The Oriental Research Institute (ORI), formerly known as the Oriental Library, was established in 1891 under the patronage of Maharaja Chamarajendra Wadiyar X in Mysore, India. Housed in the architecturally notable Jubilee Hall, the institute was initially part of the Department of Education until 1916, when it became affiliated with the newly founded University of Mysore. Renamed in 1943, the ORI has a rich history of collecting, exhibiting, and publishing rare manuscripts in various scripts such as Brahmic, Nandinagari, Devanagari, and others. Notably, the ORI gained international recognition with the publication of the ancient text, Kautilya’s Arthashastra, edited by Dr. R. Shamashastry in 1909 from a palm leaf manuscript. This manuscript, among others, is preserved at the ORI, which now holds over 22,000 palmleaf and paper manuscript bundles. The institute continues to be a pivotal center for research in Indology, employing modern techniques like digitization to preserve and enhance these invaluable texts.