UNESCO's Memory of the World Asia-Pacific Regional Register | 15 May 2024

Source: PIB

Recently, the Ramcharitmanas, Panchatantra, and Sahṛdayāloka-Locana have been included in ‘UNESCO's Memory of the World Asia-Pacific Regional Register’.

• ‘Sahṛdayaloka-Locana’, ‘Panchatantra’, and ‘Ramcharitmanas’ were authored by Acharya Anandvardhan, Pt. Vishnu Sharma, and Goswami Tulsidas, respectively.
• The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) played a vital role in securing the historic moment during the 10^th meeting of the Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific (MOWCAP).
  • This marks the first time IGNCA has submitted nominations to the Regional Register since its inception in 2008.
• The Memory of the World (MoW) Program is a global initiative launched by UNESCO in 1992 to safeguard important documentary heritage.
• In the Asia Pacific region, a specific branch called the Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific (MOWCAP) was established in 1998.
  • MOWCAP covers 43 countries, representing one of UNESCO's five regional programs.

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