Exhibition traces the journey of South Asian manuscripts

A new exhibition traces a few digitised South Asian manuscripts from national and international repositories. (Source: IIC)

The exhibition titled Evam Vadati Pustakam traces the journeys of texts across languages and to different parts of Asia (Source: IIC)

"The exchange of ideas and knowledge systems from as early as the 2nd-3rd centuries CE have been preserved in handwritten manuscripts, crafted out of palm leaf, birch bark, or handmade paper. These historical records show us how texts connected different regions, linking disciplines, and the processes of synthesis through which knowledge evolved. This is a heritage that represents a diverse literature that goes beyond what we view as separate disciplines today, such as medicine, mathematics, linguistic science, and metaphysics," notes the press statement. (Source: IIC)

The exhibits at India International Center on till September 28, 2023 illustrate more about manuscripts and their authors, the process of composition, and the worlds of their readers. (Source: IIC)

A glimpse from the exhibition (Source: IIC)

The stories document how manuscripts were collected down the ages (Source: IIC)