The Mission places great importance on capacity building—training people in conservation and maintenance of manuscripts. Preventive conservation workshops provide practical training on maintenance and storage of manuscripts. Our training programmes include-
1. 3-day workshops on preventive conservation
The 3-day workshops are organised to create a reserve pool of conservators whose services are utilized by the Mission to carry out preventive conservation and re-organisation of manuscript collections.
We have till now conducted 3 such workshops in Delhi (July 2006), Aligarh (August 2006) and Chennai (October 2006).
2. Regional workshops for MCPC staff
All the Manuscript Conservation Partner Centres (MCPC) have been divided into 10 zones and a workshop for MCPC staff is organised in each zone. The training covers practical sessions on preventive treatment of manuscripts, reorganization of their storage conditions and tips on disaster management. There are about 30 participants in a workshop who are trained directly by the conservators at the Mission.
So far, the Mission has conducted MCPC workshops in 3 zones at Jaipur (October 2006), Bhubaneswar (October 2006) and Lucknow (November 2006).
3. Training for Surveyors during National Surveys and Post Surveys of manuscripts
The national level Surveys and Post Surveys are the most effective way of locating each and every manuscript in the country. Hence, conservation efforts have been combined with this exhaustive mapping exercise. The Surveyors are taught basic tips for handling and storage of manuscripts. They are also equipped with handy kits (comprising of muslin cloth for cleaning manuscripts, de-starched red cloth for wrapping, glove, masks and cotton) to distribute to manuscript holders.
Conservation training has combined with the Survey exercise in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi.
4. Training for the students of M.A (conservation)
A three day training programmed for the students of M.A (conservation) was organized at NMM from 17th -19th June 2008. Students were given specialized training on conservation, storage and reorganization of Manuscripts. Training programmed was attended by 20 students from NMI and DIHRM.
5. Four day workshop on “Conservation of palm leaf Manuscripts ”
A four day workshop on “conservation of palm leaf manuscripts ” was held at INTACH-ICI Bhubaneshwar centre from 17th to 20th November 2008. Around 25 participants from different Museums, Libraries and institution attended the workshop.
6. Six day workshop on “Preventive Conservation of Manuscripts” ”
A three day workshop on “Conservation of palm Leaf Manuscripts” was jointly organized by NMM and Regional conservation Laboratory, Thiruvanathapuram (MCC) from 29th to 31st December 2008. There were 30 Participants from various MCPC’s in Tamilnadu and Kerala.
7. Six day workshop on “Preventive Conservation of Manuscripts”
A six days workshop was organized jointly by NMM and Karnataka State Archives on “Preventive Conservation of Manuscripts” from 19th January to 24th January 2009. Around 30 participants benefited from the training imparted by the experts of NMM, RCL Mysore and INTACH.
8. Six day workshop on “Preservation and Modi Kannada Script Manuscripts”
A six days workshop and Awareness was organized jointly by NMM and Karnataka State Archives on “Preservation and Modi Kannada Script Manuscripts” from 18th May to 23th May 2009.
See Calender Of Events for future training schedules
Conservation Workshop April 2016 – March 2017 |
Date of Workshop 2016 – 2017 |
Workshop on Preventive Conservation of Manuscripts |
1 |
H.P. State Museum, Shimla |
15th to 19th Nov 2016 |
2 |
Oriental Research Institute, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati |
5th to 9th December 2016 |
3 |
Manipur State Archive, Manipur Imphal |
07th to 11th March 2017 |
4 |
Tripura University, Tripura (Kadapa) |
16th to 20th January 2017 |
5 |
Aklank Shodh Sansthan, Kota, Rajasthan |
30th Jan to 3rd Feb 2017 |
6 |
Shashvat Art Gallery, Jammu Tawi Museum and Manuscripts Library, Jammu |
21th to 25th Feb 2017 |
