Annexure I
Provincial Gazettes in National Archives of India Regional Office, Bhopal
Annexures II
Census of India Reports in National Archives of India
Pre 1947 period Post 1947 period :
Annexures III
Reports of Regional Census in National Archives of India
This Collection consists of recorded proceedings of the British Parliament, which includes Questions, Proceedings relating to India as well as White Papers,Reports of Parliamentary Committees,Reports of Commisioners,Trade and Tariff relating to India etc. Some of the important Volumes in the Collection are:
This Series comprises the following Volumes:
These volumes cover the following States:
These are abstracts or summaries of Vernacular Newspapers compiled by the erstwhile Home Department to enable the Government to keep itself informed about activities in various provinces and are a very useful source material relating to public opinion in various States on issues of general interest. Prior to Independence, these Selections were classified as confidential documents and were not meant for public access. Some of the major Reports in the Series are:-
(For complete list please see Annexure IV)
Annexure IV
Selections of Vernacular Native NewsPapers
These volumes contain Selections from important activities and decisions of the British Government and were published for the information and use by the public. They provide useful information about the British administration in India. Notable volumes among the Selections are:
Another valuable Collection are the Almanacs containing information on statistical accounts, astronomical data, events, civil and military appointments, rules and regulations about the Govt. of India etc. The four volume series comprises of the following:
This Collection complied by C.U.Aitchison,Under Secretary to the Government of India, was published originally in 1909. The 14 volumes cover treaties with various states and countries including Punjab, Rajputana, Bundelkhand, Hyderabad, Madras, Jammu & Kashmir, Assam, Persia, Afghanistan, Nepal, Turkistan, Muscat, Baluchistan etc.
Published in 1933, it is a comprehensive Directory compiled from the Civil Lists of the Government of India and includes service records of officers who served in India and Burma. It also has information about military officers, recipents of medals and awards, rates of pay, pensions, etc.
This is an exhaustive list containing information about the officers of the Indian Civil Service as well as the Indian Administrative Service from 1886.
This document provides the names, rank, postings and service details of Army officers who served in India. There are separate lists for Bombay Bengal and Madras, viz:
These are useful documents containing information about the employees of the East India Company who served in the Civil, Military, Marine establishments, births, marriages and deaths in India, etc.
These volumes covering the period (1877-1988) deal with the history, politics, literature and chronological events in England and other British colonies.
These volumes deal with public activities, social, cultural, industrial, educational events concerning India during the period (1919-47)
Another useful reference aid, it contains information about India’s population, commerce, trade, commercial organizations as well as biographical data of important persons.
This is another valuable publication containing information about various items , persons and events specially related to Calcutta from 1885-1957.
This unique collection comprises publications in prose and verse as also pamphlets and posters in various languages including Hindi, English, Urdu, Tamil, Gujarati, Punjabi, Kannada, Bengali These were written during the freedom movement and reflected the strong passions among the freedom fighters which were aimed at arousing patriotic feelings among the public. Consequently, these were banned by the British Government, to prevent them from reaching the people. Some of the significant articles\poems in the Collection are:
These are a series of first hand accounts of foreign travellers who came to India from different countries. Many narratives have been published by the Hakluyt Society which depict the lifestyle, customs, social practices and religious beliefs etc. of the people in different parts of the country and are a valuable source material for study of contemporary history. Some important volumes containing such accounts are:
This Collection comprises Reports of about 450 Commissions\ Committees appointed by the Government on various subjects from time to time, and provide valuable source material for research. Starting with the Indian Police (Bird) Committee-(Minute of Evidence, 1833) , the Collection contains many Reports of far reaching significance, among which mention may be made of the following:
These provide very useful material for the study of the history, culture and traditions of the Indian people, apart from carrying world wide news about activities and events. Prominent among the holdings are:-
The series covers the correspondence between the Court of Directors in London and the Fort William Council from 1748 to 1800.
These are published in-extenso in 21 volumes. Edited by an eminent historian each volume contains the text of the correspondence together with a comprehensive introduction, copious notes, select bibliography and an exhaustive index besides a number of illustrations.
| Vol. | Year | Name |
|---|---|---|
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Vol. I |
(Public 1748-56) |
Editor Dr. K.K. Datta |
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Vol. II |
(Public 1757-59) |
Editor Dr. H.N. Sinha |
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Vol. III |
(Public 1760-63) |
Editor Dr. R.R. Sethi |
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Vol. IV |
(Public 1764-66) |
Editor Prof. C.S. Srinivasachari |
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Vol. V |
(Public 1767-69) |
Editor Dr. N.K. Sinha |
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Vol. VI |
(Public 1770-72) |
Editor Dr. Bisheshwar Prasad |
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Vol. VII |
(Public 1773-76) |
Editor Prof. R.P. Patwardhan |
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Vol. VIII |
(Public 1777-1781) |
Editor Dr. H.L. Gupta |
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Vol. IX |
(Public 1782-85) |
Editor Dr. B.A Saletore |
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Vol. X |
(Public 1786-88) |
Editor Dr. Raghubir Singh |
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Vol. XI |
(Public 1789-92) |
Editor Dr. I.B Banerjee |
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Vol. XII |
(Public 1793-95) |
Editor Dr. A. Tripathi |
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Vol XIII |
(Public 1796-95) |
Editor Dr. P.C Gupta |
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Vol. XIV |
(Secret & Select Committee 1752-86) |
Editor Prof. Amba Prasad |
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Vol. XV |
(Foreign and Secret Political, 1787-91) |
Editor Prof. C.H Phillips and Dr. B.B Mishra |
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Vol. XVI |
(Foreign Secret and Political, 1787-91) |
Editor Prof. S.H. Askari |
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Vol. XVII |
(Foreign Political and Secret, 1792-95) |
Editor Prof. Y.J Taraporewalla |
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Vol. XVIII |
(Foreign Political and Secret, 1798-1800) |
Editor Rev. Fr, H. Heras |
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Vol. XIX |
(Military, 1787-91) |
Editor Dr Bisheshwar Prasad |
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Vol. XX |
(Military, 1792-96) |
Editor Dr. A.C Banerjee |
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Vol. XXI |
(Military, 1797-1800) |
Editor Prof. S.R. Kohli |
A most significant Collection in the Library are rare and contemporary works on India and its history going back to the 17th century, which are valuable sources for research Some of the titles are listed below:
This is a unique Collection comprising the Inaugural issues of as many as 300 magazines and journals going back to the late 19th and 20th centuries. A brainchild of late Sh.Annapurnanad,a resident of Varanasi., the Collection was gifted to the National Archives by his wife Smt. Janak Dulari These journals were .published from different places including Delhi,Bombay, Lahore,Varanasi,Allahabad,Calcutta,Patna etc,and are primarily in Hindi with a few being in Sanskrit and Urdu They contain articles and features on issues like social ills, women emancipation, world history, national movement, patriotism, politics, etc. Naari Agrasar, Achoot, Janmat, Rashtrapati, Asha, Hans, Tapobhoomi, AdarshBharat, Harischandra, and Hunter are some of the titles found in the Collection.Many notable personalities like Premchand, Madan Mohan Malaviya, Banarsidas Chaturvedi, D.P. Mishra Madame Cama were associated with these journals.