Sources of Post-Independence Indian History

Thirty fill-in-the-blank flashcards reviewing key facts about the sources used to study India’s post-independence history.

To study India after 1947 we rely on _, material, oral, and audio-visual sources.

written sources

The place where historical documents are systematically preserved is called an .

Archive

The National Archives of India is situated in .

New Delhi

are regarded as the “fourth pillar of democracy” and a major modern written source.

Newspapers

The Press Trust of India (PTI) was founded in the year .

1953

In the 1990s PTI switched from tele-printers to broadcast technology for sending news.

satellite

A 1977 postage stamp commemorated Jal Cooper, an internationally renowned .

philatelist

The first Philatelic Bureau in India was established by .

Jal Cooper

The annual reference book “INDIA 2000” is issued by the Government’s Division.

Publications

Currency notes in India are printed by the Bank of India.

Reserve

The headquarters of the Reserve Bank of India is located in .

Mumbai

Indian coins featuring themes like population control and agriculture illuminate issues.

contemporary

The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Museum is located in the city of .

Mumbai

Inspirational folk performances called by Lokshahir Anna Bhau Sathe stirred the Sanyukta Maharashtra Movement.

powadas

Television, films and the internet are grouped together as media.

audio-visual

The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) was set up in 1960 at .

Pune

An institute called produced newsreels covering politics, social issues, art, sports and culture.

Indian News Review

Coins, royal seals and modern architecture are classified as sources.

material (physical)

Folktales, proverbs and ballads are examples of sources.

oral

The Channel is a well-known audio-visual source that broadcasts historical content.

History

Historians must carefully verify information obtained from the .

Internet

Changes in the size, subjects and colour schemes of stamps reflect changing times.

postage

The Movement drew energy from the powadas of Anna Bhau Sathe and Shahir Amar Sheikh.

Sanyukta Maharashtra

Newspapers often publish year-end that review important events of the past year.

supplements

The letters PTI stand for Trust of India.

Press

Encyclopedias, correspondence and diaries are grouped with newspapers under sources.

written

Among material sources, are NOT included because they belong to the oral tradition.

proverbs

The hobby and study of postage stamps is known as .

philately

The rapid technological shift from landline telephones to has generated new historical sources.

cellphones (mobile phones)

With so many modern sources, it has become comparatively to study contemporary history.

easy