{
  "id": 18451014,
  "title": "Mahabharata, Arthashastra, Rajatarangini manuscripts added to UNESCO memory regional register",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/mahabharata-arthashastra-rajatarangini-manuscripts-added-to-unesco",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T06:04:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/mahabharata-arthashastra-rajatarangini-manuscripts-added-to-unesco-memory-regional-register/article71673038.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The manuscripts of three seminal works—Kalhana's Rajatarangini, the epic Mahabharata, and Kautilya's Arthashastra—have been added to UNESCO's Memory of the World Asia-Pacific Regional Register, a significant recognition of India's rich cultural heritage. This news was announced by the Ministry of Culture on November 5, 2026, and shared on social media platforms. The inclusion of these texts marks a historic milestone in the global acknowledgment of India's invaluable civilizational legacy.",
  "summary": "Union Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat hailed the inscriptions as a landmark recognition of India’s extraordinary documentary and civilisational heritage",
  "key_points": [],
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      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/sewol-ferry-sinking-archive-ancient-cookbooks-added-to-regional",
        "published": "2026-11-05T11:30:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Sewol ferry sinking archive, ancient cookbooks added to regional UNESCO list",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/sewol-ferry-sinking-archive-ancient-cookbooks-added-to-regional-18306219",
        "published": "2026-11-05T12:52:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}