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Recent Acquisitions
1. Papers collected by Prof. K. Warikoo
Professor (Retired), Centre for Inner Asian Studies, School of International Studies, JNU
Prof. K. Warkioo himself donated a collection of papers collected by him relating to Pak occupied Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pamirs, Hindu Kush Himalayas, Ladakh, Xinjiang, India China Border Dispute, Kargil, Jammu and Kashmir, etc. The papers are in Hindi, Urdu and English.
2. Papers of Prof. Sukhamoy Chakravarty
Indian economist
The papers of Prof. Sukhamoy Chakravarty have been donated by his son-in-law, Shri Ramakrishna Ramaswamy. The papers contain his correspondence with Amartya Sen, J. Tinbergen, A.K. Dasgupta, Prof. Joan Robinson, Prof. Ruth Glass, Jagdish Bhagwati, and others. The papers also include his articles, reports, and research papers on the Indian economy, development planning, trade, policymaking, etc.
3. Papers of Shanta Kumar
Former Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh
Shri Shanta Kumar himself donated a small collection of papers containing copies of letters from Shri Shanta Kumar to Shri Narendra Modi relating to one nation, one election, population explosion in India, farmers, Indo-Pakistan relations, revoking of Article 370, etc. The papers also include copies of articles written by Shri Shanta Kumar on various topics such as corruption, democracy, population explosion, poverty, Lokpal Bill, etc.
4. Papers of Sunderlal Bahuguna
Indian environmentalist
The papers of late Sunderlal Bahuguna have been donated by his wife Smt. Vimla Bahuguna. The small collection contains articles and statements by late Sunderlal Bahuguna.
5. Papers of Yashpal
Revolutionary and Hindi Author
The papers of Yashpal have been donated by his son Shri Anand and collected from his residence at Lucknow. The files contain correspondence with a number of individuals and institutions mainly related to revolutionary activities during freedom movement and Hindi literature such as Ram Singh Bhagel, Dharampal, Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, P.C Sharma, Parsh, Rajiv Rai, Krishnabal Lochan, Durga Bhabhi, Upendranath ‘Ashk’ and others. The papers also include Yashpal’s writings namely as ‘O God! The Children’, ‘Meri PehliKahani, ‘YogkiKhoj’ and JhuthaSach. Besides, certificates, manuscripts of his books and press clipping articles by other authors also form part the papers. The papers are from the period of 1930 to 1992 and mainly in Hindi.
