The Miranda House Archiving Project , which aims to trace the college's history and that of its students, inaugurated its first physical centre on Wednesday— with a twist. The Project has utilised an unused space in a corner of its library building, with a permanent exhibit showcasing a timeline of the college's history as well as rare photographs chronicling the lives of students and staff members. Speaking to The Indian Express , Prof Bijayalaxmi Nanda, Principal, Miranda House, says the newly-inaugurated exhibit is an essence of the 75 years of the college's history and reflective of "how women make spaces enabling". The college was founded on March 7, 1948. "Over the last few years, the archive has been digital, and now it's in a physical form. It is a celebration of not just the college completing 75 years, but also of the act of retrieving women's histories and making them more accessible," Nanda says. Dr Shweta Sachdeva Jha, Associate Professor, Department of English, said space is a huge issue in college, which led her team to consider converting unoccupied spaces into exhibits and storage areas. She says it has made history more a part of everyday experience at the college…. Read full this story
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