Question

write a short note on official records

Answer 1

The system of maintaining Official Records was originally introduced by the Mughals. They kept a track of every decision taken by the government, and kept it safely. After the British had captured India, the system was further used and perfected by them. The reason the British had to maintain these records was because they were answerable to the British Government in their homeland, Britain.

Answer 2

Answer:

Limitation of Unofficial records

• They were produced by those who were literate.

• From these, we can't understand how history was experienced and lived by the tribals and the peasants, the workers in the mines or the poor on the streets.