内容简介
DayanitaSingh'sphotosofarchivesandtheircustodiansacrossIndiaexaminehowmemoryismadeandhowhistoryisnarrated.Theseimagesbringtolighttheparadoxofarchives:theyareimpersonalintheirclassifications,yeteachisthecarefulhandiworkofanindividualarchivist,anunsungkeeperofhistorywhosedecisionsgeneratethesourcesofmuchofourknowledge.Archivesarevesselsoforthodoxfactbutcanalsobethehomeofneglecteddetailsandforgottendocumentsthancanunfixthestatusquo.AsthepaceofchangeincontemporaryIndiaacceleratesandIndiansturnfromthepastandfixtheirgazeonthefuture,whatwillbecomeofthearchive?Singhpromptsustoimaginearchivesasnotmerelydocumentsofdustyscholarshipbutasmonumentsofknowledge,beautifulintheirunkemptorder.