{"id":29874,"date":"2025-05-18T04:09:08","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T22:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=29874"},"modified":"2025-05-27T12:39:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T07:09:04","slug":"gyan-bharatam-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/gyan-bharatam-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Gyan Bharatam Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Gyan Bharatam Mission Latest News<\/h2>\n<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the revamped National Manuscripts Mission-now restructured as the \u201cGyan Bharatam Mission\u201d-on June 9, 2025.<\/p>\n<h2>About Gyan Bharatam Mission<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The Gyan Bharatam Mission is a comprehensive national initiative under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, dedicated to the systematic survey, documentation, conservation, and digitisation of India\u2019s vast manuscript heritage.<\/li>\n<li>The mission builds upon and revamps the earlier National Mission for Manuscripts (NMM), which was established in 2003 and functions under the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective of Gyan Bharatam Mission<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>To survey, document, conserve, and digitize over one crore (10 million) manuscripts housed in academic institutions, museums, libraries, and private collections across India.<\/li>\n<li>To create a National Digital Repository of Indian Knowledge Systems, making ancient wisdom accessible to researchers, students, and the public worldwide.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Key Features of Gyan Bharatam Mission<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Massive Coverage:\u00a0<\/strong>Targets more than one crore manuscripts, making it the largest manuscript preservation initiative in India\u2019s history.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Digital Repository:\u00a0<\/strong>Establishment of a centralized, accessible digital platform for India\u2019s traditional knowledge systems, enabling AI-driven archiving, metadata tagging, and translation tools.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Collaboration:<\/strong>\u00a0Active engagement with academic institutions, museums, libraries, private collectors, and international organizations for research, preservation, and dissemination.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Modern Conservation:\u00a0<\/strong>Adoption of advanced scientific techniques for restoration, preservation, and digitization, including AI and 3D imaging.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Budgetary Support:\u00a0<\/strong>Budget allocation for the mission increased from \u20b93.5 crore to \u20b960 crore, with a total outlay of \u20b9482.85 crore for 2024-31.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Public Access:\u00a0<\/strong>Manuscripts will be made accessible for academic research, education, and public knowledge, both nationally and globally.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What are Manuscripts?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>A manuscript is a handwritten document crafted on materials like paper, bark, or palm leaves, which is at least 75 years old and holds notable scientific, historical, or artistic importance.<\/li>\n<li>For example, the Bakhshali manuscript, dating back to the third or fourth century BCE, is an ancient Indian text on mathematics written on birch bark.<\/li>\n<li>Research has revealed that the Bakhshali manuscript features the earliest known instance of the mathematical symbol &#8216;zero&#8217;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Gyan Bharatam Mission FAQs<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q1.\u00a0<\/strong>What is the Bharatam mission?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans.\u00a0<\/strong>The Bharatam mission, called the Gyan Bharatam Mission, is a government initiative to survey, document, and conserve India\u2019s manuscript heritage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q2.\u00a0<\/strong>What is the primary objective of the Gyan Bharat mission?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans.\u00a0<\/strong>Its main objective is to preserve, document, and make accessible over one crore Indian manuscripts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q3.<\/strong>\u00a0How many manuscripts will be covered under the Gyan Bharatam mission?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans.\u00a0<\/strong>The mission will cover more than one crore (10 million) manuscripts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q4.\u00a0<\/strong>What is the budget of the manuscript mission?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans.\u00a0<\/strong>The budget has been increased to \u20b960 crore for the mission.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/pm-to-launch-revamped-manuscripts-mission-on-june-9\/article69587353.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gyan Bharatam Mission, by the Ministry of Culture, focuses on documenting, conserving, and digitizing India\u2019s rich manuscript 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