{"id":375224,"date":"2026-11-07T14:37:32","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T09:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=375224"},"modified":"2026-11-07T14:40:44","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T09:10:44","slug":"mahabharata-arthashastra-rajatarangini-added-to-unesco-memory-register","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/mahabharata-arthashastra-rajatarangini-added-to-unesco-memory-register\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Mahabharata&#8217;, &#8216;Arthashastra&#8217;, &#8216;Rajatarangini&#8217; Added To UNESCO Memory Register"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> Three significant texts of Indian civilisation, Kalhana\u2019s Rajatarangini, the Mahabharata and Kautilya\u2019s Arthashastra have been inscribed in UNESCO\u2019s Memory of the World Regional Register for Asia and the Pacific during the 11th MOWCAP session held in Jakarta, Indonesia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About the Memory of the World (MOW) Program<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 350px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent.fbek1-4.fna.fbcdn.net\/v\/t39.99422-6\/894824643_1785776469136803_5652035554191923708_n.png?stp=dst-jpg_tt6&amp;cstp=mx900x1200&amp;ctp=p526x296&amp;_nc_cat=111&amp;_nc_map=urlgen_bucketless&amp;ccb=1-7&amp;_nc_sid=833d8c&amp;_nc_ohc=5bU2XuogwvIQ7kNvwEUyPgt&amp;_nc_oc=AdrPIgXWtSOgTAYmnRzW1Mk1_qnVno0Gly-hMUh9rkvta6Upx8xlcvObDQwjc2JI2HUbjebWdGbLbnWMab5NuLA8&amp;_nc_zt=14&amp;_nc_ht=scontent.fbek1-4.fna&amp;_nc_gid=cd4cP6TTcTb_nm70cR_wKQ&amp;_nc_ss=7b289&amp;oh=00_AQR66maA5qIUSFZJv44kqgkIeCGM7mDvS5U3NGd1tk-tFg&amp;oe=6AF49149\" alt=\"'Mahabharata', 'Arthashastra', 'Rajatarangini' Added To UNESCO Memory Register\" width=\"350\" height=\"466\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: India in Suriname<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Memory of the World (MOW) Program<\/strong> is a global initiative <strong>aimed<\/strong> at <strong>preserving, protecting, and enhancing access to documentary heritage,<\/strong> particularly those collections that are rare and at risk.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Launch:<\/strong> It was launched by <strong>UNESCO in 1992<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Memory of the World (MOW) Register: <\/strong>The Register was launched as<strong> a core project <\/strong>under the MOW Program<strong> aimed <\/strong>at creating a <strong>compendium of documents<\/strong> \u2014 manuscripts, oral traditions, audio-visual materials, and library and archive holdings \u2014 which are of world significance and outstanding universal value.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"yellow-h2-box\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">India and MOW Register<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>With the inclusion of <strong>Mahabharata, Arthashastra and Rajatarangini,<\/strong>\u00a0India now has<a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/gita-and-natyashastra-in-unescos-memory-of-the-world-register\/\"><strong> 17 entries <\/strong>in the MOW Register.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>These include the <strong>Rig Veda (added in 2005)<\/strong> and the collective works of the <strong>Shaivite philosopher Abhinavagupta<\/strong> (added in 2023), the archives of the first summit meeting of the <strong>Non Aligned Movement in Belgrade in 1961<\/strong> (added in 2023), the archives of the <strong>Dutch East India Company<\/strong> (added in 2003), <strong>Na\u1e6dyashastra<\/strong> (added in 2025) and <strong>Bhagavad Gita<\/strong> (added in 2025).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">About &#8216;Mahabharata&#8217;<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>&#8216;Mahabharata&#8217;<\/strong> is one of the<strong> world&#8217;s longest epic narratives. <\/strong>It occupies a <strong>central position in South Asian literary, philosophical and religious traditions.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is traditionally attributed to <strong>Sage Vyasa.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It has evolved from <strong>Jaya (8,800 verses), to Bharata (24,000 verses), and the larger Mahabharata.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Beyond its account of the conflict between the Kauravas and Pandavas, the epic<strong> explores questions of duty, justice, morality, power, kinship and the responsibilities of individuals and rulers.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Its <strong>philosophical dimensions, particularly the Bhagavad Gita, have influenced generations of thinkers<\/strong> and continue to shape discussions on ethics and human conduct across cultures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">About &#8216;Arthashastra&#8217;<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Arthasastra<\/strong> is\u00a0an ancient <strong>Sanskrit treatise on statecraft, economic policy, governance and military strategy.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is<strong> traditionally attributed to Kautilya, <\/strong>also known as <strong>Chanakya,<\/strong> who served as chief adviser to Mauryan emperor Chandragupta Maurya.<\/li>\n<li>It dates back to the <strong>4th century BCE. <\/strong>It was written on a <strong>complete 16th-century palm-leaf manuscript, <\/strong>in the<strong> Grantha script.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It has been preserved at the<strong> Oriental Research Institute in Mysore.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Its detailed examination of <strong>statecraft, taxation, law enforcement, intelligence networks and public administration<\/strong> offers valuable insights into political organisation and the functioning of ancient Indian states.<\/li>\n<li>The text remains an important reference for scholars<strong> studying the history of political and economic thought.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">About &#8216;Rajatarangini&#8217;<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Rajatarangini<\/strong> is a <strong>rare chronicle<\/strong> which is widely regarded as<strong> one of the most important historical chronicles of medieval India.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">It was composed by the <strong>12th-century Kashmiri historian Kalhana.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">It was written in<strong> Sanskrit between 1148 and 1149 CE<\/strong>, in the <strong>Sharada script<\/strong> on traditional <strong>Kashmiri birch bark<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It documents the<strong> history and royal dynasties of Kashmir,<\/strong> along with political events and socio-cultural aspects of the region, within the literary framework of <strong><i>kavya<\/i> <\/strong>(poetry).\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">The text <strong>comprises 7,826 verses divided into eight books, known as <i>tarangas<\/i>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Three significant texts of Indian civilisation, Kalhana\u2019s Rajatarangini, the Mahabharata and Kautilya\u2019s Arthashastra have been inscribed in UNESCO\u2019s Memory of the World Regional Register for Asia and the Pacific during the 11th MOWCAP session held in Jakarta, Indonesia. About the Memory of the World (MOW) Program Memory of the World (MOW) Program is a&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/mahabharata-arthashastra-rajatarangini-added-to-unesco-memory-register\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8216;Mahabharata&#8217;, &#8216;Arthashastra&#8217;, &#8216;Rajatarangini&#8217; Added To UNESCO Memory Register<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,11212,1236,12039],"tags":[11872,10752],"class_list":["post-375224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-history-and-art-culture-in-news","category-international-organisations","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-ndtv","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375224","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=375224"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375224\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=375224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=375224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=375224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}