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Source: TOI
Context:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the International Conference on India’s Manuscript Heritage on Friday and launch the ‘Gyan Bharatam’ portal—a dedicated digital platform for manuscript digitisation, preservation, and public access.
Key Highlights:
- Event Theme: “Reclaiming India’s Knowledge Legacy through Manuscript Heritage.”
- Conference: A three-day event bringing together scholars, conservationists, technologists, and policy experts.
- Objective of Portal:
- Accelerate digitisation of India’s vast manuscript collections.
- Ensure preservation of ancient knowledge resources.
- Provide public access to manuscripts for global knowledge exchange.
- Government Role: The Ministry of Culture is leading the initiative.