Gyan Bharatam Mission: 30,996 manuscripts documented in Mysuru district so far

Out of the 2.13 lakh manuscripts collected from 17 districts of Karnataka so far under the Gyan Bharatam Mission, which aims to build a national repository of centuries-old handwritten texts and records, as many as 30,996 manuscripts have been documented in Mysuru district alone.This information was shared by officials at an event to promote and raise awareness about a documentation campaign called ‘Survey of Manuscripts in Karnataka’ in Mysuru district on Tuesday (April 28). Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy released a poster for the same. Officials from the Department of Archaeology, Museums, and Heritage, and the Department of Tourism were also present on the occasion.

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