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

Posted 14 May 2024

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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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