Indore: Aiming to promote advanced research, translation, digitisation of manuscripts, and the integration of traditional knowledge with modern pedagogy, a Centre for Jain Studies, approved for Rs 27.16 crore, was launched here on Monday, an official said.

Ministry of Minority Affairs Secretary Chandra Shekhar Kumar, emphasising the role of technology, highlighted the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in preserving, digitising, and promoting heritage languages for wider academic and cultural engagement.

Supported by the Minority Affairs Ministry under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Vikas Karyakram (PMJVK), the centre has come up at the Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya (DAVV), Indore.

The DAVV on Monday hosted a National Seminar on “Jainism and Indian Knowledge System”, marking the launch of

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