English - National Mission for Manuscripts

Programmes and ActivitiesI. Documentation• Enriching of National Electronic Database ofManuscripts• National Survey of Manuscripts and Post SurveyProgramme• Expansion and Strengthening of ManuscriptResource Centres (MRCs)• Supporting Manuscript Partner Centres (MPCs)II. Manuscript Conservation and Training• Expansion of MCC Network• Establishing Manuscript Conservation PartnerCentres (MCPCs)• Creation of a National Resource Team ofConservators• Promotion of research programmes• Importing training in preventive conservation• Workshops on Conservation of Rare SupportMaterials• MCPC Workshops• Establishment of Field Laboratories• Conservation of manuscript collections inMRCs• Collaboration with Survey and Post Survey• Collaboration with DigitizationIII. Training on Manuscriptology andPaleography• Conducting training programmes onManuscriptology and Paleography• Creating trained manpower resource• Introducing manuscriptology courses in IndianUniversities• Preparing of critical editions of manuscriptsIV. Documentation through Digitization• Preservation of the original manuscripts forposterity• Promotion of access and usage for scholars andresearchers, without tampering with originalcopies• Creation of a digital library as a resource baseof the digitized copies of manuscripts preservedat different collections of the country• Creation of standards and procedures fordigitization of manuscriptsV. Research and Publication• Tattvabodha: Publication of Collection ofLectures• Sameekshika: Publication of Collection ofSeminar Papers• Samrakshika: Publication of Collection ofSeminar Papers on Conservation• Kritibodha: Publication of the Critical Editions• Prakashika: Publication of rare texts• Kriti Rakshana: bi-monthly publication of theNMMVI. Outreach Programmes• Public Lectures• Seminars• Exhibitions etc.National Mission for Manuscripts | Annual Report 2010–2011