New Delhi, 14 November (H.S.): The digital archive dedicated to the selected works of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru has attracted more than one million unique visitors and recorded over four million page views during its first year, the Congress said on Saturday.

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh shared the figures in a post on social media platform X, marking the first anniversary of the digital repository, NehruArchive.in.

Ramesh said the archive currently hosts all 100 volumes of the Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru, covering the period from 1903 to 1964. The collection comprises approximately 77,000 pages, more than 34,000 text documents and over 3,000 photographs.

Describing the repository as an important primary source for understanding 20th-century India, he said it offers readers an opportunity to explore the writings, ideas and contributions of a leader who played a defining role in shaping the country's modern history.

According to Ramesh, the platform is designed to be smartphone-friendly and provides convenient search facilities, free downloads and translation options. Developed with a wide range of internet users, particularly younger generations, in mind, it has attracted interest from members of the public, students, researchers, historians, journalists, as well as admirers and critics of Nehru.

Ramesh also outlined plans for the next phase of the initiative, titled 'NehruArchive@2'. The expanded version will go beyond the Selected Works and incorporate a wider range of material relating to Nehru from sources in India and abroad. The proposed collection will include letters, photographs, historical documents, books, films, audio recordings, as well as cartoons and illustrations published during his lifetime.

He said NehruArchive.in is an initiative of the Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund. Recalling the Fund's origins, Ramesh said its Deed of Declaration of Trust was signed on December 21, 1964, by then Vice-President Dr. Zakir Husain, Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri and 30 other distinguished personalities. He also referred to an appeal issued by the then President of India, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, in support of the initiative.

Taking aim at attempts to undermine Nehru's legacy, Ramesh alleged that efforts continued to malign and discredit the former Prime Minister. He described the digital archive as a means of preserving, protecting, promoting and disseminating Nehru's legacy among a wider audience.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar