With an aim to preserve centuries-old intellectual and cultural heritage, the district administration has intensified the National Manuscript Survey under the Gyan Bharatam Mission, with DC Aparajita directing officials to complete the exercise by June 10.
The Union Ministry of Culture had launched the Gyan Bharatam National Manuscript Survey on March 16, under the Gyan Bharatam initiative, to identify and document manuscripts located across the country.
While chairing a review meeting at the Mini- Secretariat conference hall on Monday, the DC said the mission aimed to identify, preserve and digitise ancient manuscripts and archival records so that India’s rich knowledge tradition could be passed on to future generations. The meeting was held after Haryana Chief Secretary Anurag Rastogi reviewed the progress of the manuscript survey with Deputy Commissioners across the state and issued necessary guidelines.
Aparajita said a district-level committee had already been constituted for the mission, with ADC Sushil Kumar appointed as the nodal officer. Under the campaign, officials will identify manuscripts and archival documents that are more than 75 years old from religious places, educational institutions, libraries, as well as from private collections in rural and urban areas.
“These priceless manuscripts are not just old documents, but are carriers of India’s civilisational wisdom, cultural traditions and historical memory. The objective is to digitally preserve them while ensuring they remain safely with their owners,” the DC said.
The officials informed the DC that 387 manuscripts from Kaithal district had already been uploaded on the Gyan Bharatam Mission portal. The data collected during the survey would be documented, digitally recorded and uploaded online to help conserve the historical legacy for future generations.
