Cooch Behar Archive

Cooch Behar Archive Cooch Behar Archive is a Non-profit Organisation dedicated towards the collection and preservation of archival materials especially related to Cooch Behar.

Cooch Behar Archive is an Organization dedicated towards the preservation of the Heritage of Northeast India. It aims to spread awareness about Heritage and Culture among the general people. Established in 2013, the Archive received it's Government Registration (Regn. No.: S/2L/35278) under the West Bengal Societies Registration Act XXVI of 1961 in the year 2015. Since its advent, it has served to

be one of the finest Organization working on heritage in the North-eastern realm. It has arranged Seminars, Webinars (National and International), Exhibitions, Heritage Tours, Cultural Functions, Quiz and other Competitions almost on a regular basis and solely wishes to carry on this tradition further. It must be quoted that the Archive is presenting 'Vintage Trophies (Running)' to develop a taste for preserving heritage along with other prizes in our Quiz Competition from it's very begining. Web-portal: https://rzishikalpapaul.wixsite.com/coochbehararchive

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Cooch Behar Archive participated at the five-day long National Workshop-cum-Training Programme on 'Preventive Conservati...
12/06/2026

Cooch Behar Archive participated at the five-day long National Workshop-cum-Training Programme on 'Preventive Conservation of Manuscripts', organised by The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, from 02-06 June, 2026. Eminent resource persons and participants from different parts of the Nation attended the programme.

The theory and practical classes, not only enchanced our understanding of the subject of Preventive Conservation, but, also augmented our knowledge on remedial methods and Manuscriptology, including Identification, Cataloging etc. It also provided us with a preliminary idea on the significance of Palaeography. We are very hopeful that the Gyan Bharatam initiative will empower us to preserve and conserve these assets for posteriority.

We offer our cordial thanks to the initiative of the Ministry of Culture, Government of India,, and the Cluster Centre of Gyan Bharatam, The Asiatic Society, Kolkata, for shouldering such an excellent Workshop.

Our sincere thanks to all.

|| ๐Ÿ“œโœจ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ญ, ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐…๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž! ||As part of the International Archives Day 2026 celebrations a...
11/06/2026

|| ๐Ÿ“œโœจ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ญ, ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐…๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž! ||

As part of the International Archives Day 2026 celebrations at North Bengal Science Centre, Siliguri, a unit of National Council of Science Museums-NCSM, Ministry of Culture, Government of India, Shri Rzishikalpa Paul, delivered an insightful lecture on the importance of archives, heritage conservation, and historical preservation.

The programme also featured a hands-on demonstration highlighting simple yet effective methods for preserving historical documents, photographs, manuscripts, and artefacts for future generations.



Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Rao Inderjit Singh Press Information Bureau - PIB, Government of India

[Archives, Heritage Conservation, History Preservation]

11/06/2026

|| ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ž, ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐Ÿ‚ ||

๐Ÿ“œ Our ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐‚๐จ๐จ๐œ๐ก ๐๐ž๐ก๐š๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐€๐ ๐ž๐ฌ: ๐€๐ง ๐€๐ซ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ ๐‰๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ exhibition, presented under the ๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐’๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ž, ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ initiative, is about to conclude. Today marks the final day of this remarkable exhibition.

We were delighted to welcome Ms. Farhana Parween, ๐“๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ซ of ๐๐š๐ซ๐š๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ก๐š ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ, who visited North Bengal Science Centre, Siliguri, a unit of National Council of Science Museums-NCSM, Ministry of Culture, Government of India along with her students. She shared her valuable feedback and words of appreciation, for which we are truly grateful.

Thank you for your encouragement and support. We warmly invite everyone to visit, explore, and help carry forward the rich heritage and legacy of North Bengal.



Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Rao Inderjit Singh Press Information Bureau - PIB, Government of India



[Cooch Behar, Archives, Heritage, History, Cultural Preservation]

|| ๐Ÿ“œ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ญ, ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐…๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž! ||Students and visitors, at North Bengal Science Centre, Siliguri, a uni...
10/06/2026

|| ๐Ÿ“œ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐š๐ฌ๐ญ, ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐…๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž! ||

Students and visitors, at North Bengal Science Centre, Siliguri, a unit of National Council of Science Museums-NCSM, Ministry of Culture, Government of India explored the rich archival heritage of Cooch Behar while attending an engaging lecture on the development of modern conservation practices in North Bengal. The programme highlighted the importance of archives, heritage preservation, and safeguarding our collective memory for future generations.



Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Rao Inderjit Singh Press Information Bureau - PIB, Government of India

[Archives, Heritage, Conservation, Cooch Behar, History]

|| ๐Ÿ”” ๐Š๐ง๐จ๐œ๐ค, ๐Š๐ง๐จ๐œ๐ค! ๐€ ๐‰๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐‡๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ... ๐Ÿ“œโœจ||๐Ÿ“œ Preserving the past helps us understand the future.Join us...
07/06/2026

|| ๐Ÿ”” ๐Š๐ง๐จ๐œ๐ค, ๐Š๐ง๐จ๐œ๐ค! ๐€ ๐‰๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐‡๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ... ๐Ÿ“œโœจ||

๐Ÿ“œ Preserving the past helps us understand the future.

Join us at North Bengal Science Centre, Siliguri, a unit of National Council of Science Museums-NCSM Ministry of Culture, Government of India, on 10 June 2026 at 10:30 am for an insightful Popular Lecture on the evolution of modern conservation practices in North Bengal, with special focus on the rich heritage of Cooch Behar.

Hear renowned researcher, archivist and heritage conservator Shri Rzishikalpa Paul share fascinating perspectives on archival preservation, heritage documentation and cultural conservation.

