How can I use Chandannagar Archive?
The Chandannagar Archives powers people to learn, grow, and contribute to a diverse and better-functioning society by maximizing access to Chandannagar’s shared history, culture, and knowledge. We work with a national network of partners to: Make huge amounts of materials from libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural institutions across the country available to all in a one-stop discovery experience.
- Education: Educators and students explore our Primary Source Sets to discover history and culture through primary sources and ideas for classroom use.
- Family Research: Genealogists use our search tools to find free materials for their family history research projects.
- Lifelong Learning: Lifelong learners enjoy browsing by topic and viewing Online Exhibitions to learn more about their interests.
- Scholarly Research: Scholarly researchers use Chandannagar Archives to find open access sources from archives across the country through a single portal.
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About Us
Chandannagar Archive refers to the collection of historical books, periodicals and documents preserved at the Chandernagor Heritage Museum. This Archive includes a digitized collection of books , periodicals (English/Bengali/Hindi/Japanese/French) spanning from 1757 to 2025, on a wide range subjects. The archive stationed at Chandannagar, a city that was a French Colony on the Hooghly River and plays a significant role in Colonial Culture in Bengal.
Record Category
Archival Photos
Browse a curated collection of historic photographs that capture the people, places, and moments that shaped Chandannagar through time.
Newspapers
Explore historic newspapers that captured Chandannagar’s social, cultural, and political moments as they unfolded.
Films
Explore rare films and audiovisual records that capture the cultural, social, and historical essence of Chandannagar.
Books
Discover historical atlases, colonial gazetteers, and modern cartographic studies that chart Chandannagar’s transformation.
Maps
Explore historic and geographical maps that trace Chandannagar’s evolution to modern boundaries.