Gyan Bharatam Mission to Preserve India’s Manuscript Heritage

A landmark initiative to document, digitize, and conserve millions of ancient Indian manuscripts.

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Gyan Bharatam Mission to Preserve India’s Manuscript Heritage. In a monumental step towards cultural preservation, the Gyan Bharatam Mission has been launched to unearth and safeguard India’s immense wealth of ancient manuscripts. This ambitious project seeks to identify, document, conserve, and digitize the vast collection of handwritten texts scattered across the country.India possesses one of the richest manuscript heritages in the world, with an estimated 10 million ancient manuscripts.

-Dr. Namrata Mishra Tiwari, editor indiainput.com

These span subjects including philosophy, science, medicine, literature, Vedic rituals, mathematics, astrology, vāstu, Sanskriti, and Indian arts and darśana —often in multiple scripts and languages and housed in institutions like temples, mathas, monasteries, Jaina Bhandāras, archives, libraries, and private collections.

The mission is a collaborative effort involving scholars, historians, and technological experts. The first phase focuses on a nationwide survey to locate these precious documents. Following this, a team of conservators will work to stabilize and preserve the physical condition of the manuscripts using modern techniques.

The final and perhaps most crucial step is digitization, which will create a permanent digital archive, making the knowledge accessible to researchers and the public worldwide. This digital repository will not only prevent the loss of these texts due to natural decay but also democratize access to India’s rich intellectual and cultural heritage.

Tweets— Ministry of Culture (@MinOfCultureGoI) September 12, 2025

तीन दिवसीय #GyanBharatam अंतर्राष्ट्रीय सम्मेलन 2025 में पहली बार एक साथ हमारी अमूल्य ज्ञान धरोहर ‘कौटिल्य का अर्थशास्त्र’, ‘रामायण(सुंदरकांड)’ और ‘गिलगित’ जैसी दुर्लभ पांडुलिपियों को यहां प्रदर्शित किया जा रहा है, जो भारत की अमूल्य ज्ञान परंपरा की सजीव झलक प्रस्तुत करती हैं। pic.twitter.com/YNnDQ7UVsf

— Ministry of Culture (@MinOfCultureGoI) September 12, 2025

These manuscripts are not merely texts—they are repositories of Bhāratīya Jñāna Paramparā (Indian Knowledge Systems) and the civilizational continuity of India. Despite this, many manuscripts remain unpublished, untranslated, or deteriorating.

To safeguard this invaluable heritage and assert India’s knowledge leadership globally, the Government of India announced the Gyan Bharatam Mission (GBM) in the Union Budget 2025–26, reviving and expanding the vision of the National Mission for Manuscripts (NMM) launched in 2003 by then PM Late Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Tweets — Gajendra Singh Shekhawat (@gssjodhpur) September 11, 2025

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आज माननीय प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi जी के नेतृत्व में सदियों पुरानी हमारी भारतीय ज्ञान परंपरा, संस्कृति और सभ्यता को वह मान-सम्मान मिल रहा है, जिसकी वह सदैव हकदार रही है।

नई दिल्ली में ज्ञान भारतम् अंतर्राष्ट्रीय सम्मेलन – 2025 का शुभारंभ हुआ। #Gyanbharatam… pic.twitter.com/lA2q1TqLnE

— Gajendra Singh Shekhawat (@gssjodhpur) September 11, 2025

It is a race against time to save these unique historical artifacts, ensuring that the wisdom of the past continues to illuminate the future. The project represents a significant commitment to cultural heritage, promising to be a major contribution to global knowledge.

GBM now seeks to preserve, digitize, and disseminate manuscript knowledge, integrate it with modern technologies, and foster a new generation of scholars and institutions to carry the legacy forward.

PM @narendramodi participated in the International Conference on #GyanBharatam in New Delhi. @4.00 pm today on 12th September 2025. Tweets — MyGovIndia (@mygovindia) September 12, 2025

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PM @narendramodi to participate in the International Conference on #GyanBharatam in New Delhi.

Watch Live: https://t.co/Q2WVbmFj6M

— MyGovIndia (@mygovindia) September 12, 2025

Objectives of Gyan Bharatam Mission
Reviving India’s manuscript legacy through preservation, digitization, education, and global access to Bharatiya Gyān Paramparā.

Survey, Document & Catalogue Manuscripts
Nationwide network of Manuscript Resource Centres (MRCs) to identify, document, and catalog ancient manuscripts.

Conserve & Restore Heritage
Preservation through preventive and curative methods at dedicated Manuscript Conservation Centres (MCCs)

Digitization & Archiving at Scale
Advanced digitization using HTR, AI, and cloud metadata linked to national and global repositories

Research, Translate & Publish
Revive rare and unpublished manuscripts through critical editions, facsimiles, and translations.

National Digital Repository
Create a globally accessible archive with AI-driven tools for archiving, tagging, and translation.

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