Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage

Context:

  • Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) is engaged in restoration works of a trove of more than 600 pages of rare Tibetan manuscripts which contains Buddha’s teachings written in gold letters.
  • The restoration work is being carried out at Mak Dhog Monastery in West Bengal.

Pre-Facts:

  • The manuscripts contain the ancient Tibetan text called Gyetongba, which contains teachings of Buddhism.
  • The manuscripts are in the Tibetan script Sambhota, named after its inventor.

About INTACH:

  • INTACH is an autonomous non-governmental Indian non-profit society that seeks to preserve Indian culture and heritage.
  • It was founded in 1984.
  • In 2007, the United Nations awarded INTACH a special consultative status with United Nations Economic and Social Council.

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