Conservation and protection of literary heritage of Rajasthan –
The state Archive has been functioning since 1955 for the conservation and protection of the literary heritage, with its headquarter at Bikaner. It conserves important records, royal edicts, scripts, commands, warrants, petitions, promissory notes etc.
In 1955 the Prachye Vidha Institution was established in Jodhpur. It conserves and writes draft of the Vedas, Dharmshatras, Puranas, Darshanas, astrology, arithmetic, Ayurveda, Grammar etc. written in Sanskrit, Prakrit, Apbhransh and Pali languages. Arabic – Persian Research institute also protects and conserve the unique and scarce books written in the Persian- Arab language.
Besides, the Rajasthan literary Academy Udaipur, Jaipur Kathak centre, Rajasthan Sanskrit Academy- Jaipur and Lok Sanskriti Research Institute, Churu etc are working to protect and conserve the literary heritage of Rajasthan. Besides the ex rajas and Maharajas are contributing to the conservation of the private heritage through the foundation samitis.