Founded in 1968 by the philanthropist and scholar Dr. R. D. Gupta, Vrindavan Research Institute is engaged in the collection and preservation of manuscripts, archival materials, and objects of art and culture. It is recognized as a museum of manuscripts and archival material by the Museums Association of India.
The institute holds more than 3,030,000 manuscripts (from 16th to the 18th centuries) in Sanskrit, Hindi, Bengali, Oriya, Gujrati, Urdu and Punjabi languages, 200 miniatures, 200 historical documents in the Nagari and Persian scripts, old stamps, postcards, envelopes, coins, and sculptures. The institute organizes and conducts different types of cultural programs, seminars, symposiums and workshops.
