Ministry of Culture’s Initiative to Safeguard Ancient Manuscripts
The key objectives of the National Mission for Manuscripts are documentation, conservation, digitization and online dissemination of manuscript heritage of India. To achieve this mandate, the mission has established more than 100 Manuscripts Resource Centres and Manuscripts Conservation Centres all over India.
The Mission through the network of Manuscript Conservation Centres (MCCs) and Manuscript Resource Centres (MRCs) has preserved, documented and disseminated India’s rich manuscript heritage. The details of which are as given below:
- Mission has documented around 5.2 million number of manuscripts across the country.
- It has conserved 90 million folios of Manuscripts
- The mission has digitized 3.5 lakh number of manuscripts that contain 3.5 crore number of pages.
- The Mission has conducted more than 100 conservation workshops.
- It has uploaded around one lakh forty thousand manuscripts on its web portal out of which seventy five thousand manuscripts are available online for free access for research fraternity and public.
- It has published more than 100 books since its inception. The list of such publication is at Annexure-I.
This information was given by Union Minister for Culture and Tourism Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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ANNEXURE-I
DETAILS OF PUBLICATIONS
| S.No. | Book Name | Year |
| 1. | THE WORD IS SACRED SACRED IS THE WORD | 2006 |
| 2. | Tattvabodha (Vol.-1) | 2006 |
| 3. | Indigenous Methods and Manuscript Preservation | 2006 |
| 4. | Vadhula Gṛhyāgamavṛttirahasyam of NārāyaṇaMisra | 2006 |
| 5. | Śrauta prayogakḷpti of ĀcāryaSivasroṇa | 2006 |
| 6. | Vijñānanidhi | 2007 |
| 7. | Buddhist Literary Heritage in India : Text and Context | 2007 |
| 8. | Tattvabodha (Vol.-2) | 2008 |
| 9. | Text and Variations of the Mahābhārata | 2009 |
| 10. | Indian Textual Heritage (Persian, Arabic & Urdu) | 2010 |
| 11. | Tattvabodha (Vol.-3) | 2010 |
| 12. | Rare Support Materials for Manuscripts and Their Conservation | 2010 |
| 13. | SHABAD GURU (Illustrated Catalogue of Rare Guru Grantha Sahib Manuscripts) Vol.-1 | 2011 |
| 14. | DIWANZADAH | 2011 |
| 15. | CHAHAR GULSHAN | 2011 |
| 16. | Nāṭyaśāstra and the Indian Dramatic Tradition | 2012 |
| 17. | Saving India’s Medical Manuscripts | 2012 |
| 18. | Tattvānusandhānam | 2012 |
| 19. | Vadhulagrihyasutram with Vritti ( Accompanied with some Prayoga&Karika Texts | 2012 |
| 20. | Tattvabodha (Vol.-4) | 2013 |
| 21. | Kirātārjunīyaṭīkā | 2013 |
| 22. | Tazkira-e-Ilahi (Mir ImaduddinIlahi Hamadani) – Part-I | 2013 |
