Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat has said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the country is going through a phase of cultural renaissance. Mr Shekhawat said this after inaugurating the Gyan Bharatam International Conference in New Delhi today. Gyan Bharatam is a national initiative dedicated to preserving, digitization and disseminating India’s manuscript heritage.

 

 

Mr Shekhawat said, this Gyan Bharatam mission aims to preserve India’s manuscript heritage for posterity. The Minister informed that under this mission, 25 clusters, 20 regional centres and ten centres of excellence were envisioned. He highlighted that all those teachings related to life that were created thousands of years ago are still useful for mankind and the environment. 

 

 

The conference brings together over one thousand one hundred participants, including scholars, experts, institutions and cultural practitioners from across the country and abroad.