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Indian classics Rajatarangini, Mahabharata and Arthashastra get UNESCO recognition, enter Memory of the World Register

UNESCO has added Rajatarangini, the Mahabharata and Kautilya's Arthashastra to its Memory of the World Regional Register for Asia and the Pacific, taking India's total inscriptions to six.

Ajaypal Choudhary

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| November 6, 2026 | 1 min read | Updated Nov 6, 11:00 PM

Indian classics Rajatarangini, Mahabharata and Arthashastra get UNESCO recognition, enter Memory of the World Register — Image supplied with the source report: Wion.

UNESCO has added Rajatarangini, the Mahabharata and Kautilya's Arthashastra to its Memory of the World Regional Register for Asia and the Pacific, taking India's total inscriptions to six.

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