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135th Foundation Day NAI
March 16 , 2025
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- The National Archives of India (NAI) celebrated its 135th Foundation Day on 11th March with an exhibition titled “Indian Heritage through Architecture.”
- NAI, an attached office under the Ministry of Culture, was originally established as the Imperial Record Department on 11 March 1891 in Kolkata (Calcutta).
- The complete transfer of records from Calcutta to New Delhi was finalized in 1937.
- The National Archives of India also serves as the nodal agency for implementing the Public Records Act, 1993, and the Public Record Rules, 1997.
- During the event the ‘Gyan Bharatam Mission’, was also launched to surveying, documenting, and conserving India’s vast manuscript heritage.
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