UNESCO has added manuscripts of the Mahabharata,
Rajatarangini and Arthashastra to its Asia-Pacific Memory of the World
Register. The decision was taken at the 11th MOWCAP session in Jakarta in
2026. UNESCO’s Memory of the World
Asia-Pacific Regional Register includes manuscripts relating to the Mahabharata,
Rajatarangini by Kalhana and Arthashastra by Kautilya. This decision was made
at the 11th Session of the Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the
Pacific (MOWCAP), which was held in Jakarta, Indonesia, from 2nd to 6th
November 2026. The dossiers for these nominations were developed by Indira
Gandhi.