Why in News?

Recently, The CCRAS and CSU jointly launched a 15‑day workshop at Udupi to transliterate Ayurveda manuscripts.

CCRAS - Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences

• It is an Apex body for the formulation, coordination, development and promotion of research on scientific lines in Ayurveda system of medicine.
• Nodal Ministry – Ministry of Ayush.
• Vision – Integrate ancient wisdom with modern technology to develop evidence‑based Ayurveda for diagnostics, prevention, treatment, and public health.

About the Initiative

• This is part of a series of manuscript preservation programmes under the Gyan Bharatam Mission.
• Objective – Build expertise among scholars to read, decipher, transliterate, and prepare rare unpublished Ayurveda texts for publication.
• Scripts Covered – Tigalari & Old Kannada (Udupi workshop)
• Earlier workshops focused on Karani/Devanagari (Puri, Odisha) and Vattezhuthu/Malayalam (Guruvayur, Kerala).
• Collaborators – CCRAS, CSU and  Sri Vadiraja Research Foundation.
• Participants – Ayurveda colleges (Udupi, Hassan) and Sanskrit Gurukula students.

References

1. PIB | CCRAS – CSU
2. CCRAS | CCRAS