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Egangotri Digital Preservation Trust

Over 60,000 Rare Texts Rescued from Obscurity—eGangotri Opens India’s Manuscript Vaults to the World

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From Sharada script treasures to forgotten epics, 1.4 crore pages of India’s knowledge legacy are now freely accessible—thanks to eGangotri’s pioneering digitization and public domain commitment.

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Key Activities

  • Digitization: eGangotri digitizes manuscripts and books from various collections, including those written in the Sharada script.

  • Open-Source Tools: The organization develops open-source tools to assist in mass uploading and digitization processes.

  • Public Domain Commitment: All digitized content is released under the CC0 1.0 Universal license, placing it in the public domain for unrestricted use.

Active Campaigns

eGangotri organized a Tour of Kathmandu Valley June-July 2025 in search of manuscript repositories. The search was extremely fruitful and manuscript-collections rich in Sanskrit and...

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Total Requested

₹24L

Fulfilled

₹4.05L

Projects

This project aims to preserve and digitize rare Sanskrit manuscripts across Srinagar, Jammu, Delhi, Lucknow, and Varanasi. Unique collections—ranging from palm-leaf and birch-bark texts to...

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Total Grants

₹8.31L

From Year

2023-2024

This project aims to preserve and digitize rare Sanskrit manuscripts across Srinagar, Jammu, Delhi, Lucknow, and Varanasi. Unique collections—ranging from palm-leaf and birch-bark texts to...

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Total Grants

₹15.73L

From Year

2024-2025

This project aims to preserve and digitize rare Sanskrit manuscripts across Srinagar, Jammu, Delhi, Lucknow, and Varanasi. Unique collections—ranging from palm-leaf and birch-bark texts to...

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Total Grants

₹4L

From Year

2025-2026