On 12 September 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the ‘Gyan Bharatam Portal’ at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. The platform aims to digitise, preserve, and provide public access to India’s vast manuscript heritage, using AI and global collaboration.

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• Portal launched during International Conference on Gyan Bharatam
• Conference held 11–13 Sept, Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi
• Over 1,100 scholars, experts, cultural practitioners attended
• Portal to digitise and conserve ancient manuscripts
• Creates national digital repository for open access
• AI tools enable search, translation, annotation
• Supports research, translation, publication of rare works
• Provides training for scholars, conservators, institutions
• Promotes public participation in heritage preservation
• Strengthens India’s cultural revival and global soft power