People, Positions and Obituaries · 22 January 2026

Shrinivasa Varakhedi presented 233-year-old Valmiki Ramayana manuscript to Nripendra Misra

Exam-focused facts from the 22 January 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

  • Shrinivasa Varakhedi, Vice Chancellor of Central Sanskrit University, presented the Valmiki Ramayana manuscript with Tattvadipikatika commentary to Nripendra Misra, Chairman of the Executive Council of Prime Ministers Museum and Library.
  • The manuscript was gifted to the Antarrashtriya Ram Katha Sangrahalaya (International Ram Katha Museum) in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.
  • The 233-year-old manuscript, written in Sanskrit in Devanagari script, includes five principal kandas: Balakanda, Aranyakanda, Kiskindhakanda, Sundarakanda, and Yuddhakanda.

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