mahatma Gandhi
Pandit Nehru
Sardar Patel
Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
President S. Radhakrishnan
President R. Venkataraman
Sharad Pawar
Anant Kumar
P. Chidambaram
His Holiness Dalai Lama

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