Locating, reading, and cross-referencing primary sources — manuscripts, gazetteers, land records, correspondence — held in archives and private collections. Core to Historians and Archivists building evidence trails, and equally central to Heritage Architects establishing a structure's provenance before restoration. National Archives of India, state archives, and university history departments are the main employers; researchers fluent in older scripts (Persian, Modi, colonial-era English) command a real premium.
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