Archive · 31 Dec 2025
Nehru's 75,000-page archive opens to public
Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first prime minister, left behind a huge collection of letters, speeches, and other documents.
These papers, totaling 75,000 pages, have been digitized and made available to the public.
Professor Madhavan K Palat, who worked on this project, says that Nehru was very open and honest in his writings.
The archive includes letters to important figures like Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, as well as speeches and photographs.
This collection helps us understand how Nehru thought and made decisions that shaped India.
The papers are now easy to access online, making it simpler for students, researchers, and anyone interested to learn more about this key figure in Indian history.
Jawaharlal Nehru's 75,000-page archive, including 35,000 documents, has been digitized and made publicly accessible.
The archive contains letters, speeches, books, and photographs spanning over 300 themes.
Professor Madhavan K Palat, editor of The Nehru Archive, highlights Nehru's transparency and candor in his writings.
Notable documents include letters to Mahatma Gandhi, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Govind Ballabhbhai Pant, and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
The archive is housed at the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund (JNMF) and is freely accessible online.
- Who
- Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first prime minister
- What
- Digitization and public release of Nehru's 75,000-page archive
- When
- Digitization completed earlier this year
- Where
- Housed at the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund (JNMF) and accessible online
- Why
- To provide insight into Nehru's personality, decisions, and the shaping of modern India
- Archive Size
- 75,000 pages
- Documents
- 35,000
- Themes
- 300
- Editor
- Madhavan K Palat
- Publisher
- Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund (JNMF)
- Digitization Status
- Complete
- Accessibility
- Freely accessible online
- Significant Documents
- Letters to Gandhi, Pant, and Patel; speeches, books, photographs