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Which of the following is NOT an archive that holds historical records in India?
Which of these records are housed in the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library?
The records of the Danish possessions were transferred to Mumbai.
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What type of documents are held in the Archives Nationale in Paris?
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James Burnes wrote 'Narrative of a Visit to the Court of _____'.
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Match the following travelers to their works:
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Study Notes
Archives
- National Archives of India located in New Delhi
- James Rennell was the first Surveyor General of Bengal in 1767
- State government records cover former British Indian provinces, princely states, and foreign administrations
- Peshwa Daftar-maratha kingdom archives are housed in the Alienation Office, Pune
- Rajasthan State Archives at Bikaner document the history of princely states
- The history of Dogra rule from 1846 in Jammu and Kashmir is housed in Jammu
- Gwalior, Indore, Bhopal, and Rewa archives are in Madhya Pradesh
- Archives in Kerala include Travancore and Cochin; Mysore in Karnataka; Kolhapur in Maharashtra
- Bombay Presidency Archives housed in the Maharashtra Secretariat Record Office, Mumbai, are useful for studying the history of Western India
- Dutch records of Cochin and Malabar are in the Madras Record Office
- Dutch records of Chinsura are in the state archives of West Bengal
- French archives of Chandernagore and Pondicherry are in Paris
- Danish possessions archives were transferred to Copenhagen when the Dutch sold Tranquebar and Serampore to the English East India Company in 1845
- The remaining Danish records relating to Tranqueba are housed in the Madras Record Office
- Records of the Mayor’s Court at Bombay established in 1728 are available in the Maharashtra Secretariat Record Office
Private Archives
- Indian National Congress’s records are housed in the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library in New Delhi
Foreign Repositories
- The Archives Nationale, Paris, and the Archives of the French Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Colonies and War have records about French possessions’ history
- The British Museum possesses papers of British viceroys, secretaries of states and other high-ranking civil and military officials who were stationed in India
- Records of the Dutch East India Company are available in Rijksarchief, The Hague
- Danish and Portuguese records are kept in Copenhagen and Lisbon, respectively.
Biographies, Memoirs and Travel Accounts
- Abbe Dubois wrote Hindu Manners and Customs
- James Burnes wrote Narrative of a Visit to the Court of Sinde
- Alexander Burnes wrote Travels Into Bokhara
- C.J.C.Davidson wrote Diary of the Travels and Adventures in Upper India
- John Butler wrote Travels and Adventures in the Province of Assam
- Victor Jacquemont wrote Letters from India describing a journey in the British Dominions of India, Tibet, Lahore and Cashmere during the years 1828-1829—1831
- Baron Charles wrote Travels in...
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This quiz explores the various archives of India, highlighting key historical documents and their locations. You will learn about significant figures like James Rennell and the importance of state government records in preserving the history of princely states and former British provinces. Discover the rich archival heritage across different states and what they contain.
