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Saving Manuscripts of ‘Nusantara’
Indonesia has a wealth of ancient and original texts, including manuscripts. But Indonesia has very few researchers of ancient texts, and many ancient Indonesian manuscripts are left unread.
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Titik Pudjiastuti
Indonesia has a wealth of ancient and original texts, including manuscripts. But Indonesia has very few researchers of ancient texts, and many ancient Indonesian manuscripts are left unread. Titik Pudjiastuti is one of the few researchers of historical manuscripts in the country.
Titik Pudjiastuti, 62, is a professor of Javanese Studies at the Cultural Studies department at the University of Indonesia (UI). She is a philologist and codicologist. She intends to rescue ancient manuscripts through digitalization.