The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts and the National Manuscript Mission have tied up with Vietnam National University for the documentation, conservation and digitization of manuscripts of Indian origin and Buddhist literature housed in South East Asian countries.
Indira Gandhi Centre for the Arts, Vietnam National University, to conserve Indic documents
Published by: Team GI Youth
Published on 26, May 2022
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