The ancient Indian manuscripts including the Rig Veda – have now been selected for inscription in UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register, 2007. While the Rig Veda has been selected from Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Pune, other Indian nominations include the IAS Tamil Medic Manuscript Collection (1997), Archives of the Dutch East India Company (2003), a Dutch nomination, and the Saiva Manuscripts in Pondicherry (2005).
The Vedas are the first literary documents in the history of humankind, and they transcend far beyond their identity as scriptures. The Rig Veda, oldest of the four Vedas, is among the 38 items of documentary heritage of exceptional value which have been added to the prestigious register, bringing the total number of inscriptions since 1997 to 158.It is a collection of 1028 hymns of exceptional literary qualities eulogizing the Vedic deities.
The recommendation to include Rig Veda was floated by the International Advisory Committee, which met in Pretoria (South Africa) from June 11 to 15 and was formally accepted by UNESCO Director General Koïchiro Matsuura.
The programme for the Memory of the World was initiated by UNESCO in 1990s to honor significant landmarks in the world’s documentary heritage and have them recorded as world’s inheritance. The Memory of the World programme claims to guard the world against collective amnesia by preservation of the valuable archival holdings and library collections all over the world. These are thereafter made available in the public domain for dissemination and awareness. The National Mission for Manuscripts of the Culture Ministry had submitted the nomination on behalf of the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute. Out of the total number of 28,000 Manuscripts housed at the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Pune, the 30 manuscripts of the Rig Veda form a valuable part of the collection
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