Research Ledger

What is identified, examined, unknown—and what each record could prove.

Ledger rule

A “no hit” proves absence only within the precisely documented series, dates, index method and name variants searched.

Ledger ID	Repository	Exact reference / target	Status	What it could prove
`BL-001`	British Library — India Office Records	IOR/R/1/1/425	Identified record	Patiala affairs and investiture, 1908–1910. Could reveal personal advisers/household context; complete file must be examined.
`BL-002`	British Library — India Office Records	IOR/R/1/1/433	Identified record	1910–11 England journey and administration during absence. Could reveal the approved suite/retinue or personal staff.
`HIT-001`	Hitotsubashi University IER Library	Patiala State (statistics: 1913), microforms 2999–3002	Identified holding	Could identify government-official/establishment tables and any relevant religious or scholarly position.
`PSA-001`	Punjab State Archives	History (Maharaja Bhupinder Singh)	Exact file no. not yet identified	Could contain personal-establishment, advisers, ceremonies, tours, gifts and household affairs.
`PSA-002`	Punjab State Archives	Ijlas-i-Khas, c. 1900–1940	Exact file no. not yet identified	Could identify religious appointments, grants, household personnel, travel or royal ceremonies.
`PSA-003`	Punjab State Archives	Dharmarth / Deodhi Mualla / Toshakhana	Exact file no. not yet identified	Could test priestly establishment, gifts, stipends, household service and ceremonial payments.
`RSA-A-001`	Rajasthan State Archives — Alwar	Religious/royal household & appointment records, c. 1895–1915	Exact register/file no. not yet identified	Could establish the family-reported Alwar appointment and possibly the Banaras guru recommendation.
`MCP-001`	Municipal Corporation Patiala	Historic property / mutation / building records	Exact register/file no. not yet identified	Could establish historic ownership, construction chronology and the family-identified house opposite Shahi Samadhan.
`PU-001`	Punjabi University, Patiala	Maljinder Kaur, M.Litt. thesis (1978)	Catalogue/accession no. sought	Could reveal primary Patiala State record references in footnotes and bibliography.

Status: 11 August 2026. References will be upgraded to record head → basta/bundle → file/register → folio/page as obtained.