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This is a '''list of archives which were held in India''', which collect and store historical documents, photographs, shashtras and all the other media.
This is a '''list of archives which were held in India''', which collect and store historical documents, photographs, shashtras and all the other media.


==National Archives==
==National archives==
* [[National Archives of India]] - established in [[Kolkata]] as the "Imperial Record Department" in 1891.
* [[National Archives of India]] - established in [[Kolkata]] as the "Imperial Record Department" in 1891.
* [[National Film Archive of India]]
* [[National Film Archive of India]]
* [[National Mission for Manuscripts]] - established in [[New Delhi]] in 2003.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://ignca.nic.in/nl002502.htm | title=National Manuscripts mission inauguration | work=National Informatics center | accessdate=13 March 2013}}</ref>
* [[National Mission for Manuscripts]] - established in [[New Delhi]] in 2003.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://ignca.nic.in/nl002502.htm | title=National Manuscripts mission inauguration | work=National Informatics center | accessdate=13 March 2013}}</ref>


* [http://www.assamarchives.gov.in/ Assam State Archives]
== State archives ==
* [http://uparchives.up.nic.in/ Uttar Pradesh State Archives]- established at [[Lucknow]] in 1975.  
* [http://archives.assam.gov.in/ Assam State Archives]
* [http://uparchives.up.nic.in/ Uttar Pradesh State Archives]- established at [[Lucknow]] in 1975.
* [http://archives.bihar.gov.in/ Bihar state archives] - established in [[Patna]] in 1912 as the Civil secretariat record room.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://archives.bihar.gov.in/ | title=Bihar state archives (BSA)| publisher=Government of Bihar | accessdate=13 March 2013 }}</ref>
* [http://archives.bihar.gov.in/ Bihar state archives] - established in [[Patna]] in 1912 as the Civil secretariat record room.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://archives.bihar.gov.in/ | title=Bihar state archives (BSA)| publisher=Government of Bihar | accessdate=13 March 2013 }}</ref>
* [http://www.delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/doit_art/Art+Culture+and+Language/Home/Department+of+Archives Delhi archives] - established in [[New Delhi]] in 1972.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/doit_art/Art+Culture+and+Language/Home/Department+of+Archives/About+Us/ | title=Delhi archives: About | publisher=Government of Delhi | accessdate=13 March 2013}}</ref>
* [http://www.delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/doit_art/Art+Culture+and+Language/Home/Department+of+Archives Delhi archives] - established in [[New Delhi]] in 1972.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/doit_art/Art+Culture+and+Language/Home/Department+of+Archives/About+Us/ | title=Delhi archives: About | publisher=Government of Delhi | accessdate=13 March 2013}}</ref>
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* [http://kannadasiri.kar.nic.in/archives/index.htm Karnataka state archives] - established in [[Bangalore]] in 1972.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://kannadasiri.kar.nic.in/archives/aboutus.htm | title=Karnataka state Archives|publisher=Government of Karnataka | accessdate=12 March 2013}}</ref>
* [http://kannadasiri.kar.nic.in/archives/index.htm Karnataka state archives] - established in [[Bangalore]] in 1972.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://kannadasiri.kar.nic.in/archives/aboutus.htm | title=Karnataka state Archives|publisher=Government of Karnataka | accessdate=12 March 2013}}</ref>
* [http://keralastatearchives.org Kerala state archives] - established in [[Thiruvanandapuram]] in 1962.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://keralastatearchives.org/main1.htm | title=Kerala state Archives: About | publisher=Government of Kerala | accessdate=13 March 2013}}</ref>
* [http://keralastatearchives.org Kerala state archives] - established in [[Thiruvanandapuram]] in 1962.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://keralastatearchives.org/main1.htm | title=Kerala state Archives: About | publisher=Government of Kerala | accessdate=13 March 2013}}</ref>
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100411032940/http://www.mparchaeology.org/overarch.asp Madhya Pradesh state archives] - "The new State of Madhya Pradesh came into existence on 1st November 1956. It was carved out of the parts of old Madhya Pradesh (Central Provinces & Berar) the erstwhile States of Gwalior, Indore, Bhopal, Rewa and Madhya Bharat State."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mparchaeology.org/overarch.asp|title=MP state archives|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100411032940/http://www.mparchaeology.org/overarch.asp|archive-date=2010-04-11|url-status=dead|accessdate=23 January 2015}}</ref>
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100411032940/http://www.mparchaeology.org/overarch.asp Madhya Pradesh state archives]}} - "The new State of Madhya Pradesh came into existence on 1st November 1956. It was carved out of the parts of old Madhya Pradesh (Central Provinces & Berar) the erstwhile States of Gwalior, Indore, Bhopal, Rewa and Madhya Bharat State."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mparchaeology.org/overarch.asp|title=MP state archives|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100411032940/http://www.mparchaeology.org/overarch.asp|archive-date=2010-04-11|url-status=usurped|accessdate=23 January 2015}}</ref>
* [http://cdac.in/html/egov/mda.aspx Maharashtra state archives] - in Mumbai, Pune, Kolhapur and Vidarbha.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cdac.in/html/egov/mda.aspx|title=Maharashtra state Archives|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=C-DAC|accessdate=12 March 2013}}</ref>
* [http://cdac.in/html/egov/mda.aspx Maharashtra state archives] - in Mumbai, Pune, Kolhapur and Vidarbha.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cdac.in/html/egov/mda.aspx|title=Maharashtra state Archives|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=C-DAC|accessdate=12 March 2013}}</ref>
* [http://archivesmanipur.nic.in Manipur state archives] - established in [[Imphal]] in 1982 <ref>{{cite web |url=http://archivesmanipur.nic.in | title=Manipur state Archives | publisher=Govt of Manipur | accessdate=12 March 2013}}</ref>
* [http://archivesmanipur.nic.in Manipur state archives] - established in [[Imphal]] in 1982 <ref>{{cite web |url=http://archivesmanipur.nic.in | title=Manipur state Archives | publisher=Govt of Manipur | accessdate=12 March 2013}}</ref>
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State archive building inaugurated in Kohima|agency=Nagaland Post | accessdate=13 March 2013}}</ref>
State archive building inaugurated in Kohima|agency=Nagaland Post | accessdate=13 March 2013}}</ref>
* [http://www.odishaarchives.nic.in Odisha state archives]
* [http://www.odishaarchives.nic.in Odisha state archives]
* [http://www.e-corpus.org/punjab.html Punjab state archives]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.e-corpus.org/punjab.html | title=Punjab state Archives|publisher=Government of Punjab | accessdate=24 March 2016}}</ref>  
* [http://www.e-corpus.org/punjab.html Punjab state archives]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.e-corpus.org/punjab.html | title=Punjab state Archives|publisher=Government of Punjab | accessdate=24 March 2016}}</ref> - known as the [[Punjab State Archives, Patiala]]
* [[Rajasthan State Archives|Rajasthan state archives]] - is established in [[Bikaner]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://doitc.rajasthan.gov.in/Rajasthan%20State%20Archive,%20Bikanerr.asp | title=Rajasthan State Archive, Bikaner | publisher=Government of Rajasthan | accessdate=13 March 2013}}</ref>
* [[Rajasthan State Archives|Rajasthan state archives]] - is established in [[Bikaner]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://doitc.rajasthan.gov.in/Rajasthan%20State%20Archive,%20Bikanerr.asp | title=Rajasthan State Archive, Bikaner | publisher=Government of Rajasthan | accessdate=13 March 2013}}</ref>
* [[Madras Record Office|Tamil Nadu Archives]] previously known as Madras Record Office - established in 1909 at [[Madras]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tnarchives.tn.gov.in/aboutus.html | title=Tamilnadu state Archives|publisher=Government of Tamilnadu | accessdate=12 March 2013}}</ref>
* [[Madras Record Office|Tamil Nadu Archives]] previously known as Madras Record Office - established in 1909 at [[Madras]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tnarchives.tn.gov.in/aboutus.html | title=Tamilnadu state Archives|publisher=Government of Tamilnadu | accessdate=12 March 2013}}</ref>
* [http://www.wbpublibnet.gov.in West Bengal state archives]
* [http://www.wbpublibnet.gov.in West Bengal state archives]
*[[Sarmaya Arts Foundation]] [https://www.sarmaya.in]
* [http://sikkimarchives.gov.in/ Sikkim state archives]
* [http://sikkimarchives.gov.in/ Sikkim state archives]
*[http://kearchives.in/][[St Kuriakose Elias Chavara Archives and Research Centre Mannanam]] - established in [[Mannanam, Kottayam, Kerala]] as the "Church and Historical Archives"


