Archive · 28 Jun 2025
Hyderabad's Dairatul Maarif Preserves Gita in Arabic
In Hyderabad, there's a special place called Dairatul Maarif that is like a library and a school.
It's been around for a long time and it is helping people from different religions understand each other better.
They do this by keeping important religious books, like the Bhagavad Gita and Ramayana, in Arabic and Persian.
The Bhagavad Gita, originally in Sanskrit, was translated into Arabic many years ago.
People all over the world, especially in the Middle East, are now reading it to learn more about different faiths and how they compare.
It is helping scholars to research and learn more about different religions.
Dairatul Maarif in Hyderabad preserves Hindu texts like the Bhagavad Gita and Ramayana in Arabic and Persian.
The institute was founded in 1888 by the 6th Nizam, Mahboob Ali Pasha, and is located on the Osmania University campus.
The Arabic edition of the Bhagavad Gita, titled 'Al Kita', was translated from Sanskrit by Dr. Makhan Lal Roy Choudhury.
The Arabic Gita was first published in 1951 and reprinted in 2016 under the Government of India's Hamari Dharohar Scheme.
The institute aims to foster cultural and religious understanding.
- Who
- Dairatul Maarifil Osmania preserves sacred Hindu texts; Dr. Makhan Lal Roy Choudhury translated the Bhagavad Gita.
- What
- Dairatul Maarif preserves the Bhagavad Gita and Ramayana in Arabic and Persian.
- When
- Founded in 1888, the Arabic Gita was first published in 1951 and reprinted in 2016.
- Where
- Located in Hyderabad, within the Osmania University campus.
- Why
- To foster cultural and religious understanding.
- Institute Name
- Dairatul Maarifil Osmania
- Location
- Osmania University, Hyderabad
- Founder
- 6th Nizam, Mahboob Ali Pasha
- Founded
- 1888
- Arabic Gita Translator
- Dr. Makhan Lal Roy Choudhury
- Arabic Gita Title
- Al Kita
- Original Language (Gita)
- Sanskrit