Vision:
To preserve, digitize, and disseminate India’s vast manuscript heritage and revive its civilizational knowledge traditions for future generations.
Key Objectives:
- Digitize and catalog over 1 crore manuscripts across the country.
- Establish a National Digital Repository of manuscripts.
- Integrate AI, OCR, and blockchain technologies for smart access, transcription, and provenance.
STRATEGIC PILLARS & IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
- Scholarly Leadership & Institutional Strengthening
- Led by domain experts in Indology, philology, and conservation science.
- Establishment of a full-time Director (CEO) and a multidisciplinary core team.
- Technological Integration
- AI-assisted transcription platform for digitizing manuscripts.
- Use of blockchain for provenance tracking and cloud infrastructure for preservation.
- APIs for integration with national and international manuscript archives.
- Conservation & Capacity Building
- Establishment of new conservation labs for palm leaf, birch bark, and paper manuscripts.
- Launch of “Pandulipi Mitras”: a network of trained grassroots volunteers across approximately 100 districts.
- Public Engagement
- Development of educational modules for schools and universities.
- Immersive VR/AR experiences showcasing manuscript heritage.
- Hosting of Manuscript Melas and nationwide social media campaigns.
Timeline Highlights (2025–2031)
- Phase 1: Institutional setup, pilot digitization, training rollout.
- Phase 2: National repository launch, tech platforms go live.
- Phase 3: Outreach scaling, integration with national and international archives.
