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PRICELESS POSSESSION: India had to cough up nearly $37,000 last month to acquire a draft article written by Gandhi.

PRICELESS POSSESSION: India had to cough up nearly $37,000 last month to acquire a draft article written by Gandhi.

India out to salvage lost Gandhi heritage

Stung by the costly exercise of rescuing a draft article of Mahatma Gandhi from an auction, the government has decided to evolve a national policy on the acquisition and preservation of Gandhi manuscripts.

TREASURE: Out of the five million Indian manuscripts, 1.8 million have been documented so far.

1.8-mn ancient manuscripts go online

The government has created an online database of 1.8 million ancient texts to promote them as treasures.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/18mn-ancient-manuscripts-go-online/33510-3.html

ORIGINAL ONLINE: The website also includes the largest Darwin bibliography yet produced.

Archive of Darwin's works now online

Charles Darwin's work has evolved into cyberspace with the launch of an online archive.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/archive-of-darwins-works-now-online/24322-11.html

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