21 May Government must be transparent about its plans for the National Archives of India(Indian Express, Gs-2, Governance, GS-1, History))
Context:-The National Archives of India (NAI) complex is slated for major changes under the Central Vista Project. This building has several public records, private papers, departmental records etc.
What is the issue:-
- Recent statement of the minister of culture that we will continue to keep records safely makes some apprehension about the mindfulness of the government.
- This statement need public scrutiny that what government is thinking about the historical records
- Archives are essential to the relationship between a state and its citizens.
- Moving public records in democracies is a big deal. Recently USA government was also thinking about same and there were excessive public consultations
- If indian archives will not accessible then in case foreign people will have exclusive right to right about indian history because they may have excess to british historical council which has the largest repository of colonial india
Way forward:-
- Transparency and accountability are the way forward.
- History is irrespective of ideology
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