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Address:DirectorDirectorate of State Archaeology,Archives & MuseumStone Building, Old SecretariatSrinagar–190001Jammu and KashmirTel: 0194-2472361 (Srinagar)0191-2578834 (Jammu)Himachal Academy of Arts, Cultureand Languages, ShimlaThe MRC at Himachal Academy of Arts, Cultureand Languages, Shimla signed the MOU with theMission in May 2005. Since then the MRC hasdocumented 60,379 manuscripts covering 1800private collections and 100 institutions. It hasalso organised 10 publicity programs in differentplaces generating a very good response amongthe people. The MRC has also been involved inconducting the National Survey for manuscripts inHimachal Pradesh. The Academy has collected 700manuscripts during the Survey period.Address:Dr. B. R. JaswalProject CoordinatorHimachal Pradesh Academy of ArtsCulture and LanguagesShimla–171001Himachal PradeshKurukshetra University, KurukshetraThe Kurukshetra University was established in1956 and its foundation stone was laid by late Dr.Rajendra Prasad, the first President of India. Startingwith only the Department of Sanskrit, it has growninto a multi-faculty University as one of the premiercentres for advanced study and research in the region.Committed to offer quality education, KurukshetraUniversity established the Jawaharlal Nehru Library.The library has 2,99,463 documents including7,000 manuscripts. Kurukshetra University has a longhistory of collecting manuscripts and rare books forresearch and teaching. Some of its manuscripts are500 years old. The University’s collection serves thestudents and scholars from around the world, as wellas members of the general public, who are welcometo use its materials.The MRC at Kurukshetra University has beenfunctioning since October 2003 to locate anddocument the manuscripts in the public andprivate manuscript repositories of Harayana. TheMRC has documented 27,423 manuscripts covering12 districts and prepared 16658 electronic data.The MRC was also involved in conducting theNational Survey for manuscripts in Haryana in 2006.The university MRC has added 5,000 manuscripts intheir collection during survey period and coveredabout 55 institutions and 400 private collections inthe State.Address:Surendra Mohan MishraDepartment of Sanskrit, Pali and PrakritKurukshetra UniversityKurukshetra–136119 (Harayana)Tel: 01744 238367, Fax: 01744 238277Library of Tibetan Works and ArchivesConceived of and founded by His Holiness the 14 thDalai Lama of Tibet, the Library of Tibetan Worksand Archives (LTWA) is one of the most importantinstitutions in the world dedicated to the preservationand dissemination of Tibetan culture. It has beenoperational since 1 st November, 1971. As a centrefor the study of Tibetan culture, the Library is firmlydedicated to a threefold vision of preservation,protection and promotion. The Library is home to oneof only two Tibetan Oral History projects in the world.The Tibetan Manuscript Collection contains more than80,000 items, ranging from handwritten manuscriptsand centuries old documents to contemporarybooks and periodicals. Of special value are several66National Mission for Manuscripts | Annual Report 2010–2011