Delhi Archives begins digitisation of Mughal era records
Delhiites will soon be able to see what ‘farmans’ and ‘sanads’ given by Mughal rulers looked like or who acquired the land in prime Lutyen’s Delhi at the very beginning. All this, and more will be now part of the Delhi government’s latest project under which four crore archival pages will be digitised and microfilmed in a period of 30 months.
The Delhi Archives has a rich collection of records from year 1803 to 1990 and other major record series such as the trial of last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, and photos of freedom fighters, old heritage buildings and archaeological sites of the city. Inaugurating the project on Thursday, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said, “The Delhi Archives has nearly 10 crore pages of archival records. It is a unique project of the government in particular, and the first of its kind in Asia, under which a large number of archival records will be digitised and microfilmed.” he claimed, adding the project will incur a cost of Rs 25.40 crore.
“The main objective is to encourage appreciation of archival heritage among the general public, and the main thrust is on facilitating the public in accessing the archival records with a click …read more