==Other archives==
==Other archives==
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* [[Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute]]
* [[Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute]]
* [http://www.gandhifoundation.net/gandhi%20in%20archives.htm Gandhi Research Foundation], [[Gandhi Teerth]], Jalgaon
* [http://www.gandhifoundation.net/gandhi%20in%20archives.htm Gandhi Research Foundation], [[Gandhi Teerth]], Jalgaon
* [http://www.indianmemoryproject.com Indian Memory Project, Mumbai] - established in 2010
* [[Indian Memory Project]], Mumbai - established in 2010
* [http://kearchives.in/][[St Kuriakose Elias Chavara Archives and Research Centre Mannanam]] - established in [[Mannanam, Kottayam, Kerala]] as the "Church and Historical Archives"
* Cooch Behar Archive - established in 2013 at [[Cooch Behar District, West Bengal]]
*[[Sarmaya Arts Foundation]] [https://www.sarmaya.in]


==See also==
==See also==

Latest revision as of 02:31, 8 October 2025

Archives

This is a list of archives which were held in India, which collect and store historical documents, photographs, shashtras and all the other media.

National archives[edit | edit source]

State archives[edit | edit source]

Other archives[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "National Manuscripts mission inauguration". National Informatics center. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "Bihar state archives (BSA)". Government of Bihar. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  3. ↑ "Delhi archives: About". Government of Delhi. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  4. ↑ "Haryana state Archives". Government of Haryana. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Karnataka state Archives". Government of Karnataka. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  6. ↑ "Kerala state Archives: About". Government of Kerala. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  7. ↑ "MP state archives". Archived from the original on 11 April 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "Maharashtra state Archives". C-DAC. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  9. ↑ "Manipur state Archives". Govt of Manipur. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  10. ↑ "Mizoram state archives" (PDF). Government of Mizoram. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  11. ↑ "State archive building inaugurated in Kohima". Nagaland Post. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  12. ↑ "Punjab state Archives". Government of Punjab. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  13. ↑ "Rajasthan State Archive, Bikaner". Government of Rajasthan. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  14. ↑ "Tamilnadu state Archives". Government of Tamilnadu. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  15. ↑ "India labour archives". Retrieved 13 March 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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