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HardwareHeritage & CultureSIH26096

Digital Heritage Archive for Memorials, Manuscripts & Ambedkar: AI-Powered Institutional Archive and Audio-Visual Knowledge Platform

Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJE)

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Organisation
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJE)
Department
Department of Social Justice and Empowerment
Category
Hardware
Theme
Heritage & Culture
Submission deadline
20 September 20262026-09-20
Ideas submitted
0/500
Serial number
96
Data captured on
2026-08-23
Dataset link
  • Dr. Ambedkar Foundation.
  • Constituent Assembly Debates Archive.
  • National Digital Library of India.
Contact info
No contact published
Youtube link
No video published
Problem brief
  • Background Dr. B. R. Ambedkar’s writings, speeches, constitutional debates, manuscripts,and historical contributions are spread across libraries, memorials, archives, and fragmented digital sources, making them difficult to access and preserve. Existing archival systems lack intelligent search, multilingual accessibility, and interactive learning features required for students, researchers, and visitors.Institutions such as Dr. Ambedkar International Centre require a modern digital platform through which visitors can explore Ambedkar’s works, speeches, rare manuscripts, and historical records through interactive screens and audio-visual systems.
  • Description:

The proposed system aims to develop an AI-enabled Digital Heritage Archive and Institutional Knowledge Platform dedicated to Dr. B. R. Ambedkar. The platform will combine hardware and software components such as interactive touch-screen kiosks, smart displays, centralized archival servers, and AI-powered search systems.Visitors should be able to access speeches, books, constitutional debates, rare manuscripts,photographs, documentaries, and archival records through an easy-to-use digital interface. The system should support:

  • AI-powered semantic search and intelligent knowledge mapping.
  • Full-Text and summarized access to writings and speeches.
  • OCR-based digitization of old documents and manuscripts.
  • Multilingual translation and audio narration features.
  • Audio-video archival system for lectures, documentaries, and interviews.
  • Interactive timeline and memorial story telling modules.
  • AI Research Assistant for answering queries related to Dr. Ambedkar's works and constitutional ideas.
  • The platform should also support secure digital preservation, metadata tagging, and institutional archival management.
  • Expected Solution:

A centralized hardware-software integrated digital archive system should be developed for institutions such as Dr. Ambedkar International Centre. The solution should include interactive kiosks and smart displays enabling visitors to search, study, listen to, and compile Dr. Ambedkar’s writings, speeches, and historical records.The system should promote digital preservation, constitutional awareness, accessible learning, and immersive heritage experiences for researchers, students, and the general public.

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