- The Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund (JNMF) is set to launch a comprehensive multimedia digital archive titled the “Nehru Archive”, marking the birth anniversary of India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru.
- The archive aims to make Nehru’s contributions accessible to future generations.
Key Content of the Archive:
- All 100 volumes of The Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru, Letters to Chief Ministers (1947-1964), Speeches from 1917 to 1964.
- Books Published by Nehru like:
- Letters from a Father to His Daughter (1929)
- Glimpses of World History (1934)
- An Autobiography (1936).
- The Unity of India (1941).
- The Discovery of India (1946).
- A Bunch of Old Letters (1958).
Also, lesser-known writings and speeches. Material from global archives and writings by contemporaries.
- It will provide a comprehensive, open-ended, and dynamic resource for researchers and the public, modelled on international repositories like the Wilson Center in the U.S.
| The Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund (JNMF) Founded in 1964 through a Deed of Declaration of Trust. Publishes “The Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru”. Organizes the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Lecture. Administers: The Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fellowship for scholars. Scholarships for doctoral students in various disciplines. Manages: Anand Bhawan Museum and Jawahar Planetarium in Prayagraj. Managed by 14 trustees, chaired by the Congress Parliamentary Party head. |
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