January 23, 2026 9:13 PM
President Murmu inaugurates ‘Granth Kutir’ at Rashtrapati Bhavan to celebrate India’s classical language heritage
President Droupadi Murmu on Friday inaugurated Granth Kutir at Rashtrapati Bhavan, a dedicated space showcasing India’s vast literary and intellectual heritage preserved in its classical languages. The newly inaugurated Kutir houses a curated collection of around 2,300 books and manuscripts in 11 classical languages of India. The collection spans Tamil, Sanskrit, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Odia, Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese and Bengali. Five of these - Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese an...