Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Neerja Modi Students Explore India’s Manuscript Heritage
Students from Neerja Modi School visited an exhibition about old Indian manuscripts in Jaipur.
They saw examples connected to stories, medicine, religion and culture.
Mission officials explained how people wrote on materials such as palm leaves, paper and copper plates.
Students learned about the Brahmi script and tried writing their names using clay moulds.
They also learned that old manuscripts need careful handling so they are not damaged.
Digitization means making digital copies that can help more people access this knowledge.
A student asked for more school visits and for this topic to be taught in school.
The Mission’s project director said a school drive would be launched soon.
Students in Grades VIII and XI visited a manuscript exhibition at the Rajasthan International Centre in Jaipur.
The Gyan Bharatam Mission, under the Ministry of Culture, organized the National Digitization Drive workshop.
Exhibits included manuscripts and references related to the Ramayana, Ayurveda, Kalpasutra and Hanuman Yantra.
Mission officials discussed manuscript preservation, scripts, conservation methods and digitization with students.
After a student requested more school programs and curriculum inclusion, the Mission’s project director said a school drive would launch soon.
- Who
- Students from Neerja Modi School and officials of the Gyan Bharatam Mission.
- What
- Students attended a workshop and exhibition on preserving and digitizing India’s manuscript heritage.
- When
- October 8; the article does not specify the year.
- Where
- Rajasthan International Centre, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
- Why
- To introduce students to India’s manuscripts and the work of documenting, preserving and expanding access to them.
Access and preservation
Risks and responsibilities
Digitizing manuscripts
Access and preservation
Digitization can safeguard knowledge from fragile physical records and make it accessible to students, researchers and future generations.
Risks and responsibilities
The article stresses that digitization does not remove the need to handle and conserve original manuscripts carefully.
Passing heritage to young people
Access and preservation
School exhibitions and curriculum inclusion can help students recognize and engage with India’s manuscript heritage.
Risks and responsibilities
The article warns that knowledge may be at risk if future generations stop recognizing its value; the requested school drive had not yet been launched.
- School
- Neerja Modi School
- Student grades
- Grades VIII and XI
- Event
- Workshop on National Digitization Drive
- Organizer
- Gyan Bharatam Mission, Ministry of Culture, Government of India
- Venue
- Rajasthan International Centre, Jaipur
- Exhibition theme
- Preserving India’s Manuscript Heritage through Digitization
- School drive
- Project Director Prof. Anirban Dash said a school drive would be launched soon.