Modi to launch portal on manuscript digitisation today

New Delhi: With the launch of the Gyan Bharatam Portal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will steer discussions on pathways for revitalising the country’s manuscript wealth on Friday at the international conference on the country’s traditional knowledge. The three-day conference that began on Thursday has the theme ‘Reclaiming India’s Knowledge Legacy through Manuscript Heritage’. PM Modi will launch the Gyan Bharatam Portal, a dedicated digital platform to accelerate manuscript digitisation, preservation, and public access, an official statement said. The conference has brought together leading scholars, conservationists, technologists, and policy experts to deliberate on pathways for revitalising India’s unparalleled manuscript wealth, and to place it at the heart of a global knowledge dialogue, said a statement.