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Hon. Dr. Kalam launched a demonstration on it. Prof. Prashant Dave anchored the program while Dr. J. B. Shah accorded the vote of thanks. On this occasion leading dignitaries and Scholars attended this program joyfully. National Workshop Conservation of Textile related Manuscripts and antiquities :
L. D. Institute of Indology organized a five days National Level Workshop on Textile Manuscripts from 6th December to 10th December 2011 in association with National Mission for Manuscripts under the Ministry of Culture, New Delhi.
This Seminar was very important for Gujarat, as this State was a main centre of textile related antiques including manuscripts of scriptures, miniatures, Vijnapati-patra, scrolls, Pichhavais, Patta-Chitra, Chhod, Chandani, Chandarvo etc. There are large number of such items are preserved in various manuscripts repositories of Gujarat as well as Mumbai, Jaipur, Udaipur, Shrinathdwara, Jodhpur etc. These items are almost 300 to 350 years old and
to Jain, Hindu, Buddhist and Islamic Cultures. These items need special attention to preserve and conserve. As there is sufficient scientific progress seems in this area also various experts from all over India including Scholars viz. Dr. J. B. Shah (Ahmedabad), Dr. S. P.Singh, Dr. K. K. Jain (Mysore), Dr. Achal Pandya (IGNCA), Mrs. Ritu Jain (IGNCA), Dr. Anupam Sah (Bhubaneswar), Dr. Satyavrata Tripathi (National Museum), Mrs. Priya Kapoor, etc. These Faculties presented their lectures and demonstrations with case studies. The participants in this Workshop came from all over India and they are already working in the same field of conservation and preservation of antiquities. Dr. Dipti Tripathi, Mission Director, National Mission for Manuscripts, New Delhi presided the Inaugural Function and Dr. Yaduvir Singh Rawat, Director, Department of Archaeology, Gujarat State was also present there as Chief Guest on this occasion.
Here it is noteworthy that National Mission for Manuscripts is special project of Ministry of Culture which is especially dedicated for the survey, catalogue, preservation, conservation and studies of Manuscripts widely found from nook and corner of India ranging from 12th - 13th Centuries A.D. From its inception this Mission has explored more than 50 lacs manuscripts and so far it has recorded 20 lacs manuscripts in National Register. National Seminar on Prakrit Manuscripts :
L. D. Institute of Indology has organized a National Level Seminar on
