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President Inaugurates Granth Kutir at Rashtrapati Bhavan

  • 24 Jan 2026

On 23rd January 2026, the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, inaugurated Granth Kutir at Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Key Points

  • Granth Kutir has a rich collection of manuscripts and books in 11 classical languages of India which are Tamil, Sanskrit, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Odia, Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese, and Bengali.
  • The Granth Kutir showcases India’s rich and diverse cultural, philosophical, literary and intellectual heritage.
  • The Granth Kutir collection covers a wide range of subjects such as epics, philosophy, linguistics, history, governance, science, and devotional literature as well as the Constitution of India in these languages.
  • Around 50 manuscripts are also part of the collection. Many of these manuscripts are handwritten on traditional materials such as palm leaf, paper, bark, and cloth.
  • The Ministry of Education and Ministry of Culture and institutions associated with them have supported this initiative.
  • The aim of developing the Granth Kutir is to enhance awareness among the citizens regarding the rich cultural and literary heritage of India.
  • Government of India conferred the ‘Classical Language’ status to Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Assamese, and Bengali languages on 3rd October 2024.
  • Before that, 6 languages had the classical language status.