News: Recently, PM launches the Gyan Bharatam Portal which is a dedicated digital platform to accelerate manuscript digitisation, preservation, and public access.
About Gyan Bharatam Portal
- It is a dedicated digital platform aimed at accelerating the digitization, preservation, and public access to India’s vast manuscript heritage.
- Mission: It supports the Gyan Bharatam Mission, which seeks to become the voice of India’s culture, literature, and knowledge legacy.
- Aim: It aims to become an important educational resource for scholars and the general public interested in India’s cultural and intellectual history.
- Thematic Focus: The portal was launched during the International Conference on Gyan Bharatam, themed “Reclaiming India’s Knowledge Legacy through Manuscript Heritage.”
- Key Areas of Focus: The conference addressed critical areas such as manuscript conservation, digitization technologies, metadata standards, and the decipherment of ancient scripts.
- Unlocking Historical Knowledge: The portal helps unlock India’s rich intellectual and cultural heritage, making it available for global exploration and learning.
- Research and Innovation: It serves as a vast data bank for new research, academic exploration, and innovation in cultural and creative industries.
- Cultural Diplomacy: The portal not only serves as a preservation tool but also plays a role in fostering cultural diplomacy, allowing India to showcase its rich heritage on the global stage.
- Key Features of the Gyan Bharatam Portal
- Digitization of Manuscripts: The portal facilitates the process of converting ancient manuscripts into digital format for wider access and preservation.
- Preservation and Accessibility: It ensures the safe preservation of valuable manuscripts while making them accessible to scholars, researchers, and the public.
- Integration of Technology: The platform utilizes modern technologies to aid in the conservation and digitization of manuscripts, ensuring accuracy and quality.
- Global Significance and Economic Potential
- Cultural and Creative Industries: With a global value of 2.5 trillion dollars, the digitization of India’s manuscript wealth contributes to the cultural sector, supporting both research and economic growth.
- Global Knowledge Dialogue: The portal positions India’s manuscripts as central to a global dialogue on knowledge, culture, and heritage.
