The National Mission for Manuscripts was established in February 2003 by the Government of India with Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) as the nodal agency. At present, it is a part of IGNCA.Its purpose is to locate document, preserve and disseminate the knowledge content of Indian manuscripts. The Mission, through its nationwide network and documentation efforts, is engaged in preserving the physical form and rendering accessible India is ...
Painting is one of the most important forms of art, which can be appreciated by the scholars and laymen alike. Artists have used several types of media and treatments to these for best possible representation of their feelings. Unfortunately, since the painting is a complex combination of organic and inorganic materials behaving differently to environment, it is very vulnerable to deterioration. It is because of this delicate nature of these paintings, that ...
