39. Exhibitions: The Museum arranged exhibition of Fire Arms of the Museum from 21st to 30th September, 1966. Further, at the request of the Nehru Vihar Committee of Andhra Pradesh, the Salar Jung Museum Board lent 118 objects of the Museum for a period of one month for exhibition in the Jawahar Bal Bhavan which was inaugurated by the Prime

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Minister of India on 23rd June, 1996. An exhibition of Calligraphic Art was organised in March, 1967.

40. Seminars and Museum Week: The Museum Week was celebrated in November, 1966. During this period, admission to the public was allowed at half of the usual rates.

41. The Museum employees participated in the Camp on study of Museums, Techniques of Exhibition, Storage, Documentation, etc., organised by the Ministry of Education and the 'Conservation' Seminar, organised by the National Museum.

42. Library : The Salar Jung Museum Library, which contains about 50,000 books, comprising old and rare manuscripts and printed books in Urdu, English, Persian and Arabic is an important wing of the Museum. During the year 4,207 books and manuscripts were consulted by the scholars and the public.

43. Cataloguing of Manuscripts: The cataloguing of Persian manuscripts which comprises 12 volumes, has been completed. Also 19 manuscripts of the Museum' and Library were microfilmed by a Unesco Expert.

44. Visitors: During the year about 3,00,000 visitors visited the Museum.

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45. Exhibitions: An exhibition entitled "A Century of Modem Art, 1850-1950" was arranged in the Gallery to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Unesco from 4th to 20th November, 1966. Besides, another exhibition on the works of Abanindranath Tagore was opened on 29th March, 1967 under the Artist's Week Programme.

46. Restoration of Paintings: During the year, three paintings were restored/renovated. These are 'Lady in Moonlight' by Ravi Varma, 'Musicians' by Amrita Shergil and 'Elephant Promenade' by Amrita Shergil.

47. Art Reference Library: The, library was strengthened with 120 new books including the nine books received as presentation from the Belgian Government. Two research scholars

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were given necessary facilities to use the library for conducting research, etc.

48. Visitors: About 18.000 visitors visited the Gallery daring the year. These included many distinguished delegates from abroad.

49. Acquisitions of Art Objects: Ten Art objects and one painting entitled 'Three Divine Gossipers' by Mohan Samant were acquired by the Gallery.

50. Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi:

The Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, which was functioning as a subordinate office of the Ministry of Education, was converted into an autonomous body from 1st April, 1966, and its management entrusted to the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library Society, which was registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. The objects of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library are:

(i) Establishment and maintenance of the Memorial Museum,

(ii) Establishment of a library of modern India covering the period from Raja Ram Mohan Roy to the present time; and

(iii) Promotion of original research in modern Indian history with special reference to the Nehru era.

51. Museum Wing: The Museum has been developed as a Jawaharlal Nehru Personalia Museum. Some of the rooms for example, the bedroom and the study have been preserved as they were at the time of his death. A number of mementos, objects, manuscripts and copies of the will and testament is all Indian languages are on display. A sales counter has also been set up for books by Jawaharlal Nehru. Two brochures on the Nehru Museum, one in Hindi and the other in English, have been produced and are on sale.

52. Exhibitions: (i) An exhibition entitled "Nehru and the People" synchronised with Jawaharlal Nehru's second death anniversary on May 27, 1966; (ii) The birthday of Jawaharlal Nehru was celebrated on November 14, 1966, with the inauguration of a new exhibition on the theme, "Jawaharlal Nehru, the Writer". It illumined a fascinating aspect of his personality,

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with the help of letters, books, manuscripts of articles, press clippings and photographs.

53. Library: During the year, about 12,000 books were acquired. Special efforts were made to acquire books by and on Jawaharlal Nehru in Indian and foreign languages. Four hundred books have already been collected. Besides, in response to public appeals about 1,500 letters and documents on Jawaharlal Nehru were added to the archives. The records off the All India Congress Committee, for the period prior to 1947 have also been deposited with the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library.

