Question

apart from official records, what are the other sources of information that is available to historians?​

Answer 1

Answer:

monuments, inscriptions, paintings, old tools etc

Answer 2

• Archival Materials consist of public, private and foreign repositories
• Public Archives include the archives of the Governments of India, archives of state governments, archives of the three Presidencies of Bengal, Madras and Bombay, and judicial records.
• Private Archives, Papers and documents of individuals and families who played a significant role in the development of modern India.
• Foreign Repositories, Indian office Records in London, Record Office, Lahore, etc.
• Biographies and Memoirs Accounts of travelers, traders, missionaries and civil servants during the 18th and 19th centuries as well as memoirs written by Indian leaders during Independence movement.
• Newspapers and Journals Published in India as well as abroad.
• Others Oral tradition, creative literature, painting.