SRINAGAR, JUNE 8: The Department of Culture, Directorate of Archives, Archaeology & Museums organized three day Archival Exhibition both at Kala Kendra, Jammu and Art Gallery, Shergarhi Complex Old Secretariat, Srinagar.
Being organised to mark celebration of International Archives Day, the exhibitions would be held from 8th to 10th June.
Principal Secretary Culture, Suresh Kumar Gupta, inaugurated the event at Srinagar which was attended by students from various schools and colleges besides scholars.
In his inaugural address, the Principal Secretary highlighted the importance of preservation and maintenance of the archival records in the repositories.
The Principal Secretary interacted with the students and had threadbare discussion regarding the archival records displayed in the exhibition including manuscripts, important archival files and maps.
Deputy Director, Archives, Archaeology and Museums, Kashmir, briefed the participants about the documents, manuscripts, maps and other treasures displayed in the exhibition.
At Jammu, the exhibition was inaugurated by Director, Archives, Archaeology & Museums, Raj Kumar Katoch at Kala Kendra Jammu.
In his address, the Director mentioned that this day is being celebrated to increase public awareness about the importance of records and archives. The event aimed to showcase the unique, extraordinary and rare documents preserved in the archival institutions, he added.
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