Who compiled the directory of centres of oriental studies in India ?

The Correct answer is Dandekar and Raghavan.

Key Points

• Oriental studies in India was Compiled by Dandekar and Raghavan.
• it was published on the occasion of the 26th International Congress of Orientalists held in New Delhi, 1964.

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Additional Information

• The Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute (BORI) in Pune, Maharashtra, India, was founded on July 6, 1917, and is named after Ramakrishna Gopal Bhandarkar (1837–1925), recognized as a key figure in the development of Indology (Orientalism) in India.
• BORI is a public trust registered under Act XXI of 1860 and initially received an annual grant of 3,000 rupees from the government of Bombay. 
• BORI publishes the journal "Annals of the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute" four times a year and hosts the Manuscripts Resource and Conservation Centre as part of the National Mission for Manuscripts, a Ministry of Culture project in India. 
• Under BORI's sponsorship, a substantial long-term project commenced on April 1, 1919, focusing on the preparation of a critical edition of the Mahabharata. V.S. Sukthankar assumed the role of general editor for this project on August 1, 1925, serving until his passing on January 21, 1943.
• On January 5, 2004, the institute faced vandalism when it was attacked by a mob associated with the extremist group called the Sambhaji Brigade