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Q16 (IAS/2008) History & Culture › Culture, Literature, Religion & Philosophy › Vedic and Hindu religious traditions Answer Verified

Recently, the manuscripts of which one of the following have been included in the UNESCO’s Memory of World Register?

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UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register includes the Rigveda manuscripts held by the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute (BORI) in Pune. These thirty Rigvedic manuscripts — comprising samhita, padapatha and commentary copies — were inscribed on the International Register in 2007, recognising their universal documentary significance and the role they play in preserving one of the earliest literary traditions of humankind [1]. Given this specific inscription of Rigvedic manuscripts in the Memory of the World list, the correct choice among the options is Rig‑Veda.

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  1. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_inscriptions_in_UNESCO_Memory_of_the_World_Register_from_India
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