485 During the reign of Serfoji il many palm leaf manuscripts were purchased and added to the Library. Many old manuscripts which were in decay were copied afresh. There was a fair collection of French, English, German, Greek and Latin Books in the Library by this time. There was also a printing press. The Library which was the private property of the descendants of the Maratha Rulers came under the management of a Committee by a G. O. dated 5–10–1918. so 18. Land Grants - Choultries and other kinds of charities l. Land grants Land grants to Brahmins well versed in the Vedas and conversant with the sacred knowledge are termed Srotriyam. தி Uncultivablelands alone Were granted as Srotriyam. The recipient, being well off, had to spend for the reclamation and cultivation of the said lands. "
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Tulaja I granted 5 velis of land to three Brahmins naming it Lakshmi Narasimhapuram in Kottur Mahanam and 3 velis to 8 persons in Tirutturaipundi Mahanann. In 1777 Tulaja II gave Srotriyam to four persons giving tha name of Hari Harapuram to the lands gifted. He gave 44; velis to Desasta Brahmins in 1778. H The descendants of the Srotriyam holders could not inherit such property. The Srotriyadars could sell them, in case of exigency, only to the Raja. Srotriyam was also granted to high officials of the Raj, Temples and the Bhagavata Mela. There was a charity called " Pataka salai Dharmam”. It is an endowment to give monetary help to those scholars who could “expound puranas in an impressive manner with gestures and poses”. 2. Sarvamanyam Lands given gratis and free of tax is called Sarvamanyam, Ekoji I granted Sarvamanyam to one Rajagopala Iyengar in 1676 and his son Sahaji to one Appa Dikshit. Ekoji II gave sonpet” near Tirupanandal fetching an annual income of 1000 chakrams to " Kasi Tambiran” for feeding the poor at Benares,
