Centre of Traditional Medicine and Research Collection
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Manuscript
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Date of Original Material
From 18th century to the beginning of 20 century.
Era
18/20th century CE
Description
The collection CTMR_ is constituted of 18 manuscripts coming from Siddha practitioners who resided in 3 different Tamil districts.The manuscripts are arranged in three series according to the place where they were collected : 1 manuscript is from Salem (series SA_), 1 from Kanniyakumari (series KK_), 1 from Chennai and 15 whose the place of origin is unknown which are included in the series CH_ as they are hosted at CTMR, Chennai. The collection CTMR_ has been constituted since 2010s. The CTMR is an association involved in the development of Siddha medicine and its knowledge. The preservation of the knowledge contained in manuscripts is one of its goals. (It is not complete).
Extent and Format of Original Material
The collection CTMR_ is made up of 3 series named according to the geographical sites (town, districts) : CH Chennai city, SA Salem district and KK Kanniyakumari district.
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Location of Original Material
CTMR
Custodial History
During the four last decades, the family transmission of Siddha medical practice has drastically decreased due to the government policy towards siddha practitioners trained traditionally. Because of the lack of interest of their children, some practitioners prefer to give their manuscripts when they have the opportunity. CTMR has therefore created this manuscript collection during its various projects aiming to protect and improve the Siddha medical knowledge.
Series Name
Manuscripts from Chennai (CH) [Centre of Traditional Medicine and Research Collection]
Manuscript from Salem (SA) [Centre of Traditional Medicine and Research Collection]
Manuscript from Kanniyakumari District (KK) [Centre of Traditional Medicine and Research Collection]
Series Number
Series 1 : CTMR_CH
Series 2 : CTMR_SA
Series 3 : CTMR_KK
Level
Collection
EAP Project Number
EAP 810
Reference
EAP810_CTMR_
Key
eap810_000005
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Centre of Traditional Medicine and Research Collection,
in Digital Collections, Institut Français de Pondichéry,
Manuscripts of Siddha Medicine,
consulted on November, 8th 2025, https://digitalcollections.ifpindia.org/s/manuscripts/item/369835