Gopinath Sricandane is a Research Engineer at the French Institute of Pondicherry, specializing in archival research and visual documentation. He leads multiple archival initiatives and currently directs a two-year project, EAP-1615, funded by the British Library’s Endangered Archives Programme. He successfully completed the EAP-1309 project in 2023. Gopinath holds an M.Phil. from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, and has previously served as an affiliated researcher at the Institut Français de Pondichéry. His work spans collaborations with several national and international research institutions and non-profit organizations.