It gives us immense pleasure that in the next year, we will be celebrating the Diamond Jubilee
of Journal of The Oriental Institute, as it is completing its 75th year of publication.
The publication of Journal of the Oriental Institute (JOI) in English was started in 1951. Its first issue was out in September 1951 under the editorship of Prof. G.H. Bhatt. It started with a quarterly with four issues in the months of September, December, March, June-on all aspects of Indology, a survey of contemporary Journals and a review of books. But from the last decade onwards, four issues have been merged into one annual issue.
Now, the Journal of The Oriental Institute is published yearly by the Oriental Institute, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara. This is a postgraduate teaching and research Institute. It has done outstanding service in the cause of Oriental Studies. His Highness Sir Sayajirao Gaekwad III of Baroda conceived the idea in 1893 and felt the need to establish the Oriental Institute which can collect and preserve the ancient treasure of rare Manuscripts and books. As a first step, a small nucleus collection of original Manuscripts along with some printed books in Sanskrit was set up as separate ‘Sanskrit Section’ in the existing Central Library of Baroda. In 1927, the Sanskrit Section was separated from the Central Library and took the shape of an independent institution named as ‘ORIENTAL INSTITUTE’ (Prachya Vidya Mandir). After the establishment of The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda in 1949, the Oriental Institute became the constituent part of the university. It publishes original innovative unpublished research articles and book reviews in the field of Indological Studies.
Oriental Institute welcomes submissions for JOI about Veda, Purāṇa, Itihāsa, Literature (Sanskrit), Archaeology, History, Ancient Architecture, Iconography, Ancient Indian Sciences, Philosophy and Unpublished Manuscripts. All submitted articles are peer-reviewed by expert scholars. For its quality of standard, it received ISSN No. and was added to UGC’s CARE list. The Journal is well received all over the world as many eminent scholars like Dr. P .V . Kane, Dr. Bhogilal J. Sandesara, Shri U.P . Shah, Shri, J.S. Pade, Shri M.R. Nambiyar, Dr. M.R. Majmudar contributed to the Journal.
To celebrate the grand success of the Journal of The Oriental Institute, we would like you to send an article on any of the above-mentioned sections for our forthcoming remarkable 75th Volume of the Journal since you are a scholar of your specific field.