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To preserve India’s traditional knowledge heritage, a capacity-building workshop on the transliteration of Ayurveda manuscripts written in Tigalari and Old Kannada scripts was inaugurated today at Sri Puthige Narasimha Sabhabhavana, Geetha Mandir, Udupi,Karnataka.
The workshop was inaugurated by Prof. Vaidya Rabinarayan Acharya, Director General, CCRAS.
The ceremony was also attended by Nagaraj Acharya, Administrator and Diwan of Sri Puthige Matha; Dr. G. P. Prasad, Assistant Director, National Institute of Indian Medical Heritage (NIIMH), Hyderabad; Dr. T. Maheshwar, Assistant Director, Central Ayurveda Research Institute (CARI), Bengaluru; and Dr. Sudhir Raj K., Director, Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) Centre, Nitte University. The programme was coordinated by Vidwan Gopalacharya, Director, Sri Vadiraja Research Foundation.
The workshop is being jointly organised by the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), Ministry of Ayush, Government of India, and Central Sanskrit University (CSU), Ministry of Education, Government of India, in collaboration with Sri Vadiraja Research Foundation.
The initiative aims to build expertise among scholars in reading, deciphering and transcribing Ayurveda manuscripts preserved in Tigalari and Old Kannada scripts, which are predominantly found in the coastal regions of Karnataka.
Addressing the gathering, Prof. Acharya highlighted various initiatives undertaken by CCRAS for preservation, documentation and dissemination of Ayurveda knowledge.
He emphasized the Government of India’s efforts under the Gyan Bharatam Mission towards conserving and promoting the country’s rich knowledge traditions.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Sudhir Raj K. underlined the importance of preserving India’s manuscript heritage and highlighted the role of Indian Knowledge Systems in strengthening research and knowledge dissemination.
The 15-day training programme will encourage young scholars from Ayurveda and Sanskrit backgrounds to work with experts in deciphering, transliterating, editing and preparing unpublished Ayurveda manuscripts for publication.