54. Oral History Division: The Oral History Section of the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library aims in India at what, for example, the, Oral History Department of the Columbia University and John F. Kennedy Library have, been attempting in the United States, i.e., to capture, preserve and make available for research, material on recent and contemporary history which, otherwise, is unlikely to find its way into print or into written records.

55. About 80 interviews have so far been conducted. It is proposed to extend the activities of the Oral History Section so as to cover recent history to the largest possible extent.

56. Photographic Library: The photographic library has 14,845 photographs and 310 albums in its collection. Efforts are being made to augment this collection which would include photographs of not only Jawaharlal Nehru, but also of either leaders.

B. ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA

57. The Archaeological Survey of India, during the year, continued its major activities which include explorations and excavations; epigraphy, museums, preservation of monuments including chemical preservation and research and maintenance of gardens; publications etc.

58. Explorations and Excavations :

The Pre-history Branch of the Survey conducted large-scale explorations of the Stone Age sites in the Kangra Valley. Amongst other exploratory discoveries, mention may be made of the Early Stone-

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Age site at Bhimbandh and Choruara area (Monghyr, Bihar); Harappan sites in Kutch (Gujarat) away from coast-line throwing more light on the movement of the Harappan people; Stone-Age tools in district Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir State), several microlithic and a few Stone- Age tools-yielding sites on the tributaries of the Godavari and Girna in Maharashtra; megalithic tombs in villages of Upparpatti and Viramalai (Distt. Dharmapuri, Madras) and Amur and Mallur (Distt. Mysore, Mysore). A Harappan and a number of Painted Grey Ware sites were also located along both the banks of the river Hindon. Two major excavations, at Kalibangan (Distt. Ganganagar, Rajasthan) and Burzahom (Distt. Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir), both in continuation of the previous years' work, were also taken up. These excavations have revealed some hitherto unrecorded features of the Harappan and pre-Harappan culture.

59. Epigraphy :

A number of valuable inscriptions were copied from different parts in Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Madras, Maharashtra, Pondicherry, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. The discoveries include an Asokan inscription, besides interesting records of Ganga, Guhila, Chandella, Vijayanagar, Ghori, Khilji, Tughluq and Mughal rulers.

60. Museums:

All the archaeological museums under the Survey were continued to be maintained properly. The reorganised museums at Sanchi and Nagarjunakonda were declared open to the public by the Union Minister of Education. Buildings for the archaeological museums at Konarak and Amaravati have been completed and the work of arranging the galleries in the new premises is in progress.

61. Preservation of Monuments:

Amongst the monuments of national importance subjected to special repairs, mention may be made of Golconda Fort (Andhra Pradesh); Buddhist remains at Nalanda (Bihar); Jama Masjid and Purana Qila at Delhi; Katoch Palace at Tira Sujanpur (Distt. Kangra, Himachal Pradesh); medieaval temples at Babor (Distt., Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir), Paravati Temple at Nachna (Distt. Panna) and Matangesvara Temple at Khajuraho (Madhya Pradesh); Bhatinda Fort (Punjab); monuments at Fatehpur Sikri (Distt. Agra) Taj Mahal and Agra Fort at Agra, Jama

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Masjid at Etawah, Rani Lakshmibai's Palace at Jhansi, Makhdum Jahania Mosque at Kannauj (Distt. Farrukhabad); Radhavallabh Temple at Brindaban; Shah Pir's Tomb at Meerut and Dhamekh Stupa at Sarnath (Uttar Pradesh). In addition to these, certain monuments within the Union territory of Goa and at Gaur and Pandua (West Bengal) were also attended to.

62. Amongst the monuments taken up for chemical preservation and treatment, the following may be mentioned: Thousand-Pillared Temple at Hanam-Konda; Red Fort, Delhi; Rama Temple at Tiruprayar (Kerala); Sas Bahu Temple at Gwalior; temples at Khajuraho, Ajanta and Ellora caves; Bibi-ka-Maqbara at Aurangabad; Sculptures on the rathas at Mahabalipuram; Kailasanatha Temple at Kanchipuram; Darya Daulat Bagh at Saringapatam; Brahmesvara Temple at Bhubaneswar and Sun Temple at Konarak.

