Srinagar, Nov. 6 -- Kashmir's rich historical and literary heritage has received international recognition with the 12th-century Sanskrit chronicle Rajatarangini, authored by Kalhana, being inscribed in UNESCO's Memory of the World Asia-Pacific Regional Register.

Preserved at the Oriental Research Library in the Sri Pratap Singh Library Complex in Srinagar, the manuscript was among three Indian documentary works selected during the 11th session of UNESCO's Memory of the World Asia-Pacific Regional Register held in Jakarta, Indonesia.

The other two works recognised alongside Rajatarangini are a manuscript of the Mahabharata, preserved at the Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute in Pune, and Kautilya's Arthashastra, housed at the Orien...