This template is used for citing or linking contents available on the National Archive of India. Access to contents on the site requires registration which is free.

If you find content on the site at the URL of the format: http://www.abhilekh-patal.in/jspui/handle/123456789/2749012?XXXX

Then the minimal template parameters to include are

  • handle in this case 2749012
  • identifier in this case PR_000004001535 (as shown on that page)
  • year in this case 1972 (as shown on that page or in the documents whichever is more accurate)
  • title in this case Indo Pakistan Relations (as shown on that page or appropriately describing the document)


{{IndiaArchive|handle=2749012| identifier=PR_000004001535| title=Indo Pakistan Relations|year=1972}} gives

"Indo Pakistan Relations". New Delhi: National Archives of India. 1972. PR_000004001535.

The template may also be used inside <ref>{{IndiaArchive|handle=2749012| identifier=PR_000004001535| title=Indo Pakistan Relations|year=1972}}</ref> tags for inline citation.

This template is used for citing or linking to contents from the National Archive of India.

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
handlehandle

the second number numeric identifier visible in the URL

Example
In the case of http://www.abhilekh-patal.in/jspui/handle/123456789/2749012 it would be 2749012
Numberrequired
titletitle

title of the archive document

Example
In the case of the document at http://www.abhilekh-patal.in/jspui/handle/123456789/2749012 it would be Indo Pakistan Relations
Stringrequired
identifieridentifier

the identifier given on the archive website

Example
For the document at http://www.abhilekh-patal.in/jspui/handle/123456789/2749012 this would be PR_000004001535
Unknownrequired
yearyear

archive document year

Daterequired
downloadeddownloaded

no description

Unknownoptional
access-dateaccess-date

no description

Unknownoptional
archiveurlarchiveurl

no description

Unknownoptional
archive-urlarchive-url

no description

Unknownoptional
archivedatearchivedate

no description

Unknownoptional
archive-datearchive-date

no description

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modemode

no description

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refref

no description

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