UNESCO’s Memory Of The World Asia-Pacific Regional Register:
The Ramcharitmanas, Panchatantra, and Sahṛdayāloka-Locana have been included in ‘UNESCO’s Memory of the World Asia-Pacific Regional Register’.
- ‘Sahṛdayaloka-Locana’, ‘Panchatantra’, and ‘Ramcharitmanas’ were authored by Acharya Anandvardhan, Pt. Vishnu Sharma, and Goswami Tulsidas, respectively.
- The Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) played a vital role in securing the historic moment during the 10th meeting of the Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific (MOWCAP).
- This marks the first time IGNCA has submitted nominations to the Regional Register since its inception in 2008.
- The Memory of the World (MoW) Program is a global initiative launched by UNESCO in 1992 to safeguard important documentary heritage.
- In the Asia Pacific region, a specific branch called the Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific (MOWCAP) was established in 1998.
- MOWCAP covers 43 countries, representing one of UNESCO’s five regional programs.
