Rashtrapati Bhavan now hosts Granth Kutir, inaugurated by President Droupadi Murmu, featuring a vast 2,300-book assemblage in 11 classical languages that define India’s soul: Tamil, Sanskrit, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Odia, and the five latest—Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese, Bengali.
This cultural beacon showcases philosophy, epics, sciences, history, and devotionals, including constitutional renditions and 50-odd manuscripts on eco-friendly ancient substrates. It’s a vivid portrait of intellectual depth and diversity.
Collaboratively built by federal and state entities, universities, institutes, cultural bodies, and donors, it enjoys ministerial patronage and archival expertise from the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts.
Granth Kutir combats colonial hangovers by celebrating heritage, promoting ‘ekta in vividhta,’ and advancing Gyan Bharatam’s digitization mission to future-proof our scripts.
Colonial relics previously here are shifted, digitized for online scholarly use.
Tourists via Circuit 1 tours get exclusive views; portals enable reading access, with entry applications for experts.
Gems include Sanskrit scriptures, Marathi’s ancient poetry, Pali monastic codes, Prakrit epigraphs, Charyapada mysticism, Tamil ethics, Telugu Mahabharata, Kannada literary theory, Malayalam epics.
President Murmu’s address was stirring: Classical languages underpin culture, exporting yoga, Ayurveda, math globally. Timeless texts like Arthashastra guide us; pioneers like Panini revolutionized linguistics, Aryabhata math, ancient surgeons medicine—shaping today’s languages.
Their classical tag honors this, spurring preservation. ‘Knowledge vaults inspire heritage-driven progress,’ she said. She rallied for academic pushes, youth learning, library boosts—making Granth Kutir a living commitment to growth and inspiration for all, youth foremost.