Preservation of Audio-Visual Documentation of Archaeological Sites

$50K USD

Funder	Department of State
Recipient Organization	U.S. Government - Department of State
Country	India
Start Date	Dec 12, 2004
End Date	May 05, 2009
Duration	1,605 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`77194-48`

Grant Description

To support the digitization of audio-visual recordings of 185 archaeological sites for preservation and accessibility. The collection held by the Surabhi National Audio-Visual Archive will be made accessible via the internet.

No other institution in India possesses such a focused collection of professionally filmed video tapes in the field of Indian culture.