63. Filleting and repair work was also carried out by the Archaeological Chemist inside the Bhaktapur Palace at Kathmandu.

64. Chemical Analysis, Treatment and Research:

Several Specimens comprising plaster, metals, rock and preservatlon-specimens and pot sherds were taken up for examination and analysis. Physical measurements on a set of coins were carried out for determining the technique of coinage used in ancient times. A large number of antiquities including miniature paintings, iron, copper and bronze objects were chemically treated and preserved. The photographic recording pertaining to chemical conservation in respect of various monuments in India and Bhaktapur Palace, Kathmandu (Nepal) was completed.

65. Publications :

While picture post cards of Halebid, Ajanta, Ellora, Hampi, Belur, Elephanta and Bijapur, have been released, those of Gaur and Pandua, Goa and Golkonda are in the press. Among the guide-books, Ajanta and Bhubaneswar have been printed and those of Sanchi Museum and Nagarjunakonda are in final stage of printing. Some parts of "Epigraphia India" and "Epigraphia India Arabic and Persian Supplement 1964-65 have also been published.

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66. Treasure Trove :

A hoard comprising 39 silver coins of the Sultans of Bengal was found at Eklakhi Tomb, Pandua (West Bengal).

67. Cultural Exchange Programme:

Under this programme, the visit and lectures of Professor P.I. Boriskovsky, Chief of them Department of Palaeolithic of the Institute of Archaeology, Academy of Science of the USSR and Professor D. W. Chemilewaski of Poland are being organised by the Survey.

C. NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF INDIA

68. The main activities of the National Archives of India relate to accession, repair and preservation of records, research and technical service and training and publication.

69. Accessions:

Microfilm rolls of Crown Representatives records and Residency files numbering 296 were acquired from the India Office, London. An original document of immense historical value, namely, a sheet of paper on which the Nizam handed over the Government of Hyderabad in September, 1948 to General J. N. Chaudhuri, has been received for custody. Six original letters of R. C. Dutt and collection of important newspaper-clippings relating to Jawaharlal Nehru, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and Subhas Chandra Bose were also received by the Department. Other significant additions to the departmental papers included photo copies of papers relating to Virendra Nath Chattopadhya, the Indian revolutionary, papers pertaining to, Hari Kishan, another revolutionary who was executed in 1931, and a photostat copy of Dr. Emil Helffenburg's (Humburg) report on India is 1906 and during the World War I. 1066 proceeding volumes of the late foreign and political departments of the Government of India were received. Two original letters of Mahatma Gandhi were received for custody from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, New Delhi. 8 microfilm rolls of Ripon Papers were likewise received from the British Council, London. The other accruals included 57 Survey of India maps and 4 authenticated copies of Bills passed by the various State Legislatures and assented to by the President of India.

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70. Records Administration:

The Department checked and chronologically arranged 3,250 bundles of records of D.G.H.S. (1860- 1948), 422 files of the Foreign Department, Political Branch, (1886), 1,478 original consultations of the Separate Revenue Branch (1833-48) of the Military Department, 1,261 files of the Political Department (1938-39) of the erstwhile Bhopal State and 400 volumes of the Surveyor-General of India. Among the private collections. 12 volumes of xerograph sheets of Macartney papers. 52 files and 1,300 documents belonging to the collection of Jayakar Papers. 400 documents belonging to the collection of V. Krishnaswamy Aiyar papers and 100 albums of photographs of Jawaharlal Nehru were checked, arranged and listed. Considerable progress was made in checking', arranging and listing the collections of private papers of Purushottam Das Tandon and Dadabhai Naoroji. Appraisal of the files of the late Mysore and Hyderabad Residencies and the Education, Health and Lands Department was taken up and 1,838 from amongst 9,456 files were found worthy of permanent retention. Records of the liquidated Jhansi Club, Allahabad Club and Nanital Club Ltd., were likewise appraised.

