Indian Libraries and Archives

External Links

London School of Economics’ Archives Made Easy India gives details, written by Erica Wald in 2006-2007, of

These four India List posts give details of visiting the The National Archives, Janpath, New Delhi; Uttar Pradesh main archives at Lucknow, and their sub-office at Allahabad;Madhya Pradesh State Archives; West Bengal State Archives. Post 1, 2001 Post 2, 2001 Post 3, 2001 Post 4, 2007
The University of Chicago Digital South Asia Library’s Libraries & Archives in South Asia (LASA) Wiki
American Historical Association’s Archives Wiki has some entries for India
ICA International Council on Archives has some entries for India
Directory of Indian Government websites has a page Cultural Institution/Organisations including some Archives and Libraries
Ministry of Culture
Government of West Bengal Web Directory
Asiatic Society, Kolkata is an “Autonomous Body” linked with the Ministry of Culture
National Archives of India is an “Attached Office” of the Ministry of Culture.
The National Library, Kolkata is a “Subordinate Office” of the Ministry of Culture
Tamil Nadu Archives from TANAP a website about the Archives of the Dutch East India Company (VOC), 1602-1796.
Tamil Nadu Archives from Government of Tamil Nadu website.
Some Archives in India and other counties from the BBC’s Next Steps- Tracing your Asian roots on the Indian subcontinent.
Article What a way to annihilate history! about the Jammu and Kashmir State Archives in 2007 from KashmirWatch.Com
Indian Courts, a Government of India website.