The Project Manuscripts: Digitizing the Treasure-Trove of Knowledge by Neldria Crasto
Crouched on my couch, editing each picture one after the other I remember my phone gallery filled with images of illustrated manuscripts that evening. Now, these pictures were sent from the Central State Library of Solan to the Research Wing members from various locations. The digitization project had also occurred digitally. Some of these ancient documents were infested with mite, some had damaged folios and some were very intact and aesthetic to look at. But they were all emblazoned with Solan’s royal ancestry. Illustrated paper manuscripts from Solan’s Central State Library Having said that, let me walk you through the project’s journey. On August 29, 2022, as I was getting ready for college with zero enthusiasm because it was Monday, I heard a notification, ting. Shriya ma’am had left a voice message for the Research Wing which made my Monday morning surprisingly exciting. Finding manuscripts in our area that might be in our family’s forgotten possessions or in public librarie