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Sources for the History of 
Modern India
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Sources for the History of 
Modern India
Introduction
1
The East India 
Company's records 
from 1600-1857 and 
subsequent British 
crown records provide 
detailed 
documentation of 
colonial administration.
2
These documents 
reveal the evolution of 
policies and the 
decision-making 
processes that 
shaped colonial 
governance.
3
Additional insights come from Portuguese, Dutch, and 
French East India company records of the 17th and 18th 
centuries.
Page 3


Sources for the History of 
Modern India
Introduction
1
The East India 
Company's records 
from 1600-1857 and 
subsequent British 
crown records provide 
detailed 
documentation of 
colonial administration.
2
These documents 
reveal the evolution of 
policies and the 
decision-making 
processes that 
shaped colonial 
governance.
3
Additional insights come from Portuguese, Dutch, and 
French East India company records of the 17th and 18th 
centuries.
Archival Materials
Central Government Archives
The National Archives of India, located in New Delhi, contains most 
of the archives of the Government of India. These provide authentic 
and reliable source materials on varied aspects of modern Indian 
history.
Page 4


Sources for the History of 
Modern India
Introduction
1
The East India 
Company's records 
from 1600-1857 and 
subsequent British 
crown records provide 
detailed 
documentation of 
colonial administration.
2
These documents 
reveal the evolution of 
policies and the 
decision-making 
processes that 
shaped colonial 
governance.
3
Additional insights come from Portuguese, Dutch, and 
French East India company records of the 17th and 18th 
centuries.
Archival Materials
Central Government Archives
The National Archives of India, located in New Delhi, contains most 
of the archives of the Government of India. These provide authentic 
and reliable source materials on varied aspects of modern Indian 
history.
National Archives Records
The National Archives sorted East India Company 
documents into eight core branches: public, revenue, 
political, military, secret, commercial, judicial, education.
James Rennell, as Bengal's first Surveyor-General, 
established the Survey of India in 1767 to map the 
subcontinent.
Page 5


Sources for the History of 
Modern India
Introduction
1
The East India 
Company's records 
from 1600-1857 and 
subsequent British 
crown records provide 
detailed 
documentation of 
colonial administration.
2
These documents 
reveal the evolution of 
policies and the 
decision-making 
processes that 
shaped colonial 
governance.
3
Additional insights come from Portuguese, Dutch, and 
French East India company records of the 17th and 18th 
centuries.
Archival Materials
Central Government Archives
The National Archives of India, located in New Delhi, contains most 
of the archives of the Government of India. These provide authentic 
and reliable source materials on varied aspects of modern Indian 
history.
National Archives Records
The National Archives sorted East India Company 
documents into eight core branches: public, revenue, 
political, military, secret, commercial, judicial, education.
James Rennell, as Bengal's first Surveyor-General, 
established the Survey of India in 1767 to map the 
subcontinent.
Archives of the State Governments
Former British Indian 
provinces
Administrative records from British 
provincial governments
Erstwhile princely states
Documents from princely states 
post-1947 integration
Foreign administrations
Records from non-British colonial 
authorities