Summary
They will work together to make old Indian books into digital copies so everyone can see them. 📖
Experts will share tools to protect the pages and keep the writing safe.
Kids and scholars will get to learn from the new digital collection.
Key Points
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Agreement signed in Paris on 26 October 2026.
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Partners: India's Culture Ministry, National Archives of India, National Library in Kolkata, and the National Library of France.
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Focus areas: turning books into digital files, sharing a digital library, sharing technology, protecting old pages, and joint research.
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They will hold workshops and training for experts.
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The project is part of India's Gyan Bharatam Mission to protect historic manuscripts.
New Words to Learn
13 wordsManuscript
A handwritten book or document from a long time ago
Digitise
Change a paper book into a computer file that can be read on screens
Preservation
Keeping something safe so it does not get damaged
Conservation
Taking care of old items to stop them from breaking
Repository
A place where many digital files are stored safely
Optical Character Recognition
A computer tool that reads printed letters and turns them into text
Handwritten Text Recognition
A computer tool that reads handwriting and changes it into digital text
Scholarly
Related to learning and research
Collaboration
Working together with others
Flagship
The most important or leading project
Initiative
A new plan or action to start something
Cross‑sharing
Exchanging information between groups
Technology exchange
Sharing tools and knowledge about how things work
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