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Item Nanabhai Khachar Land Management RecordsAR-011-0008The Nanabhai Khachar Land Management Records (Lekhbuk), 1998 is a detailed administrative ledger documenting all aspects of estate management for the year 1998. It contains comprehensive records of land ownership, including survey numbers, plot boundaries, land classifications, and title references. The register outlines agricultural activities such as crop planning, seasonal cultivation, irrigation usage, seed and fertilizer procurement, and annual yield reports. Financial entries include income from crop sales, tenant payments, lease agreements, labor wages, and operational expenses. The lekhbook also records tenancy arrangements, sharecropping terms, and payment schedules. Additionally, it documents estate infrastructure such as wells, storage facilities, equipment, livestock, maintenance work, and improvements. Legal and administrative matters, including tax payments, land revenue submissions, and dispute records, are carefully noted. This lekhbook serves as an essential record ensuring transparency, accountability, and systematic management of Nanabhai Khachar’s estate.(circa 1953)Item Gaam Namuno 6 Land Register TemplateAR-011-0007This document is a template of Gaam No Namuno 6, a key rural land record form containing a comprehensive register of land ownership, cultivation details, and revenue obligations. It records the landholder’s name, holding number, survey numbers, area, and assessment, serving as a crucial reference for establishing land rights, facilitating agricultural credit, and accessing government schemes. Before 1947, princely state administrations maintained similar structures to modern revenue records. Its archival value lies in demonstrating the systematic standardisation of agrarian, pastoral, and fiscal data, offering insights into the evolution of scientific land management practices that continue to shape rural governance in contemporary India.(circa 1946)Item Gaam Namuno 7/12 Land Record TemplateAR-011-0006This document is a template of Gaam No Namuno 7 and 12, a crucial rural land record form detailing ownership, land type, and agricultural use, effectively serving as proof of ownership. Such records were essential for land transactions, securing loans, and resolving legal disputes, and before 1947 the princely state administration maintained similar structures to modern revenue systems. Its archival significance lies in revealing the continuity of bureaucratic and scientific record-keeping in rural governance, bridging princely administration with post-Independence revenue practices, and showing how agrarian and pastoral knowledge was codified and standardised.(circa 1946)Item Chotila Topographical Map PurchaseAR-011-0005This 1926 correspondence, spanning 12 pages, records the purchase of topographical maps for the Chotila region by the Sadul Dada Khachar Estate. Beginning with a request to the Political Agent of Eastern Kathiawar, the exchange includes responses from the Survey of India’s Map Record & Issue Office in Calcutta regarding cost, scale, and availability, noting that Chotila was covered in sheets 76, 77, and 93 of the Bombay Survey. It also contains receipts, price statements, and documentation of dispatch via V.P.P. (Value Payable Post). The correspondence highlights how princely estates engaged with colonial institutions to access cartographic knowledge, reflecting the role of mapping technologies in shaping governance, infrastructure development, and knowledge-making in early 20th-century western India.(circa 1926)Item Chotila Royal Land Dispute LetterAR-011-0004This correspondence between Khachar Nana Sadul, son of Sadul Dada (Prince of Chotila State), and the Political Agent under the Bombay Presidency concerns a dispute with his elder brother, Khachar Surag Sadul. The letter seeks access to land records, encroachment details, revenue accounts, and Japti (confiscated) lands through the Thander (police) of Chotila to ensure fair rights for both brothers. Its archival value lies in revealing the administrative negotiations and record-keeping practices of the period, showing how land, authority, and governance were contested and legitimized under colonial rule.(circa 1926)