It is a study metrical

1. National Archives of India

2. Intoduction
• The capital of India – central Archives.
• Fifteen state- maintain provincial Archives
• It is Called imperial Archives- in Janpath and kajpath in New Delhi
• Records divided into pre- mutiny & post mutiny
• It attract scholars from all over the world
• It prepares- reference media, handbook, calendars, press list etc..
• It has a big library contains 1,15000 books.
• Conducts courses for archives keeping

3.  It is the biggest Archival in Asia.
It serves the custodian of all Govt. records.
It contains authentic evidence – political ,
social ,economical, cultural, scientific life of
people of India.

4. It was started in 1891.
It is situated in Janpath, New Delhi.
Archival activities on a scientific basis started in 18
centaury.
In the early days of British rule – only departmental
repositories –in use to house public, revenue, court
and sacred records.
This paved way to central record office.

5. In 1847 James Hume a judge of Culcutta-
suggested a public record office - not
materialized.
After 15 years in 1861 the Govt. of India
appointed a record committee.
In 1871 Hume –reprinted the old records-
become a great Archivist.

6. George forrest – established a new record
office in Bombay in 1888.
reported the Govt. – to have a imperial record
office for ancient monuments.
Thus imperial Record department was
established in 1891 in Calcutta.

7. G.H. Forrest – Father of National Archives of
India.
He arranged the records chronologically with
its origin.
1. Home,
2. Medical Board and surgeon General records,
3. Military Board,
4 Public works.
5. foreign works,
6. military works.

8. S.C. Hill 1899-1902 –scholar, genius
He formed the nucleus of his monumental volume on
Bengal in 1756- 57
-a Book onYusufkhan and history of Maratha people-
published.
-Compiled - Abstract of the Farley Records of the Foreign
Department (1756-62)
-preparedCalendar of the proceedings of the Select
committee for the period of 1750- 1760
-abstract of early record of foreign Department 1756-62

9. C.R. Wilson 1902-1904
- continued the work of S.C.Hill
-brought out 6 volume of public press list-
which covered 8000 manuscript pages.
-press list of Bengal and madras papers.

10. N.L Hallward 1904-1905
-published the list of Home Department
Records -1749-1859
-prepared an index to the press list of public
proceedings from 1749-1759
-abstracts of original Persian correspondence -
1708-81

11. E.D. Ross 1906-1914, linguist
-published calendar of Persian records o 1759-1762
-prepare an inventory of the records.
-lists of Foreign department records -3 vol, finance
department records 1 vol – published. Original Persian
letters and correspondence (1757-1768)
- press list of public Department proceedings
- madras military records – completed.
In 1910 record department was under the control of Home
department then to Educational department.

12. A.F Schotfield: 1914-1919
- called “keeper of records”
- published indexing of records for the guidance of future
workers.
-prepared a consolidate index to the entire series of public
press.
-setting up of Indian Historical commission – advise the
Govt. To acquisition, preservation and historical Research.

13. J.m. Mitra 1920- 22
-first Indian appointed as the head of imperial
record department.
- efforts to eradicate termites.
-the press lists of the secret and separate
Department records – revised, remodeled.

14. A.F.M. Abdul Ali 1922-1938
-served 17 years- longest period
-exponent (explain) of Muslim culture
- weeding of records
-appointed sub- committee –to Co-operate keepers of
records.
-Classified the records into three
1. those of permanent value
2. secondary value
3.no historical administrative value

15. -Capital had beenTransferred from Calcutta to New
Delhi in 1911.
- newbuilding opened on 1st of nov. 1926
-transfer of records completed 1937
old madras Army –published in 1922
-the hand book to the records of the Govt. of India
appeared in 1925
two vol. of Persian correspondence – placed before
public.

16. Dr. S.N. Sen: 1939-1949
- portals of Archives opened a bona-fide scholars
in 1939.
All the pre- 1901 records- opened for researchers.
-two vol. of land Revenue records-published.
-foreign &Political Department, Persian Records -
prepared.

17. after 1947- Imperial Record Department being renamed
-National Archives of India.
- collection, preservation, and publication,-
development made.
- new schemes introduced- micro film unit- started.
-Information collected- from United Kingdom, France,
Belgium, Holland, Norway, Denmark, Italy, United
state of America.
- a journal – started in 1947as a Quarterly- later in 1950-
converted in to a biannual publication.

18. After 1947
-in 1953 a Committee of Archivists of India
was constituted-to exchange ideas.
-On 19th August 1959 the Govt. of India
constituted a committee of Archival
Legislation.- they gave the report in 1960
1972 the Govt. passed a policy resolution.

19.  Reginal Centers of National Archives of India
Bhopal- 1954
Panaji (Goa)-1965
Jaipur (Rajasthan)- 1977
Puducherry (French administration)-1979

20. ArchivalWealth
- Public records, maps, micro films, Books
- 1,10,000 bound volumes, 6,00,000 loose
documents, 18,000 maps etc.
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21. Public records
1. Archives of ministry of Home affairs
2. ministries of external affairs
3. Ministries of Finance
4. Ministries of Agriculture
5. Ministries of Education
6. Ministries of Railway
7. Ministries of Defense
- Directorate of general Health service, Survey of India,
Indian council of Agriculture Research, Central board of
Revenue, Melwar and Southern Rajaputhana State agency.

22. Maps
-18,000 printed and manuscript maps
Private papers
- like Gobala Krishna Gokhale, Netaji Subash Chandra Bose etc..
Micro films from abroad
- like Netherland, France, Australia, Brazil,Germany and Russia –
gave micro- Films.
Library
Rare book, Journals like Calcutta Gazette, Census report of India etc..

23. Thank you.