Ministry of Culture Launches Gyan Bharatam National Manuscript Survey to Map India’s Manuscript Heritage
On March 16 2026, the Ministry of Culture launched the ‘Gyan Bharatam National Manuscript Survey (GBNMS)’, a first-of-its-kind three-month-long nationwide exercise under the Gyan Bharatam Mission (GBM), to map India’s manuscript heritage across the country.
About Gyan Bharatam National Manuscript Survey (GBNMS):
Process: The survey is voluntary and non-intrusive, ensuring ownership remains unchanged.
On March 16 2026, the Ministry of Culture launched the ‘Gyan Bharatam National Manuscript Survey (GBNMS)’, a first-of-its-kind three-month-long nationwide exercise under the Gyan Bharatam Mission (GBM), to map India’s manuscript heritage across the country.
About Gyan Bharatam National Manuscript Survey (GBNMS):
Process: The survey is voluntary and non-intrusive, ensuring ownership remains unchanged.
- The survey will be carried out by state-level committees led by the Chief Secretary(CS) and district-level committees headed by the District Magistrate.
Framework: The survey follows a voluntary, non-intrusive four-stage framework:identification, physical verification, cataloguing with metadata, and conservation with digitisation.
Technological Integration: To facilitate data collection, the Ministry of Culture introduced the Gyan Bharatam Applications(app), allowing citizens and institutions to upload basic details such as ownership type and location.
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- This technology leverages the International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) to ensure standardised digital access for global scholars.
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