Records missing?

It's agonising news to hear that the records of the '71 Indo-Pak war are not available as they've been reported to be destroyed. It's unfortunate that we, as a people, give scant respect to history and do not give the importance of preserving documents/ relevant material for posterity, its rightful due. One cannot ignore the adage that 'those who ignore history will have the misfortune of being dumped into the dustbin of history for repeating the mistakes that could have been avoided'. Experience and lessons learnt are vital to every individual for progression in life.
And, on the contrary, there was an incident in Kerala a few years back, when the 'Malayala Manorama' group of publications had come out with a biography on Sreesanth, the cricketer from the state. One always thought that autobiographies/ biographies are written where the individual's long standing experiences with life would serve as a feat to be emulated by the future generations! In fact, I'd upset the the proprietor of the publication for having expressed my misgivings at a function organised by my grandfather's foundation then. Just another instance of our lack of understanding history!!
Coming back to the present, it's my fond hope that veterans who've participated in the war are interacted with, forthwith, and relevant information collected so that much of the lost narrative is retrieved.