India, June 30 -- Days ahead of the July 4 elections to the Asiatic Society of Mumbai, the "Asiatic Tomorrow" panel on Monday unveiled an ambitious reform agenda, promising financial overhaul, digital modernisation and greater public access to the city's 220-year-old heritage institution if voted to power.

At a press conference, presidential candidate Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, joined by actor Chandraprakash Dwivedi, former Mumbai University vice-chancellor Sanjay Deshmukh and Ramen Matange, announced the panel's Vision 2030 document, describing it as a roadmap for reviving the historic library and research institution.

The panel said it would tighten financial management, reform the administration and end what it called "ideological gatekeep...