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Collection Area Endangered Archives Programme Language Bengali Subject Astrology

1. EAP921/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP921/2
Title:
The Library of Birsingha Vidyasagar Memorial Hall Rural Library, Birsingha, Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur
Scope & Content:
Custodial history: Established in the year of 1961 this library is a memorial house of Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar, a well known educationist and social reformer of British India. Birsingha is the birthplace of Vidyasagar. Many books are found which Vidyasagar used to read and gave a foot note on t...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali, English, and Sanskrit
Date Range:
0495-1989
Extent:
4455 TIFF images

2. EAP921/2/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP921/2/2
Title:
Manuscripts from the Library of Birsingha Vidyasagar Memorial Hall Rural Library
Scope & Content:
Collection of manuscripts from the library of Birsingha Vidyasagar Memorial Hall Rural Library, Birsingha, Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur. Custodial history: Established in the year of 1961 this library is a memorial house of Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar, a well known educationist and social reformer of...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali and Sanskrit
Date Range:
06th century-20th century
Extent:
1515 TIFF images

3. EAP921/2/2/28

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP921/2/2/28
Title:
মোহমুদ্গর (ভজ গোবিন্দম) / হরিবংশ-পুরাণ / শিবমহিম্নস্তত্রম / গৌরাঙ্গ-রূপ-চিন্তা-মানস / {হিন্দু স্নান পদ্ধতি এবং তর্পন পদ্ধতির নির্দেশাবলী} / তান্ত্রিকী সন্ধ্যা বিধি / {শিশু-প্রসূতি সংক্রান্ত জ্যোতির্বিদ্যা নীতি সম্পর্কিত নোট}
Scope & Content:
Excerpts of varying length from several texts. Mohamudgara, also known as Bhaja Govindam, is attributed to Shankaracharya and the Harivamsa-Purana to Vyasa. The Shiva-Mahimanastotra is attributed to Pushpadanta and the Gauranaga-rupa-chinta-manasa has been attributed in this manuscript to Visvan...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali and Sanskrit
Date Range:
12th century-15th century
Extent:
17 TIFF images

4. EAP921/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP921/5
Title:
The private collection of Dr. Shyamal Bera at his residence in Andul, Howrah
Scope & Content:
Custodial history: Shyamal Bera, M.A., Ph.D., live in Howrah district of West Bengal, is a private collector of endangered manuscripts, teracotta objects, Pat (Scroll paintings), folk songs and folk dramas etc of Bengal. By profession he is a school teacher(retired). He is founder secretory of K...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali, English, Hindi, Oriya, and Sanskrit
Date Range:
1000 BC-20th century
Extent:
21591 TIFF images

5. EAP921/5/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP921/5/2
Title:
Manuscripts from the private collection of Dr Shyamal Bera at his residence in Andul
Scope & Content:
Collection of manuscripts from the private collection of Dr. Shyamal Bera at his residence in Andul, Howrah. Custodial history: Shyamal Bera, M.A., Ph.D., live in Howrah district of West Bengal, is a private collector of endangered manuscripts, teracotta objects, Pat (Scroll paintings), folk so...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali, Oriya, and Sanskrit
Date Range:
04th century-18th century
Extent:
12117 TIFF images

6. EAP921/5/2/105

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP921/5/2/105
Title:
বাস্তুভূষণ
Scope & Content:
This is a handwritten book with the pages stitched together. The book-manuscript contains several drawings and mathematical calculations related to the science of Vastu (Vastushastra). It also contains some astrological calculations related to child birth (most probably that of the patron and hi...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali and Sanskrit
Date Range:
1911
Extent:
145 TIFF images

7. EAP921/6

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP921/6
Title:
The Collection from Sisir Bani Mandir Pathagar, Guptipara, Hooghly
Scope & Content:
Custodial history: One of the oldest libraries in the Hooghly district. Sisir Bani Mandir was established at Guptipara in 1917. The library has a good collection of old Sanskrit and Bengali manuscripts and some rare books in different languages. Administrative context: The CSSSC, on realising t...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali, English, and Sanskrit
Date Range:
1500 BC-20th century
Extent:
18276 TIFF images

8. EAP921/6/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP921/6/3
Title:
Manuscripts from Sisir Bani Mandir Pathagar
Scope & Content:
Collection of manuscripts from Sisir Bani Mandir Pathagar, Guptipara, Hooghly. Custodial history: One of the oldest libraries in the Hooghly district. Sisir Bani Mandir was established at Guptipara in 1917. The library has a good collection of old Sanskrit and Bengali manuscripts and some rare ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali and Sanskrit
Date Range:
05th century-18th century
Extent:
13613 TIFF images

9. EAP1104/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1104/5
Title:
Private Collection of Butto Kristo Paul's Family, Sobhabazar
Scope & Content:
Custodial history: Butto Kristo Paul was born in 1835 near Shibpur in Howrah, Bengal. His father, Lakshminarayan Pal was a petty businessman but not very well off. When Batto Kristo was around 12 years of age he left Shibpur to settle down in his maternal house in Sobhabazar in north Calcutta. H...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali and English
Date Range:
20th century
Extent:
891 TIFF images

10. EAP1104/5/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1104/5/5
Title:
১৩৫৪ সালের পঞ্জিকা
Scope & Content:
An Almanac is a very familiar book to Bengalis. Almanac is essential for performing daily religious rituals. There are different types of databases in an Almanac, including Birth, Death, Pooja, Astrology etc.. B.K. Paul & Co. had also a publication department and these kinds books ware publi...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali
Date Range:
1947
Extent:
384 TIFF images