The treasure trove of four crore rare manuscripts, dating back to Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji and Peshwa era, are lying untouched at the state archive department, Pune division, for the want of scholars, who can decipher these documents written in Modi script.

As of now, there are only 25 academics in the city who can interpret and index Modi manuscripts. But the number is too small compared to the mountain of documents lying around. As a result, a massive chunk of history remains ciphered.