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technical subject. But so far, if we concern about conservation practice in India, the reality does differ, as many of the persons engaged with conservation practice are make shift conservators by just few seminars, workshop or training.
(Fig. 1 & 2 some examples of very badly conserved folios)
With this reality, every now and then, the questions on the quality of the conservation work at different places on same kind of objects (e.g. Manuscripts) can arise, as the aim of the purpose is same but there is a lack of uniformality in work and without clear 'conservation policy', some serious problems like too much intervention, unethical conservation practice or unscientific choice of material or technique adopted for conservation can bring change in object aesthetical or/and historical or/and technical or/and maker's possible intention (eg. size, shape, storage style etc.) of the manuscript, which may not be acceptable by the research scholars, art historians or scientist always (fig. 1 & fig. 2).
To avoid these practical and more likely problems, a sound policy on conservation is required, by aiming internationally competitive standards and working ethics, to maintain the uniformality nationwide. With the clear guidelines, that helps conservator/restorer to know how far to go and when to stop. Because either a newcomer or an expert, conservator is a human beings and every human being is liable to make mistake, and after all, the conservation of manuscript is a commitment to the future generation.
Policy
Policy is a guide-line or a general plan of action or in other words policy
