The Prime Ministers’ Museum and Library (PMML) in New Delhi has opened a rare and insightful exhibition titled “The Archives of PMML”, offering the public a glimpse into some of the significant documents of India’s modern history. For the first time, PMML has put on display a curated selection from its vast archival collections.

 

Highlights include Mahatma Gandhi’s letter to Bapsybanoo Pavry on spiritual unity (1932), the handwritten draft of “Tryst with Destiny” by Jawaharlal Nehru (1947), and Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s correspondence with Jayaprakash Narayan and N. M. Ghatate during the Emergency (1975-76). Visitors can also see a 2012 letter from Manmohan Singh to Anna Hazare. PMML has said that this archive is the only one of its kind in the country, with more than 25 million documents spanning over 1,300 individual and institutional collections, making it a vital resource for researchers and historians.

 

Nripendra Misra, Chairman of the Executive Council, PMML has inaugurated the exhibition. It will remain open to the public until 14 April 2026, from 10 AM to 5 PM.