Looking For Free Archives Of Old Marathi Newspaper EPapers (Sakal, Lokmat, Pudhari) For An OCR/text Analysis Dataset

Hi everyone,

I’m working on project involving OCR and text analysis of Marathi newspapers. I’m creating my own dataset and need access to old ePapers (preferably PDF or scanned editions) of Sakal, Lokmat, or Pudhari.

I’ve already searched the subreddit and checked the official newspaper websites, but most only provide recent editions or require a subscription. I’m specifically looking for older editions from previous months (even 2–6 months old would be enough).

I’m looking for legal/free sources such as:

• Public archives
• Library or university digital collections
• Government archives
• Any websites that host old Marathi newspaper ePapers

If anyone has worked on a similar OCR or NLP project or knows where these archives are available, I’d really appreciate your suggestions.

Thanks!