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Telangana State Archives & Research Institute

تلنگانه ریاستی محکمه اسناد واداره تحقيق

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Introduction

For the true appreciation of any aspect of history nothing can be more reliable than the documentary evidence. Hence the present day historians have come to recognise the extreme importance of records and documents in reconstructing the history of the past. Thus, owing to growing tendency to unearth original material from original alive source of documents and Telangana State Archives and Research Institute sunk into dust of centuries, for the proper re-orientation of our history, it becomes at the same time a more urgent task to bring to light to the world of scholars the millions of unknown documents lying in heaps in the Telangana State Archives at Hyderabad.

With this objective, to introduce these treasurers to the world at large and to afford necessary facilities to the historians.

The Telangana State Archives and Research Institute originated in 1724 AD, with the main daftar (administrative office), known as the Daftar-i-Diwani, being one of the fourteen daftars of the early Asaf Jahi period. This daftar was initially under the custody of the family of Raja Rai Rayan. It was later taken over by the erstwhile Nizam's Government of Hyderabad during the period of Mir Mahboob Ali Khan, the VIth Nizam. The takeover was in compliance with the orders of the Madar-ul-Maham (Prime Minister), published in the Gazette Vol. 27, No. 1, dated 24 Jamadi II 1314H (30th November 1896), with the aim of converting it into a regular Government Record Office.

The Daftar-i-Diwani, after becoming the Government Record Office, was mainly utilised for accumulating the records of other daftars, the Mughal records and a large quantity of Secretariat records. This Record Office was named as the Daftar-i-Diwani-Mal-Mulki.

The office's full name until 1950 comprised the names of the fourteen daftars of the Asaf Jahi period, indicating the merged offices. However, in official correspondence, it was referred to as the Daftar-i-Diwani-Mal-o-Mulki.

The Daftar-i-Diwani-o-Mal-o-Mulki was renamed as Central Record Office (after the Accession of Hyderabad with Indian Union) on 14th December 1950 by the Government of Hyderabad. This Record Office was reorganised on the pattern of National Archives of India in 1962.

The Archives provides comprehensive research facilities for scholars working on medieval and modern periods of Indian History. It also awards fellowships to Ph.D. research scholars and publishes research monographs. Recognized as a Research Institute by Osmania University in 1992, it was initially known as the Andhra Pradesh State Archives and Research Institute. Following the bifurcation of the two states in 2018, it was renamed the Telangana State Archives and Research Institute, Hyderabad.

Director's Profile

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Dr. Zareena Parveen is a distinguished Persian language scholar, historian, and social activist, renowned for her contributions to the archival field of Telangana. As the first woman in her family to achieve scholarly heights, she holds the distinction of being the first-ever female Director of the State Archives.

Dr. Parveen’s expertise lies in deciphering ornamental Shikasta Persian, a skill vital for understanding Mughal administrative documents. She has presented over 150 research papers, supervised nine doctoral students, and contributed significantly to the preservation and dissemination of archival knowledge. Her work has been recognized with numerous awards for academic excellence, reflecting her passion and dedication to her field.

With a 38-year-long career in the State Archives, she became the institution’s longest-serving Director, bringing it to the forefront of research activities. Hundreds of eminent scholars from India and abroad have benefited from her guidance, owing to her archival acumen. Her command over historical records from almost all medieval and modern dynasties, from the Bahmanis to the Asaf Jahis, is impeccable. Her dedication and enthusiasm for historical research have made her highly respected among the research fraternity. Dr. Parveen’s efforts in securing various schemes and projects have been fruitful, most notably in the digitization of records, upgrading repositories with compact storage systems, and successfully running Manuscript Conservation Centres (MCCs) under the National Mission for Manuscripts, Ministry of Culture, New Delhi.

She has organized numerous workshops and seminars on the conservation and preservation of archival records, as well as on a wide range of historical topics. Successfully organizing the prestigious two-day National Conference of the Indian Historical Research Committee (IHRC) in Hyderabad brought her great recognition. It was regarded as one of the grandest sessions ever held in the seventy-year history of the IHRC.

Organizational Structure

DIRECTOR
(Dr. Zareena Parveen)

Deputy Director
(Departmental Record Officer)
Public Information Officer (PIO)

  1. Assistant Director
    (Urdu & Persian)

      1. Repository-I

      2. Mughal Section

      3. Archival Museum

      4. Digitisation

      5. Committee

      6. Central Assistant Scheme (C.A.S.)

      7. National Mission
        for Manuscripts(NMM)

      8. Media Relation

  2. Assistant Director
    (Technical)

      1. Film Archives

      2. Library

      3. RR-1

      4. Tagore National Fellowship(TNF)

  3. Assistant Director
    (Administration)

      1. Establishment

      2. Accounts (I&II)

      3. Stores

      4. Buildings

      5. Computers

      1. Interim Repository

      2. Repository-II

      3. Regional Office - Warangal

The Main Activities and Functions Of This Department

  • Acquisition of Non current and Semi current administrative record of government departments.
  • Preservation and Conservation of records.
  • Description of records i.e., preparation of reference media, catalogues of the Records.
  • Dissemination of records to governments, courts, general public , research scholars, historians, academicians and authors.
  • Digitization of Archival Record.
  • Bringing out the Archival Publications, such as Itihas journal, Catalogues of the old Archival records and other publications etc..
  • Conducting the Record Management Training at regional centers and head-quarters for up keep and protect of our bygone past history for future generation.
  • The Present Director is a Research Supervisor for the Osmania University Ph.D. students of History . So far 10 students were awarded Doctorate Degree under the guidance of the Director Archives.
  • Conducting one year Post Graduate Diploma in Archival, Administration, Science and Manuscripto logy with the co ordination of Ancient History Department, Osmania University.
  • Frequently inspection of District Collectorates, Zillaparishads and Municipalities for guiding to maintain and upkeep of the Record in proper way.
  • Conducting Seminars, Workshop & lecture programs for Archival awareness among public servants and scholars.
  • Collecting the Family and Private Collection records from eminent and celebrated personalities and families.

