\u2713The National Mission for Manuscripts (NMM) was launched in February 2003 by the Government of India with the mandate of documenting, conserving and disseminating the knowledge preserved in the manuscripts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2713A manuscript is a handwritten composition on paper, bark, cloth, metal, palm leaf or any other material dating back at least seventy-five years that has significant scientific, historical or aesthetic value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2713Lithographs and printed volumes are not manuscripts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2713Manuscripts are distinct from historical records such as epigraphs on rocks, revenue records which provide direct information on events or processes in history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2713One of the objectives of the mission is to publish rare and unpublished manuscripts so that the knowledge enshrined in them is spread to researchers, scholars and the general public at large.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2713It is under the Ministry of Culture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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