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India Invites Abstracts for Global Manuscript Heritage Conference

The hybrid event will gather global delegates in New Delhi to plan conservation, digitization of India’s 10 million manuscripts

Overview

  • Organisers have invited abstracts by August 10 via the official conference website to secure presentation slots
  • The conference’s thematic sessions will explore conservation techniques, digitization workflows, metadata standards, palaeography, AI-integrated archival practices
  • Participants will adopt the New Delhi Declaration on Manuscript Heritage to guide future stewardship efforts
  • Expert working groups will be formed to focus on decipherment, translation, conservation, digital preservation of manuscripts
  • The Manuscript Research Partner programme will engage emerging researchers through script labs, hands-on training and digital content projects