The Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Pune, was instituted on July 6, 1917 in the honor of the work of Ramkrishna Gopal Bhandarakar, the foremost pioneer of scientific Orientology in India.

Publications by Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute

Annals of the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, 2002, Vol. LXXXIII : Edited by M.G. Dhadphale and S.D. Laddu, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, 2003, xiv, 262 p,

Annals of the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, VoI. LII, Parts I - IV : Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, 1971, Rs. 300.00

Bombay Sanskrit And Prakrit Series I: Pancatantra, Books IV and V : Edited by G. Buhler, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, 1891, 83 p,

Bombay Sanskrit And Prakrit Series LV: Tarkasamgraha of Annambhatta with Dipika and Nyayabodhini : Edited by Y.V. Athalye, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Fifth Impression 2001, lviii, 384 p,

Bombay Sanskrit And Prakrit Series LVIII: Selections of Hymns from the Rgveda (Second Series) : P. Peterson, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, 1972, Fourth Edition by V. Paranjpe, 396 p,

Bombay Sanskrit And Prakrit Series LXXIII: Nirukta of Yaska, with Commentary of Durgacarya, Vol. I : H.M. Bhadkamkar, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, 1985, Reprint, xv, 838 p,

Bombay Sanskrit And Prakrit Series LXXIX: Kavyalankarasarasamgraha of Udbhata with Commentary of Induraja : Edited by N.D. Banhatti, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, 1982, Second Edition, xxxii, 318 p,

Bombay Sanskrit And Prakrit Series LXXXV: Nirukta of Yaska with Commentary of Durgacarya, Vol. II : R.G. Bhadkamkar, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, 1942, xx, 520 p,

Bombay Sanskrit And Prakrit Series XVIII-XX (Bound Together): Vyakarana-Mahabhasya of Patanjali, Vol. I : F. Kielhorn, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, 2005, Fifth Edition, 523 p,

Bombay Sanskrit And Prakrit Series XXI-XXII and XXVI (Bound Together): Vyakarana-Mahabhasya of Patanjali, Vol. II : F. Kielhorn, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, 1996, Fourth Edition by K.V. Abhyankar, viii, 496 p,

Bombay Sanskrit And Prakrit Series XXXI: Subhasitavali of Vallabhadeva : Edited by P. Peterson and Pandit Durgaprasad, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, 1961, Second Edition by R.D. Karmarkar, 872 p,

Bombay Sanskrit And Prakrit Series XXXVI: Selections of Hymns from the Rgveda (First Series) : P. Peterson, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, 1974, Eighth Edition, ii, 342 p,

Government Oriental Series: Class B : Original Works and Translations: Gaudapadakarika : Edited by R.D. Karmarkar, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, 1973, Second Edition, iii, 157 p,

Kavyaprakasa of Mammata : Edited by Vamanacharya Zalakikar, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, 1983, Eighth Edition, 853 p,

Post-Graduate and Research Department Series: An Introduction to Commentaries on Patanjali's Mahabhasya, Prof. K.V. Abhyankar Memorial Lectures (Fourth Series) : Pierre Filliozat, Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, 1991, viii, 90 p,

The Management of the Institute consists of:

In - house Administration
Administrative head:
The Honorary Secretary ( Elected )
Treasurer ( Elected )
Curator ( Appointed )
Librarian ( Appointed )
Registrar ( Appointed )
Governing Bodies
A General Body ( GB ) of Life Members
A Regulating Council ( RC ) of 25 elected tri-annually from the GB
An Executive Board of 7 elected from the RC
( All the office bearers in all the Governing Bodies are elected by the members of the respective body )
Two Trustees

Membership for the Institute:

By Reward of Honour
By authentification from two RC members

Different Categories of members
Honorary Member
Patron : Paying Rs. 20,000 and above
Vice-patron : Paying Rs. 16,000 and above
Benefactor : Paying Rs. 12,000 and above
Life Member : Paying Rs. 6,000 and above
Sympathizer : Paying US $ 1000 and above

The Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute
Address: 812, Shivajinagar,
Near Law College,
Law College Rd,
Fergusson College Campus,
Erandwane, Pune,
Maharashtra 411004
Phone:020 2565 6932