Minister of State for Culture, Smt. Meenakashi Lekhi inaugurated the exhibition Hamari Bhasha, Hamari Virasat under the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to celebrate 75th International Archives Day at National Archives of India, New Delhi.
On the occasion of 75th International Archives Day, National Archives of India has made available the Gilgit Manuscripts written between the 5 -6 centuries CE, which is the oldest surviving manuscript collection in India.
It contains documents written on pieces of inner layer of the bark of birch trees which were found in Kashmir region and contain both canonical and non-canonical Jain and Buddhist works that throw light on the evolution of many religious-philosophical literature.