Workshop concluded · September 2026
Two-day hybrid workshop
Manuscriptology for SEARO Countries
Special reference to manuscripts having medical importance—bringing preservation, scholarship and digital methods into one shared regional conversation.
- Held on
- 10–11 September 2026
- Format
- Hybrid · Physical & virtual
- Venue
- CCRAS–CARI, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Workshop theme
Unlocking the ancient medical manuscripts
Preservation, decipherment, and validation of medical manuscripts in South-East Asia. The programme connected traditional medicine experts with manuscript scholars, archivists, librarians, conservators and historians of medicine.
Part of the 11th World Ayurveda Congress & Arogya Expo 2026
Organised by the World Ayurveda Foundation with CCRAS–NIIMH and the WHO Collaborating Centre for Literary and Fundamental Research in Traditional Medicine.
Open flyer
The programme
Four areas of shared inquiry
01
Mapping SEARO medical wealth
Country-wise archives and the regional script variations found across South-East Asia.
02
Conservation & digitization
Palm-leaf and paper folios, metadata standards, and the role of AI-driven OCR.
03
Textual criticism
Collation methods, parent texts, critical editions, and archaic medical terminology.
04
Policy & alliance
A roadmap toward a SEARO Medical Manuscript Alliance and shared regional registry.
Who took part
Highlights & deliverables
Workshop moments
A gathering of scholars and custodians
Moments from the inauguration, knowledge sessions, guest honours and certificate presentation at CCRAS–CARI, Bhubaneswar.