| 23. | Rāgārṇavam (with Rāgacandrikā Vyākhā) | 2013 |
| 24. | Laghvarharnnīti | 2013 |
| 25. | MIR’AT-UL ISTELAH of Anand Ram Mukhlis (Vol. I) | 2013 |
| 26. | MIR’AT-UL ISTELAH of Anand Ram Mukhlis (Vol. II) | 2013 |
| 27. | Abhijñānaśakuntalam | 2013 |
| 28. | Jaiminīyasāmavedasaṃhita (Text of Kerala Tradition) (Arcika, Sāma and Candrāsāma Portions) (Vol. I) | 2013 |
| 29. | Jaiminīyasāmavedasaṃhita (Text of Kerala Tradition)
(Arcika, Sāma and Candrāsāma Portions) (Vol. II) |
2013 |
| 30. | Sanskrit Manuscripts of Kuṭṭamatta family of Kasaragod | 2013 |
| 31. | Kalpāgamasaṃgrahākhyā Vādhūlaśrautasūtravyākhy ā (Part-1) | 2013 |
| 32. | Kalpāgamasaṃgrahākhyā Vādhūlaśrautasūtravyākhyā (Part-2) | 2013 |
| 33. | Ākhyātavāda and Nañvāda along with Ṭippaṇī | 2013 |
| 34. | Pakṣatācintāṇi and Sāmānyanirukti of Gaṅgeśa with Kaṇādaṭippani | 2013 |
| 35. | A Descriptive Catalogue of Persian Translation of Indian Works | 2014 |
| 36 | Traditional Medicine System in India | 2014 |
| 37. | Nāṭyacūḍāmaṇi of Somanārya (With a Telugu Commentary) | 2014 |
| 38. | RAG DARSHAN By Khushhal Khan bin Karim Khan And Risala-i-Mosiqi- e-MasrMohammadshahi By Mohammad Shah ibne Maulavi Mohammad Yousuf Lahori | 2014 |
| 39. | Sanskrit Kathākali works of Vīrakeralavarma | 2014 |
| 40. | Nītiprakāśikā of Vaiśampāyana) | 2014 |
| 41. | Tuhfatul Mujahideen | 2014 |
| 42. | Dravyaguṇaśataślokī of Trimallabhaṭṭa | 2014 |
| 43. | SHABAD GURU (Illustrated Catalogue of Rare Guru Grantha Sahib Manuscripts) | 2015 |
| 44. | SHABAD GURU (Illustrated Catalogue of Rare Guru Grantha Sahib Manuscripts) | 2015 |
| 45. | Studies in South Indian Architecture (With special Reference to Kerala & Tamilnadu | 2015 |
| 46. | Tattvabodha-5 | 2015 |
| 47. | Pauṣkarāgamah Jñānpāda ( Part-1) | 2015 |
| 48. | MAASIR-i-NIZAMI By Lala Mansa Ram | 2015 |
| 49. | Hadiqa-e Hindi (Chaman IV) By Bhagwan Das Hindi | 2015 |
| 50. | Nāṭyapradīpa of Sundaramiśra | 2015 |
| 51. | SHABAD GURU (Illustrated Catalogue of Rare Guru Grantha Sahib Manuscripts | 2016 |
| 52 | Catalogue of Manuscripts on Performing Arts | 2016 |
| 53 | Vaishnav Sampradayon ki Agyata Pandulipi Sampada | 2016 |
| 54. | History of Tripura – As Reflected in the Manuscripts | 2016 |
| 55. | TARIKH-i-SULTAN | 2016 |
| 56. | Nāṭyapradīpa of Sundaramiśra | 2016 |
| 57. | SriSuparṇādhyāyaḥ | 2016 |
| 58. | Kātyāyana – śulbasūtra with Vivṛiti commentary of Rāma Vājpeyi : A Critical Edition and Translation | 2016 |
| 59. | MAJMA’-UL-AFKAR By an Anonymous writer of 12 A.H./18 A.D. (Vol.I) | 2016 |
| 60. | MAJMA’-UL-AFKAR By an Anonymous writer of 12 A.H./18 A.D. (Vol.II) | 2016 |
| 61. | Rasataraṅgiṇī of Bhānudatta | 2017 |
