At IIAS workshop, experts stress need to conserve ancient scripts and manuscripts
Indian Express·2h ago·Neutral
What Happened
Indian Institute of Advanced Study organized a two-day workshop in Himachal Pradesh focusing on conserving ancient scripts and manuscripts from the Western Himalayan region. Experts stressed preservation of writing traditions like Pabuchi, Tankri, and Pandavani scripts derived from Sharada. The workshop explores conservation, digitisation, and documentation of manuscripts containing valuable Indian knowledge on Vedas, Puranas, Jyotisha, and Ayurveda.
Key Entities
Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS)Himachal PradeshWestern HimalayaSharada scriptPabuchi, Tankri, Pandavani, Chandvani scriptsProf Om Prakash Sharma