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Q21. Historians use Administrative records in writing about the last 250 years of Indian history, still there are few things we do not find in them. What do official records not tell? How do we come to know about them? marks - 2

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Answer- Historians use sources like: manuscripts, rock pillars and tablets,scripts on palm leaves, monuments, official documents preserved by British, etc. Ultimately, they use literary and archaeological sources. The British felt that the act of writing was important, so, they kept written official records.Official records do not tell about the feelings of people of a specific country. These records do not tell how the people felt about a particular law and how they reacted to these laws. This information can be obtained from diaries maintained by people.

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