71. Reference Media:

Substantial progress was made in the preparation of reference aids to public and private records This includes the listing of 1,242 files of the General Branch (1933-48) of the Foreign Department and of the Urdu' letters of Badruddin Tyabji. Material for the compilation of an organisational history of the Education, Health and Lands Department (1871-1944) was collected. Progress made in the preparation of an index of the historical maps of the Survey of India, descriptive list of the Persian Correspondence (1809-14) index of Alqabnapah press-list of acquired Oriental manuscripts, Descriptive list of Mutiny Papers at Bhopal, Vol. III and catelogue of seals. 429 documents belonging to the collection of Dadabhai Naoroji papers and 500 documents of Purushottam Dass Tandon papers were listed.

72. Reference Service:

The Department continued to render service to public and private agencies as well as individuals by supplying them with information from the printed and manuscript sources in the custody of the Department. Of the enquiries attended to those relating to the so-called Black Hole

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Tragedy of Calcutta, transfer of the seat of the Government of India from Calcutta to Delhi, Ganga-Canal Colony, Rajasthan, Kutch-Sind boundary, a notification on Nagaland-Assam boundary demarcation and the holy relics, weapons and a Hukumnamah of Guru Gobind Singh, a statement of the Congress Working Committee on a controversy about the national song Bande Mataram and commencement of the Indo-European telegraph line (1867) were noteworthy.

73. Technical Service :

Besides the usual work of repair and rehabilitation of the records in its own custody, the Department continued to render help to a number of institutions and individuals in maintaining and preserving their books and papers. Notable among them were: Kendriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha, Tirupati; National Library, Calcutta; Khadi and Gram Udyog Commission, Bangalore; Central Stationery Office, Calcutta; Kores (India) Ltd., Bombay; Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya, and Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi; Marathawada University Library, Aurangabad; Andhra Pradesh State Archives, Hyderabad; and Uttar Pradesh State Archives, Allahabad. The private papers of Dr. Rajendra Prasad, and the annual proceedings of the Indian National Congress (1886-1936) were microfilmed; likewise, records on Afghanistan in the custody of the Department were microfilmed for presentation by the Vice-President of India to the Afghan Government. Photo-duplication service was rendered to the Institute of the Peoples of Asia, Moscow; Australian National University, Canberra; University of Adelaide, South Australia; University of Tokyo, Tokyo; Universities of California and Chicago, USA; University of Sussex, UK; Centre for Study of Developing Societies, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, Historical Division of Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi; Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya, New Delhi; Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi; and Panjab State Archives, Patiala.

74. Publications:

The Indian Archives, Vol. XV (January 1963-December, 1964) was published. The consolidated issue of January, 1965 to December, 1966 of the same journal was sent to the press immediately following the Government's decision to revive the journal. Preparation of the notes of Vol. III of 'Selections from Education Records' (History of Educa-

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tional Administration, (1859-97) was completed. Scrutiny of the text of Vol. IV of the same series (Development of Technical Education, 1854-1907) made progress. Progress was also made in the printing of 'Fort William-India House Correspondence' Vols. III (Home Public, 1760-63), VII (Home Public, 1773-76), XX (Military, 1792-96) and XXI (Military, 1798-1800), Calendar of Persian Correspondence' Vol. II (1794-95), 'Descriptive List of Secret Department Records' (1776-80), 'Index to Foreign and Political Department Records' (1781-83) and a brochure entitled 'Repair and Preservation of Records' (2nd edition).

75. Indian Historical Records Commission:

The 37th Session of the Indian Historical Records Commission was held on October 7 to 10, 1966, in the Delhi University, Delhi. The questions that came up for discussion included acquisition of the business houses, procurement of the papers of the Indian revolutionaries abroad, acquisition of the papers of Sir Jadunath Sarkar and National Register of Private Archives. A symposium on "The Sources and Problems of Business History" was held and an exhibition of historical documents was organised.