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Source: The post is based on the article “IGNCA launches Vedic Heritage Portal with 550 hours of audio-visual content” published in Indian Express on 27th March 2023.
What is the News?
Union Home Minister has launched the Vedic Heritage portal in New Delhi,
What is Vedic Heritage Portal?
Developed by: Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA)
Purpose: The portal is an effort to map the vedic heritage of the country.It is a one-stop solution for researchers and others who would like to search any information regarding the Vedic heritage.
– The portal gives detailed information about oral traditions, textual tradition in the form of published books/manuscripts, or implements (yajna-related objects).
Features: The portal is available in a mix of English and Hindi, besides audio content in Sanskrit.
– Research articles and lectures on scientific subjects explaining the relevance of ‘Vedic knowledge’ in the perspective of modern science are also documented on the portal.
