Impact of Digital Heritage and Heritage Computing

Abstract

Heritage Computing is a conception developed to preserve and nurture India’s rich heritage mirrored in various ancient literary works, scientific discoveries etc.writtenin various scripts. Through Digital medium using computers, Heritage Computing keeps this ancient works alive and available to all in most conducive manner. Heritage Computing is of great importance in country like India where multi-lingual people belonging to different religions live together with diversified cultures. India, to its credit has 22 scheduled languages, heritage & classical languages along with eight hundred widely used dialects, each of these are imbibed with values. Hence preserving and passing on to future generation is a necessary.