Southern Asia

Projects in Southern Asia

EAP 790

Digital documentation of endangered medieval manuscripts in individual and Vihāra collections from various Newār settlements in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

The main focus of the project was to digitise rare medieval Sanskrit manuscripts, related to Buddhism and Hinduism, as well as secular topics, in Newar communities, as well as…

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Santipur and its neighbourhood: text and image production history from early modern Bengal through public and private collections. Major project

Nadia district has a long urban history stemming from the 11th century. Its settlement were places of traditional learning before the advent of European education. The documen…

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EAP766

Retrieval, cataloguing and photographic imaging of rare manuscripts, Balochistan-Pakistan

The project catalogued and digitised twelve private manuscript collections from Balochistan, in Pakistan, with materials dating from the 16th to the 20th centuries. The majori…

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Preservation of historic manuscripts and documents from the Tirthalal Naghabhani Collection, Nepal

The Naghabhanis were the royal treasurers of the Kathmandu Malla court. The Naghabhani Collection holds manuscripts, rubbings and copies of medieval inscriptions, as well as f…

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Preservation and access for rare early Kannada books

This project preserved rare early Kannada books, that have significance for the understanding of Dravidian culture and for the creation of new knowledge about colonial South A…

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Digitising Malay writing in Sri Lanka

The Malay of Sri Lanka have preserved a spoken dialect and a rich writing tradition for over three centuries. Today, the manuscripts of this community are kept in private coll…

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Nuristan

Preliminary Assessment of Intangible and Tangible Cultural Heritage in Nuristan, Afghanistan

A preliminary study to document Nuristan's intangible and tangible cultural heritage, and to assess the need and feasibility of a broader documentation and conservation progra…

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South Asian Film Magazines

Nigar Weekly have documented and preserved part of South Asia's diverse cinematic heritage. This project aims to use these materials to constitute a unique source of historica…

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Endangered Archives from Sufi Shrines of the Afghan-Pakistan Frontier

The Pakistan-Afghanistan frontier region has served as the site of some of South Asia's most enriched spiritual movements. Sufi monastery archives show the persistent spiritua…

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