Smriti opens 1.1M+ Indian manuscripts and 100K inscriptions for free search
Paimaamu · x · 2026-11-09
The Smriti platform from @midorg (smriti.midf.org.in) now indexes over 1.1 million manuscript records and 100,000 inscriptions from India's civilizational heritage, all free to search in one place. The interface shows 100,235 inscriptions and 1,136,687 manuscripts across 84+ dynasties and 35+ languages, filterable by dynasty, script, material and period.
- That's roughly a tenth of the 10M+ manuscripts in India's national survey and a third of the 300K surviving inscriptions
- The team says no other open platform aggregates Indian manuscripts and inscriptions at this scale
- One year in, built on donors, volunteers and partner institutions; next priorities are community contributions/corrections and fresh digitisation grants
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