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Topic: Archives

After Nehru and Modi, there is now a new Nitish Kumar Archive

Nitish Archive collects old speeches, photos, and stories about the former Bihar CM and shares them on Facebook. ‘Instead of analysis or opinion, old footage speaks for itself.’

Mysore Sandal Soap, cigarettes & sambar—Bengaluru artist maps the city through its smells

Artist Indu Antony’s Vāsané project captures the city in sambar, smoke, rain and memory—turning overlooked scents into a living archive.

The Golden Age of Hollywood comes alive in Delhi—Chaplin, Caligari, & Gujarati Captain Marvel

‘The Greatest Show on Earth: The Golden Age of Hollywood | 1914-1964’, features several archives for the first time in almost 40 years. It is curated by archivist Neville Tuli.

Nehru Archive is open for all—notes, speeches, letters to GB Shaw, Mountbatten

New Delhi: Jawaharlal Nehru’s vast body of letters, speeches, and notes, long scattered across ageing volumes and restricted archives, is now available to anyone...

‘Hum Honge Kamyab’ to cowboy songs—how Pete Seeger took American folk music across borders

At a music-filled evening in Delhi, Tony Seeger, nephew of legendary American folk singer Pete Seeger, traced how archives, cowboy songs, and a banjo revived a fading musical tradition.

Postcard to handkerchief—Goa’s archival project shows how personal intersects with historical

Migration and transformation are recurring themes in the archive, given Goa’s maritime history and the deep connection to ancestral land shared by most Goans.

Girish Karnad to Sai Paranjpye, why Indian icons have donated to Ashoka University’s archive

Ashoka University’s archive is India’s first within a private university. It’s slowly becoming a favourite destination for eminent personalities looking to preserve their legacies.

National Committee of Archivists meets in Srinagar to discuss digitization of records

In his address, Director General of Archives Arun Singal said the democratization of information contained in public and private records is the key to making it accessible to all.

Look for Amitav Ghosh, Rohinton Mistry novels not just on bookshelves, but on a map now

Indian authors have imagined Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi in fiction. This archive maps it.

Science archives are taking off in India finally. TIFR to NCBS, histories are tumbling out of dusty rooms

Indira Chowdhury found handwritten letters between scientists from TIFR and the Indian Institute of Science, and a never-seen-before exchange between Homi Bhabha and Albert Einstein.

On Camera

Dear Lionel Messi, stop giving fans heart attacks in World Cup matches

There should be a public health advisory before every World Cup knockout game in which Argentina plays. And, Lionel Messi needs to stop giving his fans panic attacks.

Why global law firms are betting on India desks instead of India offices ahead of India-UK FTA

Rather than open offices in India, many UK firms are strengthening India teams & partnerships to meet expected demand for advice on international disputes, arbitration & regulatory matters.

DIA effect: Canada steams ahead with TKMS for new submarines, India’s P 75I still in works

Ottawa has handed over execution functions of critical defence projects to a CEO-led organisation for reducing procurement timelines and making it solely accountable for outcomes.

Congress is ceding ground to BJP on nationalism. It’s pushing India towards one-party system

The Congress party’s abandonment of nationalism is the most intriguing aspect of its post-2014 politics. The real Congress was never a party of bleeding heart pacifists.