7 |
Sarasvati Bihar, Barapada, Bhadrakh, Odisha |
7th to 11h Feb 2017 |
Conservation Workshop April 2015 – March 2016 |
Date of Workshop 2015 – 2016 |
Workshop on Preventive Conservation of Manuscripts |
8 |
Lucknow University Tagore Library, Lucknow (U.P.). |
29 Feb to 4th March 2016 |
9 |
M.State Archive, Manipur |
16-20 May 2016 |
10 |
P.G. Department of Library & Information Science Tilkamanjhi, Bhagalpur |
31 March to 4th April |
11 |
Sri Dev Kumar Jain Research Institute, Ara |
13th to 17th April 15 |
12 |
Kashmir University Research & Publication library J& K, State Srinager at Kashmir University |
April 16 |
Conservation Workshop April 2014 – March 2015 |
Date of Workshop 2014 – 2015 |
Workshop on Preventive Conservation of Manuscripts |
13 |
Bhadrak Odisha |
2nd to 6th Feb 2015 |
14 |
Sarsvatimahal Library & Research Centre, Thanjavur |
5th to 9th Sept 2014 |
Conservation Workshop April 2013 – March 2014 |
Date of Workshop 2013 – 2014 |
Workshop on Preventive Conservation of Manuscripts |
15 |
Manipur State Archive, Manipur, Imphal |
11th to 15th Nov 2013 |
16 |
KundKundJananapitha, Indore |
10 to 15 March 2014 |
17 |
AP State Archive & Research Institute Hyderabad |
18th to 22th Feb 2014 |
18 |
Patana Museum, Patna |
8th to 13th March 2014 |
19 |
Keladi Simoga, Karnataka |
15th to 19th March 2014 |
20 |
Dr. Girin Phuleon
Moranhat, Assam, |
21th to 25th April 2014 |
21 |
Tripura |
24th to 28th April 2014 |
22 |
Srinager |
24th to 28 May 2014 |
23 |
ICI, Rampur Raza Library, Rampur |
24th to 28th April 2014 |
24 |
Central Library, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi. |
23rd to 27th June 2014 |
Conservation Workshop April 2012 – March 2013 |
Date of Workshop 2012 - 2013 |
Workshop on Preventive Conservation of Manuscripts |
25 |
Oriental Research Institute, S.R.V, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh |
10 to 14 Sept 2012 |
26 |
Kolkata, Shantiniketan |
09 to 13 Sept 2012 |
27 |
Himachal State Museum, Shimla |
10 to 12 Oct 2012 |
28 |
L.D. Institution, Ahmedabad |
06 to 10 Sep 2012 |
29 |
Manipur State Archive, Manipur, Imphal |
5 to 9 Nov 2012 |
30 |
Keladi Museum & Historical Research, Keladi, Sagar Tq., Simoga Dist.Karnataka |
21 to 25 Nov 2012 |
31 |
APGO, Hyderabad |
17 to 21 Dec 2012 |
32 |
Tripura University, Tripura |
12 to 16 March 2013 |
33 |
Moranhat, Assam, |
4 to 8 January 2013 |
34 |
Vrindavan Shodh Sansthan, Raman Reti Marg, Vrindavan |
21 to 25 Jan 2013 |
35 |
Kurukshetra, Haryana |
26 to 2 Feb 13 |
36 |
O.R.I. Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala |
4 to 8 March 2013 |
Conservation Workshop April 2011 – March 2012 |
Date of Workshop 2011- 2012 |
Workshop on Preventive Conservation of Manuscripts |
37 |
Orissa State Museum, Bhubaneswar |
26 to 30 Jun11 |
38 |
O. R. I., SV University, Tirupati |
1 to 5 Aug 2011 |
39 |
Aklank Shodh Sansthan, Kota Rajasthan |
24 to 28 Aug 2011 |
40 |
B.O. R.I., Pune |
26 to30 Sep 2011 |
41 |
Manuscript Library, University of Calcutta, Kolkata |
17to 21 Oct 2011 |
42 |
A.P. State Archives and Research Institute, Hydrabad |
02 to 06 Dec 2011 |
43 |
Patna Museum, Patna, Bihar |
08 to 12 Jun 2011 |
44 |
National Institute of Prakrit Studies and Research, Karanataka |
19 to 23 Dec 2011 |
45 |
Government Museum Egmore, Chennai |
09 to 13 Sep 2011 |
46 |
K. K. H.Library, Gauhati University, Guwahati |
08 to 12.Nov 2011 |
47 |
Tamilnadu Government Museum Egmore, Chennai |
2012 |
48 |
Department of History, Tripura University, Tripura West |
20 to 24 Feb 2012 |
49 |
INTACH, Lucknow |
22 to 25 Nov 2011 |
50 |
M.S.A, Imphal, Manipur, Seminar cum workshop |
10 Jan – 14 2012 |
Conservation Workshop April 2010 – March 2011 |
Date of Workshop 2010 – 2011 |
Workshop on Preventive Conservation of Manuscripts |
51 |
Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, Ganga NathJha Research Institute, Allahabad |
16 to 20 July 2010 |
52 |
Oriental Research Institute, ShriVenkateswar University Tirupati |
24 to 28 Sept 2010 |
53 |
Central Library, BHU Varanasi |
21 to 25Oct 20101 |
54 |
Thunchan Memorial Trust, Kerala |
6 to 12 Oct 2010 |
55 |
