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The Genealogy Record Management and Archiving System: Challenges and Way Ahead


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1 Innovation, Incubation and Linkage, Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Solapur University, Solapur - 413255, Maharashtra, India
2 K. R. Sapkal College of Management Studies, Anjaneri, Nashik - 422213, Maharashtra, India
     

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Human beings have always been interested in and curious to know their ancestors and genealogy. India, like other countries, also has its own genealogy records and archive system. A unique, creative genealogy record and archive system has been developed and followed at some holy shrines. This paper is an attempt to understand the system, the challenges and the role of IT in building and maintaining the system, the national heritage.

Keywords

Ancestor, Archive, Genealogy, Heritage.
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Suhas B. Dhande
Innovation, Incubation and Linkage, Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Solapur University, Solapur - 413255, Maharashtra
India

Gayatri S. Satpute
K. R. Sapkal College of Management Studies, Anjaneri, Nashik - 422213, Maharashtra
India


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Authors

Suhas B. Dhande
Innovation, Incubation and Linkage, Punyashlok Ahilyadevi Holkar Solapur University, Solapur - 413255, Maharashtra, India
Gayatri S. Satpute
K. R. Sapkal College of Management Studies, Anjaneri, Nashik - 422213, Maharashtra, India

Abstract


Human beings have always been interested in and curious to know their ancestors and genealogy. India, like other countries, also has its own genealogy records and archive system. A unique, creative genealogy record and archive system has been developed and followed at some holy shrines. This paper is an attempt to understand the system, the challenges and the role of IT in building and maintaining the system, the national heritage.

Keywords


Ancestor, Archive, Genealogy, Heritage.

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