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The President of India, Smt. Draupadi Murmu, inaugurated the Granth Kutir at Rashtrapati Bhavan (January 23, 2026). The Granth Kutir houses a rich collection of manuscripts and books in 11 classical languages of India: Tamil, Sanskrit, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Oriya, Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese, and Bengali.
The Granth Kutir showcases India's rich and diverse cultural, philosophical, literary, and intellectual heritage. The Kutir houses a collection of approximately 2,300 books in 11 classical languages of India. The Government of India granted 'Classical Language' status to Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese, and Bengali on October 3, 2024. Previously, six languages held classical language status. The Granth Kutir collection includes works on subjects such as epics, philosophy, linguistics, history, governance, science, and devotional literature, as well as the Constitution of India in these languages. The collection also contains approximately 50 manuscripts. Many of these manuscripts are handwritten on traditional materials such as palm leaves, paper, bark and cloth.
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