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Govt seeks ‘donations’ for Ramayana archive
The New Indian Express Hubballi
|March 09, 2026
THE Prime Minister’s Museum and Library (PMML), under the ministry of culture, has initiated efforts to create a National Repository of Ramayana Manuscripts (NRRM), aimed at preserving rare and ancient versions of the scripture from across India.
NRRM has invited institutions, scholars, individuals, religious bodies, universities, libraries and private collectors to donate rare manuscripts of the Ramayana and related texts. Selected manuscripts will be showcased in Ram Temple and International Ram Katha Museum (IRKM) in Ayodhya.
“Manuscripts may include but are not limited to Valmiki Ramayana, regional versions, commentaries, sub-commentaries, ancillary texts and illustrated manuscripts written on palm leaves or paper...Relevant and outstanding scripts will be exhibited at Ram Temple and IRKM albeit after proper scrutiny and validation by a committee set up for the purpose,” said officials.
This story is from the March 09, 2026 edition of The New Indian Express Hubballi.
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