I hope this helps in making use of this Archive a little easier! If you have any questions, you are than welcome to email me –anupamaverma@jgu.edu.in
M Madhan
- Library Director
- madhan@jgu.edu.in
- 130 1845
Anupama Verma
- Assistant Manager
- anupamaverma@jgu.edu.in
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Are you interested in knowing about the recent history of photographic treasures? We suggest you go through the Indian Photo Archive Foundation. You may find it more interesting.
In today's digital age, it's easy to overlook the vast array of historical images from India—spanning political, social, personal, and developmental themes—that are often neglected in archives and private collections. These images capture the Indian struggle for independence, the early years of a free nation, industrial growth, royal and Raj-era moments, everyday life, sports, and significant events. They are crucial to our cultural heritage, offering insights into the past and context for the present.
The India Photo Archive Foundation seeks to identify, preserve, and document these photographic treasures. Its goals include restoring and digitizing photographs, annotating them, and making them accessible through exhibitions, publications, and online platforms. The Foundation aims to promote the use of these archives in education and cultural projects, foster discussions on the content and aesthetics of photography, and celebrate the evolution of photographic technology and art.
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In an age when digital information is all around, it’s easy to forget that great volumes of historical images of India—journalistic, political, personal, developmental and social—languish in neglect in institutions and homes. Images of the Indian struggle for independence. The early years as a free nation. The dawn of industrial India. Personal collections of royalty and the Raj. Pictures of the common people, of travel and leisure, events and festivities. Scintillating moments in sports. Records of marriage, births, deaths, mourning and celebration. These are not just testimonies of their times, they are invaluable sources of knowledge, an essential part of our cultural heritage, a gateway to understanding the past and acquiring a perspective on the present. The India Photo Archive Foundation has been established with a view to identify, preserve and document such photographic legacies. Towards this end, it aims to restore original photographs and negatives, digitise their contents, preserve, annotate and document them.
The Foundation will encourage the use of such archives in educational, institutional and cultural endeavours. It will work to disseminate the works through exhibitions, publishing and the internet. In doing so, the India Photo Archive Foundation hopes to aid the development of a platform for amateur and professional photography over the ages. Encourage a wider discourse on the content, politics and aesthetics of photography, and contribute towards creating a culture of dialogue on diverse narratives of photographic archives that are treasured as documentary and artistic works, and as markers of the history of photographic technology and processes over time.
Neel Dongre (1944-2009) was one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the country who took a keen interest in mentoring young people, encouraged them to dream, and helped them fulfill their ambitions. These awards are aimed at recognizing young emerging and active photo practitioners who demonstrate talent and the passion to communicate with visuals.
These Awards/Grants are meant for professional/non-professional photographers who have produced an ongoing/finished body of work in any genre of photography; Social Documentary, Photojournalism, Fine Art etc.
​The awards will be administered by a Managing Committee consisting of Urmila Dongre, Aditya Arya (Trustee), Premola Ghosh, Asha Rani Mathur, Gopika Chowfla, Parthiv Shah and eminent artists and designers will be invited to be on the committee.