Abrol Manuscript and Rare Book’s Library with Directorate of State Archive, Jammu |
27 to31Dec 2010 |
56 |
Govt DSRMVPG Sanskrit university, Raipur Chatishsgar |
18 to 22 Jan 2011 |
57 |
Sri Vadiraja Research Foundation, Sri PuthingMatha Car Street, Udupi, Karnataka |
17 to 22 March 2011 |
58 |
Patna Museum , Patna |
2 to 6 March 2011 |
59 |
Kunda kunda Jnanapitha Indore |
7 to 11 March 2011 |
60 |
Bhogilal Laherchand institution of Indology, Delhi |
23 to 27 March2011 |
61 |
Manipur State Archive ,Imphal |
20 to 24 Oct 2010 |
62 |
Tripura University, Tripura |
25 to 29 May 2011 |
Rare Support Material |
63 |
Rajasthan oriental Research Institute, Jodhpur |
Textile Manuscripts |
22 to 24 March 2011 |
64 |
Himachal State Museum, ChauraMaidan, Shimla |
Illustrated Manuscripts |
22 to 26 Feb 2011 |
Pool of Resource Persons |
65 |
INTACH, Lucknow |
20 to 24 Dec 2010 |
Conservation Workshop April 2009 – March 2010 |
Date of Workshop 2009 – 2010 |
Workshop on Preventive Conservation of Manuscripts |
66 |
Patna Museum, Patna |
9th to 10 August 2009 |
67 |
IGNCA, New Delhi |
25th to 27th August 2009 |
68 |
Himachal State Museum, Shimla |
8th to 10th December2009 |
69 |
Oriental Research Institute, S.R.V, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh |
23rd to 25th February 2010 |
70 |
Bhandarkar ORI Pune |
8th to 10th March 2010 |
71 |
Digambar Jain Pandulipi Samrakshan Kendra Jain,Vidya Samsthan Jaipur, |
13th July to 15th July 2010 |
72 |
Manipur State Archive, Manipur Imphal |
16th to 20th February 2010 |
73 |
National Museum, (New Delhi) |
15th to 19th March2010 |
74 |
Thunchan Memorial Trust, MRC Tirur Kerala |
26th to 28th March 2010 |
Conservation Workshop April 2008 – March 2009 |
Date of Workshop 2008 – 2009 |
Workshop on Preventive Conservation of Manuscripts |
75 |
Tamilnadu Government Museum Egmore, Chennai |
July 2008 |
76 |
Shankara Deva Kala Kshetra, Guwahati, |
Dec 2008 |
77 |
Kolkata University, Kolkata |
Oct 2008 |
78 |
INTACH, Lucknow |
Jan 2009 |
Conservation Workshop April 2006 – March 2007 |
Date of Workshop 2006 – 2007 |
Regional Workshop for Manuscripts Conservation Partner Center |
79 |
Digambar Jain Pandulipi Samrakshan Kendra Jain,Vidya Samsthan Jaipur |
9th to 13th Oct 2006 |
80 |
INTACH, Bhubaneswer |
9th to 13th Oct 2006 |
81 |
INTACH Lucknow |
7th to 11th Nov 2006 |
82 |
K. K. H.Library, Gauhati University, Guwahati |
21th to 25th Nov 2006 |
83 |
O.R.I. Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala |
7th to 11th Dec 2006 |
84 |
Karnataka State Archive, Bangalore |
5th to 9th Jan 07 |
85 |
Oriental Research Institute, S.R.V, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh |
12 to 16th Jan 07 |
86 |
Bhandarkar ORI Pune |
Feb 07 |
87 |
Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library, Ashok Rajpath, Patna |
17th to 21th March 2007 |
Workshop on Conservation of Rare Support Materials |
88 |
Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad |
SParchment and Ivory |
4th to 8th Aug 2006 |
89 |
IEgmore Museum, Chennai |
Metal |
4th to 8th Nov 2006 |
90 |
Shankara Deva Kala Kshetra, Guwahati, |
Sanchipat |
Jan 2007 |
91 |
Rajasthan Oriental Research Institute, Jodhpur |
Cloth |
Feb 2007 |
Workshop on Preventive Conservation Training for Creating Reserve Pool of Person |
92 |
IGNCA, New Delhi |
5th to 7th July 2006 |
93 |
Aligarh Muslim University |
7th to 9th Aug 2006 |
94 |
Tamilnadu Government Museum Egmore, Chennai |
16th to Oct 2006 |
95 |
Central Library Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi |
27th to 29th Jan 2007 |
96 |
Kolkata University, Kolkata |
29th to 31th Jan 2007 |
97 |
Baroda |
Feb |
Conservation Workshop April 2004 – March 2006 |
Date of Workshop 2004 – 2006 |
Workshop on Preventive Conservation of Manuscripts |
98 |
National Museum, New Delhi (Teachers Training Program) |
December 20140 |
99 |
National Mission for Manuscripts, New Delhi (Teachers Training Program) |
1th to 10th 2005 |
100 |
K. K. H.Library, Gauhati University, Guwahati |
March 2005 |
101 |
Bhandarkar ORI Pune |
August 2006 |
102 |
Salar Jung Museum, Hyderabad |
October 2006 |