India, May 8 -- BETTIAH The West Champaran administration on Friday stumbled upon two rare and ancient manuscripts, including the Durga Sahasranama Stotra, during a survey conducted as part of Gyan Bharatam Mission, a project of the Union ministry of culture, officials said.

District magistrate (DM) Taranjot Singh said that the manuscripts were found in the safe custody of one Dev Prakash Pandey from Kalibagh locality of Bettiah, headquarters of West Champaran district of Bihar. He said that these documents will be preserved and made accessible for wider study and research.

"The Sahasranama Stotra, believed to be around 200 years old, has been identified as one of the rare ancient manuscripts to be uploaded to the Government of India's ...