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    Ramcharitmanas, Panchatantra, and Sahṛdayāloka-Locana enter ‘UNESCO's Memory of the World Asia-Pacific Regional Register’

    Posted 14 May 2024

    2 min read

    Manuscript of three Indian literary works namely Ramcharitmanas, Panchatantra and Sahṛdayāloka-Locana have been included in Memory of the World (MOW) Asia-Pacific Regional Register along with 17 other works from region.  

    • The decision was taken at the 10th meeting of the Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific (MOWCAP), held at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

    About Literary Works 

    Ramcharitmanas

    • Written in the 16th Century by Goswami Tulsidas.
    • An epic poem written in Awadhi language and consists of Seven Kāndas.
    • Poetic retelling of the events of Ramayana.

    Panchatantra

    • Written by Pt. Vishnu Sharma in Sanskrit.  
    • One of the oldest collection of surviving Indian Fables 
    • Consists of five parts and its most distinguishing feature is the 'Story within story' structure. 

    Sahṛdayāloka-Locana

    • Written by Acharya Anandvardhan in Sanskrit and is a text of Indian Poetics.
    • Philosopher Abinava Gupta has written a commentary on it.

    About  MoW Programme

    • Launched in 1992
    • It consists of three Registers namely,  International, Regional and National Register.
      • International Register consists of the  several Indian entries namely Tamil Medical Manuscript Collection, Saiva manuscripts Rig Veda etc.
    • It aims to 
      • Preserve world’s documentary heritage 
      • Enable universal access to documentary heritage and 
      • Enhance public awareness about documentary heritages

     

    • Tags :
    • UNESCO
    • Memory of the World
    • Ramcharitmanas
    • Panchatantra
    • Sahṛdayāloka-Locana
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