Gyan Bharatam Mission

🕸️National initiative under Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India

🕸️Builds on the 2003 National Mission for Manuscripts (NMM)

🕸️Operates under Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA)


Objectives

—> Survey, document, conserve & digitize over 1 crore manuscripts
—> Create a National Digital Repository of Indian Knowledge Systems

Key Features

🕸️Massive Coverage: Largest manuscript preservation effort in India

🕸️Digital Repository: Centralized platform with AI tools & metadata tagging

🕸️Collaboration: With institutions, libraries, collectors & international bodies

🕸️Modern Conservation: Uses AI, 3D imaging & scientific techniques

🕸️Public Access: Manuscripts available for research, education & global access

New UNESCO WHS - MARATHA MILITIA LANDSCAPES - Covers 12 forts
Representing extraordinary fortification and military system envisioned by Maratha rulers.

47th session of the UNESCO WHC = PARIS

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