About Chambal Archives Nyas
Preserving India's endangered literary, numismatic, and cultural inheritance for future generations.
A Single-Handed Pursuit of Historical Conservation
Founded by Mr. Krishna Porwal in 1960, Chambal Archives Nyas emerged from a profound recognition that vast quantities of primary historical records—rare books, palm-leaf manuscripts, Mughal coins, and historical photographs—were being lost to moisture, neglect, or commercial destruction.
Over the course of more than six decades, Mr. Krishna Porwal conducted relentless field collection across villages, princely states, old academic libraries, and family estates. Today, the trust houses over 100,000 rare books, hundreds of ancient manuscripts, 2,500 coins, and extinct cultural relics.
"आजीवन संरक्षण / धरोहर / विरासत को संजोने वाली एक सक्रिय संस्था। फेंकिये नहीं, बेचिये नहीं, हमें दीजिये।"
ज्ञान/विद्या- बांटने से बढ़ती है। हमारा वर्तमान- हमारे इतिहास से ही बना है।
16th to 19th-Century Manuscripts & Rare Printed Texts
Registered Non-Profit Trust
Registered Office: 40 Colony, Chaugurji, Etawah (U.P.) 206001.
Exhibition Center: S-798, Eldeco Udayan-2, Rae Bareilly Road, Lucknow.