Asia

Projects in Asia

Eap 922

Digitisation and conservation of endangered paper records of the British Indian Association

The British Indian Association, founded in 1851, was one of the earliest political associations of Indian colonial subjects. The archive is an invaluable research resource on …

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Early-modern texts and modern legacies: Digitisation of Manuscripts, Books, Newspapers in southern West Bengal

Private and institutional collections in southern West Bengal hold manuscripts and books that show the literary multilingual culture, along with runs of the newspaper Nihar, w…

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Preservation and access of rare early Grantha books

Grantha script was widely used in South India to write Sanskrit material. After the arrival of printing machines, many Sanskrit texts were published in Grantha script. During …

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(Re)Collecting the Heritage of the Silk Road: Tajikistan’s pre-Russian Past in Documents

While recent decades have seen a growth in the number of document-based histories of the 18th and 19th centuries in Tajikistan, the pre-Russian period remains poorly studied a…

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Temple manuscripts of Kerala and Karnataka

The knowledge in the palm-leaf manuscripts of the Sri Mookambika Temple allows the study of the rites and rituals performed in the Ceremonies. The project built understanding …

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Private records of some leading business families of early colonial Bengal

Bengal had a rich tradition of commodity production, trade and commerce in the pre-colonial and the early colonial period. The archival records of the families with such leadi…

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Preservation of the Music and Dance Archive at the Music Museum of Nepal (NFMIM) - Phase 2

The instruments, music, songs and dances of the diverse ethnic groups of Nepal are unique in the world. Digitisation is the only way present and future generations in Nepal ca…

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Documentation of Endangered Temple Art of Tamil Nadu

This project digitised murals in Tamil Nadu from the Pallava, the Chola, the Nayak and the Maratha periods. Wall and ceiling paintings in six temples and one palace were photo…

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Preservation of unique and historic newspapers printed in traditional Mongolian script between 1936-1945

The project digitised 943 editions of combined ARDYN ERKH and UNEN newspapers (the only government and national newspapers in Mongolia) covering periods from January 1936 to D…

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