{"id":90,"date":"2026-09-28T08:00:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T08:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ayurworld.org\/arogya\/?page_id=90"},"modified":"2026-10-04T12:47:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T12:47:16","slug":"workshop-manuscriptology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ayurworld.org\/arogya\/workshop-manuscriptology\/","title":{"rendered":"Workshop Manuscriptology"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Workshop concluded \u00b7 September 2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

Two-day hybrid workshop<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

Manuscriptology for SEARO Countries<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

Special reference to manuscripts having medical importance\u2014bringing preservation, scholarship and digital methods into one shared regional conversation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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10\u201311 September 2026<\/dd><\/div>
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Hybrid \u00b7 Physical & virtual<\/dd><\/div>
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CCRAS\u2013CARI, Bhubaneswar, Odisha<\/dd><\/div><\/dl><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Workshop theme<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

Unlocking the ancient medical manuscripts<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n\n

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.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Part of the 11th World Ayurveda Congress & Arogya Expo 2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

Organised by the World Ayurveda Foundation with CCRAS\u2013NIIMH and the WHO Collaborating Centre for Literary and Fundamental Research in Traditional Medicine.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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The programme<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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Four areas of shared inquiry<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n\n
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01<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

Mapping SEARO medical wealth<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\n\n

Country-wise archives and the regional script variations found across South-East Asia.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Conservation & digitization<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\n\n

Palm-leaf and paper folios, metadata standards, and the role of AI-driven OCR.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Textual criticism<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\n\n

Collation methods, parent texts, critical editions, and archaic medical terminology.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Policy & alliance<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\n\n

A roadmap toward a SEARO Medical Manuscript Alliance and shared regional registry.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Who took part<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\n\n
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  • <\/path><\/svg>Traditional medicine practitioners and researchers<\/li>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
  • <\/path><\/svg>Sanskrit scholars, Indologists and epigraphists<\/li>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
  • <\/path><\/svg>Historians of medicine<\/li>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
  • <\/path><\/svg>Archivists, librarians and conservators<\/li>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
  • <\/path><\/svg>Delegates from WHO SEARO member nations<\/li>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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    Highlights & deliverables<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\n\n
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  • <\/path><\/svg>Virtual walkthrough of the NIIMH Rare Medical Manuscripts Museum<\/li>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
  • <\/path><\/svg>Digital Medical Manuscriptology Toolkit<\/li>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
  • <\/path><\/svg>E-certificates for registered participants<\/li>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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    Workshop moments<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n

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    A gathering of scholars and custodians<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n\n

    Moments from the inauguration, knowledge sessions, guest honours and certificate presentation at CCRAS\u2013CARI, Bhubaneswar.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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    Speakers, organisers and participants<\/figcaption>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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    The workshop community<\/figcaption>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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    Delegates at the inaugural session<\/figcaption>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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