MEMORY OF THE WORLD PROGRAMME

May 22, 2019

The Parsi community has digitised its prayers so as to save its age-old traditions. The initiative is inspired by other global projects like ‘Memory of The World Programme’ to digitise traditions.

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Programme Objectives: The vision of the Memory of the World Programme is that the world's documentary heritage belongs to all, should be fully preserved and protected for all and, with due recognition of cultural mores and practicalities, should be permanently accessible to all without hindrance.
Established by: UNESCO.
Established in: 1992.

Source : The Hindu

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