The National Center for Manuscripts and Rare Books hosted a unique scientific seminar dedicated to the study of ancient manuscripts and archival data about Central Asia and Kazakhstan stored in India, El.kz reports.
The event brought together leading historians and scientists from the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Center at the Embassy of India in Kazakhstan, as well as from the research centers of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University and L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University.
Particular attention was paid to the introduction into the scientific community of historical manuscripts and documents brought from India by specialists of the National Center within the framework of the state project "Archive-2025". These documents contain important information about the history of Kazakhstan and Central Asia, many of which have not yet been discovered in Indian archives.
Director of the National Center for Manuscripts and Rare Books Zhandos Boldykov expressed confidence in the continuation of work on the study of the historical heritage stored in India, and stressed the importance of the Archive-2025 project for collecting data related to the history of the Kazakh people.
Copies of rare books in Persian found in the Patna Library in India, including Tarikh-i-Abul Khair Khan and History of Mongols, presented by Sanjay Vedi, Director of the Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre, were presented at the seminar. He noted the invariable cultural connection between Kazakhstan and India since the Middle Ages and expressed hope for further research on Kazakh-Indian relations.
Also, Dr. Omir Orazuly from the Research Center of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University presented copies of medieval Turkic medical treatises written for the steppe elite, including treatises by Sultan Ali al-Khurasani and Mullah Muhammad Yusuf, discovered in India.
Within the framework of the seminar, a presentation of an exhibition of documents brought from India in 2022 was held, including materials related to the Kazakh diaspora in India. This event opened a new page in the study of Kazakh history and culture, enriching the scientific world with unique historical data.