    • Schemes And Projects

    1. Digitization of Archival Records.
    2. Digitization, conservation, cataloguing Project under Noor Mirofilm International center, New Delhi.
    3. Project of Translation of Jagir Records of Hyderabad Deccan.
    4. National Mission for Manuscripts. (NMM).
    5. Tagore National Research Scholars/Fellowship schemes.

    About Buildings

    The portion of Iram Manzil, occupied by this Department was insufficient to accommodate the records to be acquired in future. Hence a new building was constructed in the campus of Osmania University on a five acre site leased by the University. The foundation stone of this building was laid by Prof. Humayun Kabir, the then Union Minister for Education on 13th September, 1963 A.D. Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri ,the then Prime Minister of India inaugurated the newly constructed building of State Archives on 6th July 1965.

    This building has a separate block of a large stack area in two floors, each measuring 210 X 75 feet to accommodate records measuring a linear space of 76,000 feet.

    Such finding aids in respect of a good number of Manuscripts are available in the Telangana State Archives for scholarly world in different languages i.e. Persian, Arabic, Telugu, Marathi Urdu some of in English etc., and when ever need the ancillary objectives of keeping them safely is to offer them to the researchers as a basic source of information and also to the general public as an aid for their legal needs and other requirements.

    Our Branches

    Interim Repository Warangal

    Heads Of The Department (1956 – Present)

    S.No Name Designation Year
    41 Dr. Zareena Parveen, M.A. Ph.D Director 2009-Present
    40 A. L. Kismat Kumar, M.A. B.L Director 2007-2009
    39 Dr. Zareena Parveen, M.A. Ph.D Director (Fac) 2007
    38 K. Ram Gopal, IAS Director 2006-2007
    37 Dr. Zareena Parveen, M.A. Ph.D Director (Fac) 2006
    36 Dr. K. Lakshmi Narayana, IAS Commissioner 2005-2006
    35 Paul Bhuyan, IAS Commissioner 2005
    34 D. C. Rosaiah, IAS Commissioner 2004-2005
    33 Lal Rosem, IAS Commissioner 1998 - 2004
    32 B. Kripanandam, IAS Commissioner 1997 - 1998
    31 N. Madan Mohan Reddy, IAS Commissioner 1996 - 1997
    30 J. R. Anand, IAS Commissioner 1994 - 1996
    29 S. P. K. Naidu, IAS Commissioner 1993 - 1994
    28 Dr. S. K. Pachauri, IAS Commissioner 1992 - 1993
    27 Dr. H. Rajendra Prasad Commissioner 1990 - 1992
    26 Dr. V. V. Krishna Sastry, M.A. Ph.D Director 1989 - 1990
    25 Dr. R. Vaidanatha Iyyar, IAS Director General 1988 - 1989
    24 T. Balakrishnan, IAS Director General 1987 - 1988
    23 H. K. Babu, IAS Director 1985 - 1987
    22 M. V. S. Prasada Rao, IAS Commissioner 1984 - 1985
    21 Sathi Nair (Smt) Additional Charge 1984
    20 N. K. Muralidhar Rao, IAS Commissioner 1984
    19 B. R. K. Sastry, IAS Commissioner 1983 - 1984
    18 R. Partha Sarathy, IAS Commissioner 1982 - 1983
    17 T. Hajivali, M.A. Director General 1981 - 1982
    16 P. Sitapati, FRAS, IAS Commissioner 1980 - 1981
    15 Dr. N. Ramesan, IAS Director General Additional Charge 1979 - 1980
    14 M. V. S. Prasad Rao, IAS Director 1978 - 1979
    13 S. Venkatramaiah, IAS Director 1974 - 1978
    12 E. Veda Vyas, IAS Director 1974
    11 Dr. Sarojini Regani Director 1972 - 1974
    10 Dr. M. A. Waheed Khan, FRAS Director 1971 - 1972
    9 P. Sitapati, I.A.S. Director 1970 - 1971
    8 Dr. M.A. Waheed Khan, FRAS Director 1969 - 1970
    7 Dr. V.K. Bawa, I.A.S. Director 1965 - 1968
    6 Hadi Bilgrami, L.L.B. Director 1962 - 1965
    5 Dr. V.K. Bawa, I.A.S. Director 1961 - 1962
    4 Hadi Bilgrami, L.L.B. Director 1960 - 1961
    3 Dr. V.K. Bawa, I.A.S. Director 1958 - 1960
    2 S. Pathak, M.A. (Smt.) Director 1958
    1 R.M. Joshi, M.A. Director 1956 - 1958

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