Jammu, Jan. 3 -- In a significant step towards strengthening manuscript preservation framework and with a view to focus on preservation of the manuscript resources in Jammu , the Shashvat Art Gallery, Museum & Manuscript Library, Jammu, has been designated as a Cluster Centre under Gyan Bharatham, the flagship initiative of the Ministry of Culture, Government of India.
The designation was formalised through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on Friday, 26 December 2025, between Gyan Bharatham (GB), Ministry of Culture, Government of India, and the Shashvat Art Gallery, Museum & Manuscript Library, located at Upper Bazar, Dhountly, Jammu (UT of Jammu & Kashmir).
As a Cluster Centre, the Jammu-based institution will function as a ce...