Milli Archives Foundation is a collective of individuals and communities interested in the nurturing of archives.


2023 Focus: Archival conservation/preservation

Free and open to the public.
Hybrid Event

Event Schedule

Fri, Jun 9 2023


  • 9.30am - 9.45am : Welcome

  • 10.00am - 11.15am : Preservation from the point of view of facility infrastructure
    • Anupam Sah, Founder and Head, Anupam Heritage Lab and Himalayan Society for Heritage and Art Conservation (HIMSHACO)

  • 11.30am - 12.00pm : Paper preservation and conservation
    • Namita Jaspal, Director and Chief Conservator, Heritage Preservation Atelier Pvt. Ltd. Chandigarh

  • 12.00pm - 12.30pm : Book preservation and conservation
    • Surjit Singh, Director and Conservator at The Heritage Rescuer, Chandigarh

  • 12.30pm - 12.45pm : Foxing stain removal experiments on paper
    • Sindhu Nagaraja, Archival conservator, Archives at NCBS, Bangalore

  • 12:45pm - 1.45pm : Lunch

  • 2.00pm - 3.30pm : Demonstration workshop on folder making for archival paper, books and photographs
    • Bhanu Prakash, Senior Conservator, INTACH Bangalore

  • 3.45pm - 4.15pm : Photograph preservation and conservation
    • S Girikumar, Senior Art Conservator, Pune

  • 4.15pm - 4.30pm : Preservation protocols for a facility
    • Sindhu Nagaraja, Archival conservator, Archives at NCBS, Bangalore

  • 4.30pm - 5.30pm : Q&A between archivists and conservators