Mrs. Manjula has completed Master of Arts in Manuscriptology from Karnataka Samskrit University with a Gold Medal. She’s also pursuing Ph.D in Manuscriptology from the same university. She has knowledge in some oriental scripts like Brahmi, Sharada, Devanagari, Nandinagari, Tigalari, Telugu and Kannada. With a passion for protecting our National Heritage, she has undergone practical training in conservation and digitization of Palm leaf as well as Paper manuscripts. To complement the manuscript studies, she has completed a four level course in Sanskrit Language conducted by Samkrita Bharati with distinction. Previously, having completed M.B.A from Oxford College of Business Management with Specialisation in Sales and Marketing, she has a corporate experience of more than 12 years in Sales, Marketing and Human Resource Management.
Currently Mrs. Manjula is working as a Research Fellow at Ancient Indian Sciences Lab, CIIRC, in a CSR funded Project titled “Conservation and Digitization of Manuscripts” since May 2023.