Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the historic ‘Gyan Bharatam Mission’ for the digitization of old Indian manuscripts on Sunday. In the 124th episode of his monthly radio show Mann Ki Baat, the PM was broadcast on Sunday, spoken about the mission in detail. Read on to know more.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the historic ‘Gyan Bharatam Mission’ for the digitization of old Indian manuscripts on Sunday. In the 124th episode of his monthly radio programs Mann Ki Baat was broadcast on Sunday, the prime minister stated that under the mission a national digital repository will be created after digitizing the old manuscripts, where students and teachers all over the world would be able to make contact with the knowledge and tradition of the country. “Inspired by the idea of expanding our old knowledge, the Indian government has announced a historical initiative in this year’s budget, Gyan Bharatam Mission. Under this mission, old manuscripts will be digitized. Then a national digital repository will be created with India Knowledge of the world.
What is Gyan Bharatam Mission?
The mission is intended to digitize, retain and make accessible over one crore manuscripts spread throughout the country and was announced earlier this year, on 9 June, in the trade union budget. “These are not only manuscripts, these are the chapters of the soul of India, which we have to teach in the coming generations,” he explained further. This mission is considered a national company to protect the intellectual legacy of India and to create a centralized, structured approach to knowledge retention. In its budget 2025, the Union government significantly increased the financial allocation for the Manuscripts Initiative, from RS 3.5 Crore to RS 60 Crore.
What is the meaning of this mission?
The Gyan Bharatam mission comes at a time when India actively invests in civilization stories, language revitalization and heritage infrastructure by concentrating on manuscripts; This mission bridges cultural pride with contemporary digital access. It also supports the wider vision of ‘Viksit Bharat’ by reclaiming and restoring the traditional knowledge systems of India for future generations. The Prime Minister further started the educational, scientific and cultural organization of the United Nations (UNESCO) to recognize 12 Maratha Forts as World Heritage Sites in the episode and emphasized that every fort was part of a historical event.
PM Modi Goils Maratha Forts
“UNESCO has recognized 12 Maratha forts as world heritage sites. Eleven forts are located in Maharashtra, and one fort is in Tamil Nadu. Each fort has a page connected to history and every stone has witnessed chhatrapati shivaji maharaj and the maratha forten, where the mughals were added,” were confessed, “were accredited,” “were used,” “for the mughals,” “Forten,” “Forten,” “Forten,” “.” A defeat. Shivneri, where Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was born. A fort so safe that the enemy could not bend. Maharaj made the impossible possible. “
(With input from the ANI news agency).
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