Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh recently highlighted the transformative potential of integrating India’s ancient wisdom with modern scientific innovations during the celebration of five years of the SHRI Programme.
About SHRI Programme
Purpose: The programme engages experts from diverse fields to capture and analyze data, form new collaborations, and develop viable technologies for addressing cultural heritage-related challenges.
Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Science & Technology.
Aims and Objectives
- Capacity Building: Build human resource capacity and encourage new researchers in heritage conservation.
- Scientific R&D: Promote research and development (R&D) for conserving heritage objects, including material deterioration processes, preservation techniques, and restoration technologies.
- Cultural Safeguards: Protect knowledge, techniques, and expressions integral to India’s cultural heritage.
- State-of-the-Art Technology: Employ cutting-edge technologies to preserve heritage and artworks that reflect the evolution of human civilization.
- Archaeometric Science: Advance applications of archaeometric science in multiple fields.
- Tribal Arts: Promote technological advancements and R&D in Tribal Arts for value addition.
Thrust areas of SHRI Programme
- Study of Heritage Materials/Metals.
- Remote sensing Techniques for Detection of Archaeological Residues.
- In situ non-invasive imaging of sub-surface microstructure of object, sustainable radiography for heritage materials, etc.
- Heritage Textiles – New technologies in yarn treatment, weaving, printing, Eco friendly dyes, Cement Clothing etc.
- Salts and synthetic coatings for wall paintings for example, the application of surface science to artists’ acrylic emulsion paint films
- Health monitoring of ancient artefacts.
- Tribal Arts/Heritage
- New Materials development
- Conservation Technologies
- Development of Tools/process for conservation
- Any other area related to Heritage other than mentioned above