The National Archives of India is the repository of the non-current records of the Government of India.
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📜✨ A proud moment for India’s heritage!
National Archives of India has digitised 20+ crore records, making history accessible to all—praised by PM Narendra Modi today on #MannKiBaat.
#NAIArchivalHeritage #ArchivesForAll #CultureUnitesUsAll
#NAI Record Centre, Puducherry, observed Vigilance Awareness Week on 26 October 2026. Employees took the Integrity Pledge, reaffirming their commitment to honesty, transparency, accountability and ethical conduct in the discharge of their duties.
#NAIVigilanceAwarenessWeek
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Bridging centuries of knowledge and heritage, India and France join hands to preserve the past and shape the future of cultural preservation.
An MoU was signed and exchanged today in Paris between the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, and the Bibliothèque nationale de France (National Library of France), by Shri Vivek Aggarwal, Secretary, Ministry of Culture and Mr. Gilles Pécout (@GillesPecout), President of the BnF (@labnf).
The collaboration brings together the expertise of specialised Indian institutions and initiatives, including the National Archives of India (@IN_Archives), the National Library, Kolkata (@NationalLib_GoI), and the Gyan Bharatam Mission (@GyanBharatamMoC).
The partnership will focus on five key pillars: Digitisation, Cross-Sharing on the National Digital Repository (NDR), Technology Exchange, Conservation, and Research & Development—strengthening efforts to preserve, share and make cultural and documentary heritage accessible to future generations.
#CultureUnitesAll
On Jatin Das's birth anniversary, #NAI presents a rare glimpse of a letter dated 6 September 1929, documenting Hunger Strike Day demonstrations in Delhi, where photographs of Jatin Das, Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt were displayed.
-Home, Political, 1929, Fn. No. 17/29-Pol.
#NAI, Record Centre, Bhubaneswar, observed Vigilance Awareness Week on 26 October 2026. Employees took the Integrity Pledge at 11:00 a.m., while banners promoting vigilance, transparency and accountability were displayed to raise public awareness.
#NAIVigilanceAwarenessWeek
#NAI is observing Vigilance Awareness Week (26 Oct–1 Nov). Smt. Renuka Tripathi, ADG (IT), administered the integrity oath to employees, followed by a lecture on “Different Aspects of Vigilance” by Shri Bhagaban Padhy, Deputy Director, ISTM.
#NAIVigilanceAwarenessWeek
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आदिकवि महर्षि वाल्मीकि जी की जयंती पर उन्हें सादर नमन। 🙏
उनकी कालजयी रचना ‘रामायण’ भारतीय साहित्य एवं सांस्कृतिक विरासत की अमूल्य प्रतीक है। जो ज्ञान, आदर्शों और मानवीय मूल्यों की प्रेरणा देती है तथा भारतीय संस्कृति की समृद्ध परंपरा को प्रतिबिंबित करती है।
#MaharishiValmikiJayanti
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प्रखर पत्रकार, निर्भीक स्वतंत्रता सेनानी एवं समाजसेवी गणेशशंकर विद्यार्थी जी की जयंती पर सादर नमन।
उन्होंने अपनी लेखनी और विचारों के माध्यम से स्वतंत्रता संग्राम को नई दिशा दी तथा सामाजिक सद्भाव, न्याय और जनसेवा के मूल्यों को सशक्त किया। उनका जीवन सत्य, साहस और राष्ट्र के प्रति समर्पण की प्रेरणादायी मिसाल है।
#GaneshShankarVidyarthi #Amritkaal #MainBharatHoon
#ArchiveOfTheDay
#NAI presents rare charts documenting births, deaths and average earnings of indentured Indian labourers in St. Vincent for the half-year ending 30 June 1871, offering insights into their lives under colonial rule.
-M/O ARC, Immigration, 1872, Fn. No. 1, Feb
Students & faculty from Sharda University, Noida, visited #NAI on 23 Oct' 26. They explored key sections and viewed rare records of Bhagat Singh, Lala Lajpat Rai & Ramanujan, along with historic maps, gaining insights into archival preservation.
#NAIArchivalVisit #ArchivesForAll
#NAIBookOfTheWeek: Panhala
This book preserves Maharashtra’s historical heritage and remains a valuable resource on Maratha history and military architecture.
Week: 94
Published by: Lakshmi Art Printing Works, Bombay, 1923
Author: Rao Bahadur D. B. Parasnis
#ArchivesForAll
#ThisDayInHistory
On 23 October 1946, the UN General Assembly convened in New York for its first session.
#NAI presents a rare glimpse of a telegram (11 Oct 1946), detailing the travel arrangements of India’s delegation to the UN.
-MEA, Passport, 1946, Fn. No. 218(618)-P/46
#NAI in collaboration with IIT Madras–Pravartak Technologies Foundation, Chennai, organised the third workshop in its Abhilekh Patal roadmap series on “OCR Fundamentals and Applications, Handwriting Recognition (HTR) using AI.”
#IITMadras #ArchivesForAll #CultureUnitesUsAll
On the occasion of Vithalbhai Patel's death anniversary, #NAI presents a translated interview with Vithalbhai Patel, published in Neue Freie Presse on 18 May 1933.
-Home, Pol., 1933, Fn. No. 6/2/1933
#VithalbhaiPatel #ArchivesForAll #CultureUnitesUsAll
164 ASO DRs from ISTM visited #NAI in six batches on 15, 16 & 21 October 2026 as part of their training. They explored Oriental Records, the Departmental Record Room & Conservation Lab, gaining insights into archival preservation and records management.
#NAIArchivalVisit
#ThisDayInHistory
On 21 Oct. 1943, Netaji proclaimed the Provisional Govt. of Free India (Azad Hind).
#NAI presents a rare glimpse of “Azad Hind Fauj Medical Administrative Instructions No. 9” (27 Mar. 1945), outlining first aid during wartime.
- PA, INA Papers, Fn. No. 57/INA
#ArchiveOfTheWeek
#NAI presents a rare 1943 leaflet titled “Manav Dharma,” issued by the All India Hindu Forward Block, Delhi. The document offers a glimpse into the ideological currents and nationalist discourse of India’s freedom movement.
-Home, Pol., I, 1943, Fn. No. 9-4
स्वच्छता ही सेवा अभियान | #NAI
राष्ट्रीय अभिलेखागार, भारत के अभिलेख केंद्र, भुवनेश्वर में #SwachhataHiSeva अभियान के तहत स्वच्छता गतिविधियाँ आयोजित की गईं। इस पहल का उद्देश्य स्वच्छता के प्रति जागरूकता बढ़ाना और स्वच्छ एवं स्वस्थ वातावरण को प्रोत्साहित करना है।
#ArchivesForAll
#NAIBookOfTheWeek: In Touch With Ujjain
The book remains a valuable record of Ujjain’s regional history, religious traditions, and cultural heritage.
Week: 93
Published by: K. B. Dongry, Lashkar, 1935
Author: Keshav Rao Balwant Dongry
#RareGlimpseFromTheLibrary
#ThisDayInHistory
On 16 October 1905, the Partition of Bengal marked a turning point in India’s freedom struggle.
#NAI presents a rare 1905 memo and proclamation concerning the partition and the formation of Eastern Bengal and Assam.
-PWD, Ests-A, 1906, Fn. No. 13-26
