Special issue on Bihar, Indian state about its people and culture. Bihar is a state in East India, bordering Nepal. It is divided by the River Ganges, which floods its fertile plains. Important Buddhist pilgrimage sites include the Bodhi Tree in Bodhgaya's Mahabodhi Temple, under which the Buddh...
While it is an archive that represents elite perspectives, the Sikkim Palace Archives, is also the first collection of local origin to be made freely and universally accessible for international scholarship, presenting a perspective of events and characters as experienced from within looking out...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Dzongkha, English, French, Hindi, Lepcha, Malayalam, Nepali, Tibetan, and Urdu
Documents issued by the General, Judiciary and Private offices. Original file reference: SPA/DA/AD/005. Extent of original material: 134 pages. This file contains the following 70 items: EAP880/1/1/5/1: Circular regarding exemption from house tax, 24 Jun 1924, [3 images]; EAP880/1/1/5/2: Circu...
Collection of documents from various departments. Original file reference: SPA/DA/AD/021. Extent of original material: 51 pages. This file contains the following 39 items: EAP880/1/1/21/1: Tibetan document, 1902-1932, [1 image]; EAP880/1/1/21/2: Letter from Charles Bell (PO Sikkim) to Tashi Na...
Documents related to the notifications issued by the government
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Notification and orders issued by the various departments related to domestic affairs of the state. Original file reference: SPA/DA/AD/024. Extent of original material: 255 pages. This file contains the following 154 items: EAP880/1/1/24/1: List of notifications and orders issued by the govern...
Rules, notifications and the Gangtok Municipal Act. Original file reference: SPA/DA/AD/029. Extent of original material: 45 pages. This file contains the following 6 items: EAP880/1/1/29/1: Contents related to the Municipal Corporation Act, 1975, [1 image]; EAP880/1/1/29/2: Notification from t...
Documents related to bazaar licenses and notifications
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Circulars, notifications and orders related to market. Original file reference: SPA/DA/AD/030. Extent of original material: 20 pages. This file contains the following 11 items: EAP880/1/1/30/1: Market Contract License, 1955, [8 images]; EAP880/1/1/30/2: List of notices regarding commodities an...
Notifications and orders from the Judiciary department
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Government issued notifications and orders related to Sikkim Council seat reservations and judicial concerns. Original file reference: SPA/DA/AD/035. Extent of original material: 53 pages. This file contains the following 29 items: EAP880/1/1/35/1: Copy of the order from Kazi Sonam Gyatso to t...
Documents related to constitutional affairs and the memorandum of the Government of Sikkim. Original file reference: SPA/DA/AD/039. Extent of original material: 478 pages. This file contains the following 63 items: EAP880/1/1/39/1: Minutes of meeting with the Government of India, 04 Mar 1947, ...