IIMA Archives at IIM Ahmedabad (IIM-A) launched Archives on India, a digital public repository of more than 500 physical and digital archives ‘relevant to the history and cultural heritage of the Indian subcontinent.’ The launch took place to mark International Archives Day, celebrated on June 9.
Prof Chinmay Tumbe, chairperson of IIMA Archives, took to X to announce the launch and mentioned that it is being hosted by the IIMA Archives Special Collection series to list physical and digital archives in India and outside, covering diverse fields.
The website has links to the online pages of the archives wherever possible and these are also tagged on an interactive world map. The Archives website stated that the initiative aims to assist historians and archivists in their work. Some of the entries include Calico Museum, Sabarmati Ashram Archives and CEPT University archives from city among others.
The users can also make subject-wise searches, for example ‘business history’, to access the treasure of info.