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Telangana - Iran Manuscript Digitization Pact
June 18 , 2026
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- The Department of Heritage, Telangana, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Noor International Microfilm Centre to digitise and preserve rare manuscripts and archival records.
- The agreement covers 737 manuscripts, 3,091 paintings, 14,522 library books and 101 Dastawazats (archival records).
- The collections include documents in Persian, Urdu, Arabic and other languages, and the work will be funded by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran at no cost to Telangana.
- The Telangana State Archives and Research Institute houses over 43 million documents, of which about 80% are in Persian and Urdu, with records dating back to 1406 AD.
- The archives contain records from the Bahmani, Qutb Shahi, Adil Shahi and Mughal dynasties and include rare items such as the Ramayana and Bhagavata Mahapurana in Persian, Quran verses on gold-coated paper and a 10.5-metre-long royal scroll.
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