Published: 24 October 2025General
Gyan Bharatam Mission: MoUs with 20 Institutes for Manuscript Conservation
The Union Ministry of Culture signed MoUs with around 20 institutes — with 30 more to follow — under the Gyan Bharatam Mission for the conservation, digitisation, and promotion of India's manuscript heritage. Key participating institutes include the Asiatic Society (Kolkata), University of Kashmir (Srinagar), Hindi Sahitya Sammelan (Prayagraj), and Government Oriental Manuscript Library (Chennai).
India holds over 10 million manuscripts in more than 60 scripts and 80 languages, making it one of the richest manuscript traditions globally. The mission aims to digitise and catalogue this vast repository using AI-based tools for text recognition, establish conservation laboratories, and train specialists in manuscript preservation.
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The Gyan Bharatam Mission aims to conserve, document and digitise which part of India's heritage?
Explanation · Correct answer BThe Gyan Bharatam Mission is focused on India's manuscript heritage. It seeks to identify, document, conserve, digitise and make manuscripts more accessible through a national inventory and related digital work. Therefore, manuscripts are the correct answer.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Gyan Bharatam Mission?
The **Gyan Bharatam Mission** is an initiative by the **Union Ministry of Culture** for the conservation, digitisation, and promotion of India's manuscript heritage. MoUs were signed with around **20 institutes** (with 30 more to follow) including the Asiatic Society and University of Kashmir.
How many manuscripts does India hold and in how many languages?
India holds over **10 million manuscripts** in more than **60 scripts and 80 languages**, making it one of the richest manuscript traditions globally. The **Gyan Bharatam Mission** aims to digitise and catalogue this vast repository using AI-based tools.
Which institutes signed MoUs under Gyan Bharatam Mission?
Key institutes that signed MoUs under the **Gyan Bharatam Mission** include the **Asiatic Society (Kolkata), University of Kashmir (Srinagar), Hindi Sahitya Sammelan (Prayagraj), and Government Oriental Manuscript Library (Chennai)**. Around 20 MoUs were signed with 30 more to follow.
How will Gyan Bharatam Mission digitise India's manuscripts?
The **Gyan Bharatam Mission** will use **AI-based tools for text recognition** to digitise and catalogue India's over 10 million manuscripts. It plans to **establish conservation laboratories** and **train specialists** in manuscript preservation.
Which ministry launched Gyan Bharatam Mission for manuscript conservation?
The **Union Ministry of Culture** launched the **Gyan Bharatam Mission** for conservation, digitisation, and promotion of India's manuscript heritage. MoUs were signed with around 20 institutes with 30 more planned, covering India's over 10 million manuscripts in 60+ scripts.