| 62. | The History of Medieval Deccan as reflected in Arabic and Persian Manuscripts | 2017 |
| 63. | Vedalakṣaṇa(वेदलक्षण) Texts Search and Analysis | 2017 |
| 64. | Manuscripts Heritage in Astronomy | 2017 |
| 65. | Tattvabodha Vol.-6 | 2017 |
| 66. | The Jaiminīya Māhā bhārata-Mairavaṇacaritam & Sahasramukharāvaṇacarit am Vol.I | 2017 |
| 67. | The Jaiminīya Māhā bhārata-Mairavaṇacaritam
& Sahasramukharāvaṇacarit am Vol.II |
2017 |
| 68. | Qarabādīn-E-Ma’ ṣūmi Persian | 2017 |
| 69. | Taqweem-AI-Buldān | 2017 |
| 70. | Bacchali Veera Venkana Kavi Raghuvamsamu (Telugu) | 2017 |
| 71. | Terah Masa (Urdu) | 2017 |
| 72. | Muntakhab-E-Ijad-E-Bideli | 2017 |
| 73. | Riyaz-Ul-Afkar | 2017 |
| 74. | Waqai Asad Beg Qazvin | 2017 |
| 75. | Poorakkali and Maruthukali | 2017 |
| 76. | Vātsyāyana- Sūtra-Vṛtti Prauḍhapriyā | 2017 |
| 77. | Dhāraṇī Saṁgraha | 2017 |
| 78. | Tattvabodha Vol-7 | 2018 |
| 79. | Bacchali Veera Venkana Kavi Raghuvamsamu (Telugu) | 2018 |
| 80. | Bhaiṣmīiparinaya Campū of Ratnakheta Dikshit | 2018 |
| 81. | Farang –i- Tohfatus Sa’ Ādat Vol.I | 2018 |
| 82. | Catalogue of Mackenzie Kaifiyats | 2019 |
| 83. | Ancient Indian Scientific Thought and Modern Theories | 2019 |
| 84. | Sufism : A Peregrination through Manuscripts and Popular Culture | 2019 |
| 85. | Pauṣkarāgamah Jñānpāda ( Part-2) | 2019 |
| 86. | Śivajñānabodhabhāsyam | 2019 |
| 87. | Tattvachintāmaṇi-Dīdhiti- Prakāśa- Sarvopakāriṇī | 2019 |
| 88. | Nañvādaṭippanī of Rāmachandra Tarkavāgīśa | 2019 |
| 89. | Farang –i- Tohfatus Sa’ ādat Vol.II | 2019 |
| 90. | Farang –i- Tohfatus Sa’ Ādat Vol.III | 2019 |
| 91. | Brahmasiddhānta in Śākalyasaṁhitā | 2019 |
| 92. | कराबादीन-ए-मासुमी Hindi | 2019 |
| 93. | Kulliyat-E-Wali | 2019 |
| 94. | तेरह मासा Hindi | 2019 |
| 95. | Exploring Medieval India through Persian Sources | 2020 |
| 96. | Tripuradahanam of Vāsudeva | 2020 |
| 97. | Shifa-US-Sibyan | 2020 |
| 98. | Lakulīśapravartitam Pāśupatatantram | 2020 |
| 99. | Mongolian Kanjur | 2020 |
| 100. | WRITINGS IN MIZO MANUSCRIPTS | 2021 |
| 101. | SOMASIDDHANTA | 2021 |
| 102. | GANITAMRTALAHARI | 2021 |
| 103. | DIWAN-E-GHALIB | 2021 |
| 104. | SIYAR-UL-ARIFIN | 2021 |
| 105. | HISTORY OF DEVELOPMENT OF MATHEMATICS IN INDIA | 2022 |
| 106. | The Recensions of Natyasastra | 2022 |
| 107. | Tattvabodha Vol.-8 | 2022 |
| 108. | VEDANTAVIJAYA OF SRI MAHACARYA | 2022 |
| 109. | DIWAN-E-ABRU PRAKASHIKA-56 | 2022 |
| 110. | TALALAKSANAM OF ACYUTARAYA (With a Telugu Commentary) | 2022 |
| 111. | QARABADIN-E-MA’SUMI (Urdu ) | 2022 |
| 112. | SIDDHANTASUNDARAH | 2022 |
| 113. | NATANKUSAM | 2023 |
| 114. | KIRTI RAKSHANA | 2023-24 |
| 115. | Mongolian Kanjur | 2023-24 |