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August 23, 2006: 7th Century Quran and Hindu Epics on Exhibit in New Delhi
"New Delhi: A copy of a seventh century Quran and Persian translations of the epics Mahabharata and Ramayana done during the Mughal period are among the around 500 rare manuscripts that will be displayed at the National Museum here after a gap of five years. "
"The manuscripts would be put up at a permanent gallery that will be created especially for such rare documents in two months. "
"'The museum has around 15,000 manuscripts in its collection, out of which around 500 will be put up for display in the manuscript gallery,'" National Museum Director General A K V S Reddy told news agencies here. "
