Background
Perti, Rajesh Kumar was born on August 6, 1935 in New Delhi. Son of Dayal Das and Chandrawati Perti.
Perti, Rajesh Kumar was born on August 6, 1935 in New Delhi. Son of Dayal Das and Chandrawati Perti.
Bachelor, Nirmala College, 1954. Master of Arts, Ramjas College, 1956. Doctor of Philosophy, Delhi University, 1969.
Research officer, Cabinet Secretariat, New Delhi, 1974-1975; editor, Delhi Gazetteer, New Delhi, 1975-1977; assistant archivist II, National Archives of India, New Delhi, 1956-1959; assistant archivist I, National Archives of India, New Delhi, 1959-1964; archivist, National Archives of India, New Delhi, 1964-1974; assistant director of archives, National Archives of India, New Delhi, 1977-1982; director archives, National Archives of India, New Delhi, 1982-1990; director general of archives, National Archives of India, New Delhi, since 1990.
Member advisory consultant of Indian National Science Documentation Centre, 1988-1990. Chairman board of studies School of Archival Studies, since 1982. Secretary national advisory committee Guide to Sources of Asian History, 1984-1989.
Chairman, convenor National Committee of Archivists, since 1982. Secretary Indian History Records Commission, 19826. Chairman Southwest Asian regional branch International Council on Archives, 1984-1987, 91—, treasurer, 1981-1984.
Member Association of Indian Archivists (president since 1985), Commonwealth Archivists Association (executive committee since 1984), Indian Science Academy.
Married Amita Perti, March 2, 1968. Children: Aditya, Vivek.