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The Islamic Manuscript Association (TIMA) "The Islamic Manuscript Association is an international non-profit organisation dedicated to protecting Islamic manuscript collections and supporting those who work with them. It was formed in response to the urgent need to address the poor preservation and inaccessibility of many Islamic manuscript collections around the world." Al-Furqān Islamic Heritage Foundation UK-based cultural foundation whose mission is "To survey, preserve, study and publish the Islamic written heritage, as well as assist and promote the research in its fields." Written Heritage Research Centre / (Markaz-i Pizhūhishī-i Mīrās̲-i Maktūb) مرکز پژوهشی میراث مکتوب "مرکز پژوهشی میراث مکتوب در سال 1372 ش به قصد حمایت از کوشش های محققان و مصححان و احیا و انتشار مهمترین آثار مکتوب فرهنگ و تمدن اسلامی و ایرانی با نام «دفتر نشر میراث مکتوب» با کمک وزارت فرهنگ و ارشاد اسلامی تأسیس شد..." Persian Manuscripts Association (PMA) “The Persian Manuscripts Association (PMA) is an international academic organisation dedicated to the support and promotion of research on Islamicate manuscripts of the vast Persianate world. This includes Iran and all regions that historically participated in or interfaced with persophone culture, from the Balkans and Egypt in the west to India and China in the east.” Persian Manuscript Materials (Mandana Barkeshli & Sadra Zekrgoo) "...dedicated to the study of the material technology of Persian manuscripts. Our goal is to investigate the intricate materials utilized in historical Persian manuscripts, shedding light on the methods and techniques derived from historical recipes mainly between the Taimurid to Qajar dynasties of Persia (15th-19th centuries). Accompanied by images captured during the reconstruction process following the historical recipes, we aim to provide an immersive exploration into the material heritage of Persian manuscripts." The Institute of Arabic Manuscripts / (Maʻhad al-Makhṭūṭāt al-ʻArabīyah) معهد المخطوطات العربية "معهد المخطوطات العربية جهاز خدمات علمية متخصص من أجهزة المنظمة العربية للتربية والثقافة والعلوم (إحدى منظمات جامعة الدول العربية)، يُعنى بالتراث العربي المخطوط بمختلف أصعدته؛ جمعًا وإتاحةً، صيانةً وترميمًا، فهرسةً وتعريفًا، دراسةً وتوظيفًا." Center for Studies and Research and Heritage Revival-Morocco (Markaz al-Dirāsāt wa-al-Abḥāth wa-Iḥyāʼ al-Turāth) مركز الدراسات والأبحاث وإحياء التراث "وضع هذا المركز منذ ميلاده مجموعة من الأهداف تتلخص في الآتي: يسعى المركز إلى تنشيط مجال البح...
Sri Lanka - Ancient, Colonial, Civil War | Britannica
Sri Lanka has had a continuous record of human settlement for more than two millennia, and its civilization has been shaped largely by that of the Indian subcontinent. The island’s two major ethnic groups, the Sinhalese and the Tamils, and its two dominant religions, Buddhism and Hinduism, made their way to the island from India, and Indian influence pervaded such diverse fields as art, architecture, literature, music, medicine, and astronomy. News • Despite its obvious affinities with India, Sri Lanka nevertheless developed a unique identity over the ages that ultimately set it apart from its neighbor. Cultural traits brought from India necessarily underwent independent growth and change in Sri Lanka, owing in part to the island’s physical separation from the subcontinent. Buddhism, for instance, virtually disappeared from India, but it continued to flourish in Sri Lanka, particularly among the Sinhalese. Moreover, the Sinhalese language, which grew out of Indo-Aryan dialects from the mainland, eventually became indigenous solely to Sri Lanka and developed its own literary tradition. Also important to Sri Lanka’s cultural development has been its position as the nexus of important maritime trade routes between Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Long before the European discovery of an oceanic route to India in the 15th century, Sri Lanka was known to Greek, Roman, Persian, Armenian, Arab, Malay, and Chinese sailors. With the coming of the Europeans, however, the strategic importance of Sri Lanka increased, and Western maritime powers fought to control its shores. Both Sri Lanka and India came under European influence and colonial rule. This common experience worked to tighten the long-standing links between the two countries, and, with the attainment of independence in the mid-20th century, Sri Lankan and Indian social institutions and ideologies began to resonate more closely with each other. Prehistoric record Geologically, Sri Lanka is an extension of peninsular India that separated from the mainland perhaps as recently as the Miocene Epoch (roughly 25 to 5 million years ago). Archaeological excavations undertaken since the late 20th century have indicated that the island already supported human inhabitants some 75,000 to 125,000 years ago. The earliest occupants of the region were, like other Paleolithic peoples, hunters and gatherers who made and used fairly rough stone tools. Finer tools made of quartz and occasionally of chert become visible in t...
Preservation of ancient palm-leaf manuscripts launched
A preservation initiative for ancient palm-leaf manuscripts launched at P.B. Siddhartha College, safeguarding invaluable cultural heritage.
Palm-leaf manuscripts to be preserved scientifically - The Hans India
Vijayawada: A scientific preservation programme for rare ancient palm-leaf manuscripts was undertaken on Wednesday at the library of PB Siddhartha Arts and Science College here, Principal Dr Meka...
