Rajasthan Oriental Research Institute
Rajasthan Oriental Research Institute is an organisation established by Government of Rajasthan to promote Rajasthani culture and heritage and to accumulate and maintain the old Rajansthani folk art work and folk literature. It was established in 1954 under guidance of Muni Jinvijayaji, a member of the Royal Asiatic Society. Dr. Rajendra Prasad laid foundation stone in 1955 and it opened on September 14, 1958. The institute's headquarters is in Jodhpur.
The institute has got a fine art gallery with a wide collection of miniature paintings of Rajasthan. The collection also includes some calligraphy and manuscripts like Samput Phalak and Gandika. The library has a wide collection of old books and journals.
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