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Overview
Granth Sanjeevan provides access to over 25 million pages of digitized material from The Asiatic Society of Mumbai. The collections include digitized copies of old and rare books from the 15th Century onwards, newspapers like Bombay Chronicle, Bombay Times and others, manuscripts, journals, maps and government publications.
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Granth Sanjeevan provides access to over 25 million pages of digitized material from The Asiatic Society of Mumbai. The collections include digitized copies of over 20,000 books from the 15th Century onwards, newspapers like Bombay Chronicle, Bombay Times and others, manuscripts, journals, maps and government publications. According to their website, 15,000 books have been classified as "rare and valuable."
The Asiatic Society of Mumbai reports on their website that resources will continuously be added, and it currently holds: "Some of the unique resources it currently hosts include an almost complete run of the Bombay Chronicle (1913-1959), and select volumes from nineteenth-century Bombay newspapers: the Bombay Courier, the Bombay Gazette and the Bombay Times. Nearly two thousand manuscripts and ten thousand books from the Society collection are available to researchers on Granth Sanjeevani. Government publications and reports from the nineteenth century can also be accessed."
The public is able to explore the items that are available on Granth Sanjeevani without registration. According to the Granth Sanjeevani FAQ, to receive services – including reading items online and bookmarking favorite item, you need to register and purchase the 365 days membership subscription.
Delivery
The content in Granth Sanjeevani is accessible via login to registered members. Institutional membership is available.
The content is searchable via an Advanced Search tool.
According to their website: "There is a possibility to search for all of the keywords, some of them or for an exact phrase. There's also a field for excluding terms from your search. You can then limit the search by subject, content type or date and control how the results are sorted – the default is by relevance but you can also sort them by upload date or published date. Once the search results are displayed, you can filter the search by a range of criteria, such as publication date, content type or subject category. If you select any of these filters, then the listing will change to show the items you’ve selected. You can choose how many results are displayed and how they are sorted (e.g. by relevance or by date)."
As of October 2020, download and print options are not available to any member.
A list of supported browsers is available at: https://granthsanjeevani.com/jspui/general-info/supported-browsers.htm&…;
Terms
Access to Granth Sanjeevani is available via a membership subscription priced at 2400 INR. Institutional membership is available (based on the information posted in their FAQ as of October 30, 2020).
Terms and Conditions: https://granthsanjeevani.com/jspui/general-info/terms-conditions.htm&nb…;
Privacy Policy: https://granthsanjeevani.com/jspui/general-info/privacy-policy.htm
Based on the Terms and Conditions, the following is stated regarding indemnification and jurisdiction:
Indemnification
"You agree at your own expense to indemnify, defend, save, and hold harmless ASM, and its employees, affiliates, officers, directors, contributors, and other representatives from and against any and all judgments, losses, damages, liabilities, costs, or expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees and legal expenses) arising from or related to your use of the Services, or your violation of these Terms of Service."
Applicable Law and Forum
"These Terms of Service and any referenced policies or guidelines are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Maharashtra, India without regard to principles of conflict of law. If you bring a suit against ASM, you hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of state and courts in Mumbai, Maharashtra, and hereby consent to the personal jurisdiction of said courts."
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