NEW DELHI: Seeking to make the legacy of India’s first PM accessible to not just historians but all keen to study and research his work and contributions, the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund (JNMF) on Wednesday announced that a digital archive on all the historical material available on Nehru will go live next year on November 14 - his birth anniversary.
On whether this archive was being created to counter the false narratives, propaganda and political attacks on Nehru, Congress leader and one of the trustee’s of the JNMF Jairam Ramesh asserted that this is not a political exercise but an intellectual and historical one. “The idea of the archive is to put out all the authentic and original material on Nehru and his contemporaries. We are not commissioning any pieces or interpreting anything...,” Ramesh asserted.
The JNMF said that the archive is being set up to enable all those keen to read, research and make their own decisions about Nehru's work through a platform where all resources will be available in one place. It is seen by JNMF as a space that will contribute to the work of scholarship and informed debate.
“The Nehru Archive” to begin with will bring together on a single platform 100 volumes of ‘The Selected Works of Nehru’, his letters to CMs from 1947 to 1964 and published books such as 'Letters from a Father to His Daughter', 'Glimpses of World History, An Autobiography', 'The Unity of India', 'The Discovery of India', 'A Bunch of Old Letters' and his lesser-known writings.
The archive will also host Nehru's speeches from 1917 to 1964, writings on him by his contemporaries, material on him from global archives and lesser-known published and unpublished writings.
According to JNMF the multi-media digital archive is being created on the lines of the US-based Wilson Center.
JNMF vice chairman Dr Karan Singh believes that the digital archive will make “Nehru more accessible to successive generations who need to be informed of his contribution towards the making of modern India and the world."
Jairam Ramesh asserted that the idea is to create an archive where one can easily search, cross reference and download material from one place.
JNMF secretary Madhavan K Palat shared that the archive will be a dynamic space which will be constantly updated with newer archival sources. “It should be the single most important source for research and study on Jawaharlal Nehru ," he emphasised.
JNMF, established in 1964 has 14 trustees at present and is headed by Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi.
On whether this archive was being created to counter the false narratives, propaganda and political attacks on Nehru, Congress leader and one of the trustee’s of the JNMF Jairam Ramesh asserted that this is not a political exercise but an intellectual and historical one. “The idea of the archive is to put out all the authentic and original material on Nehru and his contemporaries. We are not commissioning any pieces or interpreting anything...,” Ramesh asserted.
The JNMF said that the archive is being set up to enable all those keen to read, research and make their own decisions about Nehru's work through a platform where all resources will be available in one place. It is seen by JNMF as a space that will contribute to the work of scholarship and informed debate.
“The Nehru Archive” to begin with will bring together on a single platform 100 volumes of ‘The Selected Works of Nehru’, his letters to CMs from 1947 to 1964 and published books such as 'Letters from a Father to His Daughter', 'Glimpses of World History, An Autobiography', 'The Unity of India', 'The Discovery of India', 'A Bunch of Old Letters' and his lesser-known writings.
The archive will also host Nehru's speeches from 1917 to 1964, writings on him by his contemporaries, material on him from global archives and lesser-known published and unpublished writings.
According to JNMF the multi-media digital archive is being created on the lines of the US-based Wilson Center.
JNMF vice chairman Dr Karan Singh believes that the digital archive will make “Nehru more accessible to successive generations who need to be informed of his contribution towards the making of modern India and the world."
Jairam Ramesh asserted that the idea is to create an archive where one can easily search, cross reference and download material from one place.
JNMF secretary Madhavan K Palat shared that the archive will be a dynamic space which will be constantly updated with newer archival sources. “It should be the single most important source for research and study on Jawaharlal Nehru ," he emphasised.
JNMF, established in 1964 has 14 trustees at present and is headed by Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi.
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