Day 11
History, Art & CultureSkim2025-10-25
Gyan Bharatam Mission Manuscript MoUs
What Happened
The Ministry of Culture signed MoUs with 20 institutions, including the Asiatic Society and Abhay Jain Library, under the Gyan Bharatam Mission on October 25, 2025. This move operationalizes a National Digital Repository (NDR) for the conservation, digitization, and translation of ancient Indian manuscripts.
Why It Matters
It secures India's intellectual heritage by creating a centralized digital access point for rare manuscripts, facilitating global research and long-term preservation of indigenous knowledge.
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