Published March 31, 2022
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Salt Lake Archives: A Report
Authors/Creators
- 1. Institute of Development Studies Kolkata
- 2. Centre for Studies in Social Sciences Calcutta
Description
Salt Lake was developed as a township in the eastern fringe of Kolkata through reclamation of parts of the vast marshlands. In 2021, Institute of Development Studies Kolkata started the initiative of archiving Salt Lake city to commemorate 50 years of the township in 2022. The process began by tracing the origin of Salt Lake in old books, archival records, newspapers, assembly debates, census data and interviews of early residents, workers, planners etc. This report provides a clear, informative and concise account of the Salt Lake Archives.
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Funding Information: This project is funded by the Institute of Development Studies Kolkata (IDSK), West Bengal, India
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Subjects
- Archival materials--Digitization
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/814004/
- Digitization of archival materials
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/814004/
- Archives
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1423700
- Archival resources
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/814016
- Public records
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1082850
- Bidhan Chandra Ray
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/17640
- Salt Lake City
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1228360
- Salt Lake City
- https://www.geonames.org/1257591/salt-lake-city.html
- Kolkata Book Fair
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1407691
- Cultural History
- http://id.worldcat.org/fast/885010