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The National Archives of India (NAI) is located in New Delhi and is the biggest storehouse of records of the Government of India. George William Forrest is known as the Father of the National Archives of India.
What is the Imperial Record Department of Kolkata? ›
The National Archives of India, which established in Kolkata in 1891 as the Imperial Record Department, is the country's primary records repository. The records are divided into four categories: public records, oriental records, manuscripts, and private papers.
When did National Archives come up in India? ›
The National Archives of India was set up in 1891 at Calcutta as the Imperial Record Department to act as the Central Record Office of the Government of India.
What is the famous archive in India? ›
National Archives
Bihar state archives - established in Patna in 1912 as the Civil secretariat record room. Delhi archives - established in New Delhi in 1972. Goa state archives - established in Panaji on 25 February 1595 by Diogo do Couto and was called "Torre do Tombo do Estado da India".
Which is the largest archive in Asia? ›
The National Archives of India (NAI) in New Delhi is the biggest storehouse of records of all of India and Asia.
Which monument was built in the memory of a British monarch in Kolkata? ›
Representing the resplendent and majestic British architecture, Victoria Memorial Hall stands today, as a veritable icon of the city of Kolkata. Located on 1 Queen's way, the VMH was envisaged by Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of British India, as a memorial to the deceased Queen Victoria.
What was the National Library of India in Kolkata called before it was renamed? ›
In the year 1902, the Calcutta Public Library and the Imperial Secretariat Library were amalgamated and gave way to establishment of The Imperial Library. After Independence of India, the National Library came into being in place of Imperial Library by the “Imperial Library (Change of Name) Act” in 1948.
Which dash was built as a memorial to the first empress of india in kolkata and was open to public in 1921? ›
The Victoria Memorial is a large marble monument on the Maidan in Central Kolkata, having its entrance on the Queen's Way. It was built between 1906 and 1921 by the British Raj. It is dedicated to the memory of Queen Victoria, the Empress of India from 1876 to 1901.
How is the National Archives of India related to British? ›
Originally established as the Imperial Record Department in 1891, in Calcutta, the capital of British India, the NAI is situated at the intersection of the Janpath and Kartavya Path, in Delhi. It functions as an Attached Office of the Department of Culture under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India.
What is kept in the National Archives? ›
Our Holdings
NARA keeps only those Federal records that are judged to have continuing value—about 2 to 5 percent of those generated in any given year. By now, they add up to a formidable number, diverse in form as well as in content.
Entry to the National Archives is free. Reservations are not required for individuals or groups wishing to enter the National Archives Museum through the General Public Entrance, but reservations are strongly suggested between March and Labor Day to avoid potentially long lines outside.
Who invented the archives? ›
Ernst Posner has argued that the first archives were created by the Sumerians in the middle of the fourth millennium B.C. These records took of the form of clay tablets with cuneiform characters. The archives were used to support commercial activity and property ownership.
Who founded the archives? ›
Although the historical community and members of Congress might have had differing views, they were quickly resolved, and Roosevelt signed legislation creating the National Archives as soon as it cleared Congress, on June 19, 1934.
Which is the first official archives of India? ›
The first official archive of India called the 'Imperial Record Department' was established in 1891 at Kolkata.
Who started the National archive? ›
