Question

Why were the official record not alawaya helpful to understand the psyche of the people

Answer 1

Explanation: Official records were not always helpful to understand the psyche of people because such records reflect the position of the government. ... British government wanted to save the important documents and they made many efforts to save them from getting destroyed.

Answer 2

Official records were not always helpful to understand the psyche of people because such records reflect the position of the government. Even if some policies were having harmful effect on the people, official records were likely to conceal such harmful effects and instead, claim that the policies were beneficial.