Spectrum chapter 1 revision notes

Spectrum chapter 1 revision notes Spectrum chapter 1 


Archives refers to the collection of historical documents and records

They are original and unique documents

4 types of archives available

1. Central govt. archives

2.state govt. archives

3. Record of intermediate and subordinates authority

4. Judicial record


East India Company record are related to the financial conditions of company around 1600-1857, details account of their administrative power. 


Other East India Company ( Dutch, Portugal, French) are also reliable source of financial conditions of these period


Others

Record of reform office are very useful and analytical study of the Constitutional development from 1920 to 1937


State government archives 

Divide into 3 parts

1. Former British Indian province 

2.princely state incorporated independence after 1947

3. Foreign administration other than British


Kingdom of Lahore khalsa darbaari 1800-1849 important source material of lahore


Peshwa daftar pune most valuable single source for the study of Maratha history for the period of almost a century before the fall of peshwas


Dogra rule 1846 in jammu and Kashmir valuable information of dogras rules


Archives of 3 presidency


Early record of fort William lost but after battle of palassy 1756 more series are available, it was important source of administrative valuable of bengal presidency

Record of Madras presidency ad 1670 describe how east India Company rise in as a political power in South and in the Deccan


Published archives


Parliamentary paper useful source material for historical research


Missionaries came to India 

Bishop Heber journel and Abbe Du Bois written Hindu manner and custom provide useful information on the socio and economic life of India during the period of rises the British


Famous British travellers


George Forester

Benjamin heyne

James burnes ( narrative of a visit the court of sindh) 

Alexander burnes (travels into bokhara) 

Cjc Davidson dairy of the travel and advantage of upper India 

John butler travel and adventures in the province of Assam 


Newspaper and journal

1780 published first newspaper the bengal Gazette/Calcutta general advertiser - James Augustus Hickey 

Note - Hickey press was seized for 2 years because the criticism of govt official


Calcutta gazette 1784

The madras couriers 1788

Bombay Herald 1789


The hindi /swedsmitran - G. Subramaniyam iyar

Bengalee - surendranath banerjee

Amrit bazaar patrika -sisir kumar ghosh and motilal ghosh

Sudharak - gopal krishan gokhale

India mirror - N. N. Sen 

Voice of India - Dada bhai naroji

Hindustan /advocate - G. P. Verma


Abroad published newspaper

Indian sociologist - landon - Shyamji krishnaverma


Bandemataram -Paris - madam kama

Talwaar -Berlin - virendranath chatopaadhyaay

Gadar - San Francisco - lala hardayal


Creative literature


Icharam suryaram desai - medieval gujarati - hind ane Britannia -political tone

Grija devi -1931- mohanna rajni

Ramatirthammal -1934 -dasikalin mosavali 


G. V. Krishan rao -telugu -1956 -keelubommalu( the puppet) -moral and behavior of rural people

Vaikom Muhammad basheer - malayalam- balyakalasakhi (tragic tale of love) 

Thakazgi siva sankara pillai -malayalam


Painting

Relief of lucknow painted by Thomas Jones burkar 1859 -great revolt of 1857





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