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IIT Jodhpur Uses AI to Preserve and Read Ancient Manuscripts
✍️ Amar Ujala · Rajasthan
🗓 04 Nov 2026, 10:36 AM
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Researchers at IIT Jodhpur are developing AI techniques to digitise and restore six ancient scripts, making them readable for scholars.
IIT Jodhpur researchers are employing artificial intelligence to preserve and restore ancient manuscripts, a project that could safeguard invaluable cultural heritage.
The team is focusing on six different scripts, using AI algorithms to enhance faded inks and reconstruct missing sections, thereby rendering the texts readable for the first time.
Experts say the work will provide historians and linguists with unprecedented access to primary sources, potentially reshaping understandings of regional histories.
The project is part of IIT Jodhpur’s broader initiative to apply machine learning to cultural preservation, with plans to collaborate with national archives and universities across India.
The team is focusing on six different scripts, using AI algorithms to enhance faded inks and reconstruct missing sections, thereby rendering the texts readable for the first time.
Experts say the work will provide historians and linguists with unprecedented access to primary sources, potentially reshaping understandings of regional histories.
The project is part of IIT Jodhpur’s broader initiative to apply machine learning to cultural preservation, with plans to collaborate with national archives and universities across India.