๐Ÿ“ Open to students, researchers, heritage enthusiasts and all interested visitors.

๐Ÿ“… ๐’๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐•๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ž๐ง๐ ๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐œ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ž, ๐’๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข

Step into a fascinating world of rare archival records, historic documents, photographs, maps, and priceless heritage treasures that tell the story of our region's rich past.

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ ๐๐จ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ๐ซ๐š ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ฌ. ๐๐จ ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ž.
Come, explore the past and be inspired for the future!



Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Rao Inderjit Singh Press Information Bureau - PIB, Government of India



[International Archives Day, Archive Exhibition, Historical Records, Rare Documents]

|| ๐Ÿ“œโœจ ๐€ ๐†๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐€๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐‡๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐„๐ง๐ญ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ! ||As part of the observance of International Archives ...
07/06/2026

|| ๐Ÿ“œโœจ ๐€ ๐†๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž ๐‘๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐€๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐‡๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‡๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐„๐ง๐ญ๐ก๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ! ||

As part of the observance of International Archives Day 2026, North Bengal Science Centre, Siliguri, a unit of National Council of Science Museums-NCSM, Ministry of Culture, Government of India is hosting the special exhibition "Princely Cooch Behar through the Ages: An Archival Journey" under the initiative "Our Space, Your Stories: The Collector's Exhibit."

We warmly invite all stakeholders, visitors, students, researchers, and history lovers to explore this unique collection of rare treasures that illuminate the rich royal heritage and social history of Cooch Behar.

Come and witness these priceless pieces of history firsthand and experience stories preserved through generations.

๐Ÿ“… 9โ€“11 June 2026
โฐ 11:00 a.m. onwards
๐Ÿ“ North Bengal Science Centre, Siliguri

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ. ๐๐จ ๐š๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ž๐ฑ๐ก๐ข๐›๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.

We look forward to welcoming you.



Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Rao Inderjit Singh Press Information Bureau - PIB, Government of India Rzishikalpa Paul Cooch Behar Archive

[International Archives Day, Archival exhibition, Cooch Behar, Princely state]

๐Ÿ“œโœจ Celebrating International Archives Day with a Journey Through History!In honor of International Archives Day, the Nor...
05/06/2026

๐Ÿ“œโœจ Celebrating International Archives Day with a Journey Through History!

In honor of International Archives Day, the North Bengal Science Centre, Siliguri โ€” a unit of the National Council of Science Museums-NCSM, Ministry of Culture, Government of India โ€” is organising "Princely Cooch Behar Through the Ages: An Archival Journey". This special exhibition is part of the initiative "Our Space, Your Stories: The Collectorโ€™s Exhibit."

Explore a remarkable display of historical photographs, rare documents, vintage maps, personal letters, stamps, and archival records that bring to life the royal legacy and cultural heritage of Cooch Behar.

The exhibit is curated by Shri Rzishikalpa Paul, Visiting Faculty at The Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Golpark, Kolkata and Founder President of Cooch Behar Archive.

๐Ÿ“… Date: 9โ€“11 June 2026
โฐ Time: 11:00 AM onwards
๐Ÿ“ Venue: North Bengal Science Centre, Siliguri

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Entry is open to all visitors with no additional charges.

Join us to rediscover the past and connect with the stories that shaped Cooch Behar, told through invaluable archival treasures.

Jewels of Maharajkumari Gayatri Devi of Cooch Behar, late Her Highness the Maharani of Jaipur at the British Museum.http...
27/05/2026

Jewels of Maharajkumari Gayatri Devi of Cooch Behar, late Her Highness the Maharani of Jaipur at the British Museum.

https://royalwatcherblog.com/2026/05/22/jewels-of-the-maharani-of-jaipur-at-the-british-museum/?shem=dsdf,sharefoc,agadiscoversdl,,sh/x/discover/m1/4&fbclid=IwVERDUASDt0lleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR5PAZqu8Kz-rxCHSsGk1IBCtoSczpbg_JtQ311JUXZaUJ84Lrgw5MQjkZzCIw_aem_jtxyL3_baEA4_RYjpt02pA

The legendary Maharani of Jaipur made an anonymous donation of several of her most spectacular Jewels to the British Museum 25 years ago!

โ€œI loved the town of Cooch Behar. It was beautifully kept and very charming. The houses were mostly built of bamboo and ...
23/05/2026

โ€œI loved the town of Cooch Behar. It was beautifully kept and very charming. The houses were mostly built of bamboo and thatch, as there was no useful local stone. They were perched on stilts to protect them from the monsoon floods, and their roofs were covered with great scarlet plumes of hibiscus. The broad red gravel roads were lined with palm trees, and all over the town little white temples, set in gardens, were reflected in the clear waters of their many tanks โ€” oblong ponds in which worshippers could take a ritual purifying bath before approaching the deity.

At the centre of the town was the largest tank, Sagar Dighi, bordered by trees, lawns, and benches for the public. All around it stood the white-painted state offices, the treasury, and the council house, with a statue of my grandfather in front of it. These buildings, along with my uncle Victorโ€™s house nearby, were almost the only ones built of brick.

There were few cars in the town in those days โ€” just our own and one or two others belonging to the British Resident or the town doctor โ€” but bicycles, which seem to multiply in India almost as fast as the population, were already filling the streets alongside the bullock carts and the horse-drawn tongas.โ€

โ€” Maharani Gayatri Devi, from A Princess Remembers: The Memoirs of the Maharani of Jaipur (p. 45), published in November 1996.

Commemorating the 107th Birth Anniversary of Maharani Gayatri Devi, Maharajkumari of Cooch Behar and Maharani of Jaipur.

Picture courtesy: Royal Archives

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