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Redefining Preservation-applying Traditional Techniques To Conserve With Special Reference To R Shamashastry Edited Arthashastra Manuscript
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Abstract
This paper explores the immediate need for conserving rare manuscripts. India is a land of historical and cultural diversity and is known as the harbinger of manuscript writing, documentation, conservation and preservation. Countless number of written documents popularly known as manuscripts are housed in Manuscript Conservation Centres and Archival Museums across India. The oriental research institute of Mysore (ORI) is one such institution which has conserved nearly seventy thousand manuscripts. One such rare manuscript is the document of Kautilya?s Arthashastra rediscovered by Sanskrit scholar R Shama Shastry and published in 1909. This manuscript was handed over to the ORI by a Sanskrit scholar from Tanjore. Scholar R. Shama Shastry published this manuscript and the publication of this manuscript influenced the Indian heritage and reflected on the political thoughts in India since 3rd Century BC.. India was heralded as a birth place of several economic and administrative strategies. The authorities of the institute take extra care in preserving manuscripts but still the document which is 450 years old is deteriorating. The condition of the manuscript is causing concern and the issues relating to modern conservation techniques are being questioned. The academicians and custodians of conservation are reviewing traditional Indian methods of conservation. The manuscript needs to be protected along the lines of ancient Indian conservation methodology and evade losing this rarest manuscript.
Keywords
R .Shamashastry , Arthashastra manuscript , Oriental research institute , traditional methods of conservation , new methods, challenges
References
[1] The National mission for manuscripts - Government of India New Delhi - official website 2014
[2] The Indira Gandhi National Center Of Arts Official Website 2014
[3] The Proceedings Of The National Library 2010-2014
[4] The Proceedings Of The ORI Mysore 2010
[5] The Report Of The National Manuscript Library 2012
[6] Marjorie Shelley, “Storage Of Works On Paper,” In Conservation Concerns: A Guide For Collectors And Curators, Ed. Konstanze Bachmann (Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Books, 1992),
[7] Mary C. Baughman, Approaches to Insect Problems in Paper and Books, Harry Ransom Center, Accessed 13 April 2014
[8] Library of Congress, "Care, Handling, and Storage of Works on Paper," Library of Congress, Accessed 13 April 2014
[9] H M arvind focused don Arthashastra in poor condition in his article dated 2011 November 11th Times of India time for R Shamashastry edited Arthashastra manuscript
[10] Assessing preservation needs
[11] Practical significance of preservation
[12] Priorities for manuscript conservation
How to cite this paper
@article{1700872,
author = {Veena. H.N.},
title = {Redefining Preservation-applying Traditional Techniques To Conserve With Special Reference To R Shamashastry Edited Arthashastra Manuscript},
journal = {Iconic Research And Engineering Journals},
year = {2018},
volume = {2},
number = {6},
pages = {56-58},
issn = {2456-8880},
url = {https://www.irejournals.com/formatedpaper/1700872.pdf},
abstract = {This paper explores the immediate need for conserving rare manuscripts. India is a land of historical and cultural diversity and is known as the harbinger of manuscript writing, documentation, conservation and preservation. Countless number of written documents popularly known as manuscripts are housed in Manuscript Conservation Centres and Archival Museums across India. The oriental research institute of Mysore (ORI) is one such institution which has conserved nearly seventy thousand manuscripts. One such rare manuscript is the document of Kautilya?s Arthashastra rediscovered by Sanskrit scholar R Shama Shastry and published in 1909. This manuscript was handed over to the ORI by a Sanskrit scholar from Tanjore. Scholar R. Shama Shastry published this manuscript and the publication of this manuscript influenced the Indian heritage and reflected on the political thoughts in India since 3rd Century BC.. India was heralded as a birth place of several economic and administrative strategies. The authorities of the institute take extra care in preserving manuscripts but still the document which is 450 years old is deteriorating. The condition of the manuscript is causing concern and the issues relating to modern conservation techniques are being questioned. The academicians and custodians of conservation are reviewing traditional Indian methods of conservation. The manuscript needs to be protected along the lines of ancient Indian conservation methodology and evade losing this rarest manuscript.},
keywords = {R .Shamashastry , Arthashastra manuscript , Oriental research institute , traditional methods of conservation , new methods, challenges},
month = {December},
}