Piql - References in the Public Sector

Digital transformation and preservation of Epigraphs for the Archaeological Survey of India

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is an Indian government agency that is responsible for archaeological research and the conservation and preservation of cultural historical monuments in the country. The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is the Custodian of 100,000 copper and stone estampages

(impressions of an inscription made onto inked paper) in different Indian languages, which have been safely kept for many years for research and archiving purposes. They needed someone that could provide a complete solution for digital transformation. Furthermore, they needed a platform designed to handle

large amounts of Epigraphs of various shapes and sizes, as well as a place to store it for the world to remember. Piql introduced our 360-degree solution, which includes scanning, digitizing, indexing, cataloging, meta tagging, website development, as well as archiving of 100,000 epigraphs. When the process is finished, one copy of piqlFilm will be kept with ASI, and an additional copy will be deposited in the Arctic World Archive.

We have embarked upon the mammoth task of digitizing all the estampages along with their transcripts. With view to make this wealth of information available in digital manner, the database will be put up on a website for wider dissemination. The data will also be converted into compact microfilms & kept for eternity in the Arctic World Archive (AWA) as memory of humanity of the world. ”

Smt.V Vidyavati Director General