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Collection Area Endangered Archives Programme Language Bengali Subject Human settlements

1. EAP1031/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1031/4
Title:
Dr Rajarshi Ghose Collection
Scope & Content:
This collection belongs to Dr. Rajarshi Ghose (Kolkata, India). It is a private collection with rare books, chapbooks, pamphlets, and periodicals in Urdu, Nepali, Bangla, Sanskrit, Farsi, Hindi, Rajasthani and Bhojpuri. Dr. Rajarshi Ghose is an Assistant Professor in History at the Centre for St...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali, Bhojpuri, English, Hindi, Nepali, Persian, Rajasthani, Sanskrit, and Urdu
Date Range:
1800-1999
Extent:
42852 tiff images

2. EAP1031/4/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1031/4/1
Title:
Dr. Rajarshi Ghose Collection of Rare Books
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali, Bhojpuri, English, Hindi, Persian, Rajasthani, Sanskrit, and Urdu
Date Range:
1800-1999
Extent:
42852 tiff images

3. EAP1104/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1104/1
Title:
Private Collection of Motilal Family, Bowbazar
Scope & Content:
Custodial history: The Motilal family of Bowbazar was founded by Biswanath Motilal, a renowned salt merchant of Kolkata. He was born in 1779 and rose to prominence working his way up from an ordinary position. He had entered the salt trade in partnership with Rammohan Mallick of Barabazar. But B...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali, English, and Not applicable
Date Range:
18th century-20th century
Extent:
34 TIFF images

4. EAP1104/11

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1104/11
Title:
Private Collection of Royal family of Cussimbazar (Roy)
Scope & Content:
Custodial history: Around 1700 AD Ajodhya Ram Roy of Pirojpur village near Bhagabangola and the river Padma (who traced his descent from Patrasayer of Burdwan District) came with his family to settle down in Cossimbazar, a renowned port city of Bengal closed to Murshidabad, the capital of the Na...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali, English, and Not applicable
Date Range:
1st half of the 19th century-1st half of the 20th century
Extent:
2818 TIFF images

5. EAP1247/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1247/1
Title:
Acharya Gopal Khettry Collection
Scope & Content:
The collection is built by Acharya Gopal Khettry, a Hindu religious leader, disciple of famous saint-songwriter Bhaba Pagla. The collection includes manuscripts of songs written and composed by Bhaba Pagla, albums containing correspondence between the Bhaba Pagla and Gopal Khettry. He has also c...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali, English, and French
Date Range:
2nd half of the 20th century
Extent:
323 TIFF images

6. EAP1247/1/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1247/1/7
Title:
ভবামৃত
Scope & Content:
A monthly newsletter-cum-mouthpiece of the followers of Bhaba Pagla started in 1980. It was published to disseminate preaching and songs of Bhaba Pagla. This issue contains editorial, articles, quotations, songs, photos, a list people and places from where Bhab?m?ta would be available, anecdotes...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali
Date Range:
Nov 1980-Dec 1980
Extent:
10 TIFF images

7. EAP1247/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1247/2
Title:
Debdas Baul Collection
Scope & Content:
A collection of notebooks containing Baul song lyrics collected and transcribed by Debdas Baul and his youngest son Uttam Das Baul. Debdas travelled across Bengal and Assam and transcribed the songs after attending Baul performances during travels. These notebooks also have instances of orally t...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali, English, and Hindi
Date Range:
1970-2000
Extent:
736 TIFF images

8. EAP1247/2/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1247/2/2
Title:
Handwritten transcription of songs from various sources
Scope & Content:
In this notebook of songs, Debdas Baul’s youngest son Uttam Das Baul has written down songs as dictated by Debdas. Some songs were taken from the late Tarak Das Baul, while some songs were taken from Uttam Das’ Guru Gosain, whose akhra is at Kopai, Birbhum Some songs written towards the end of t...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali and English
Date Range:
2014?
Extent:
138 TIFF images

9. EAP1247/2/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1247/2/4
Title:
Handwritten transcription of songs from various sources
Scope & Content:
A diary used as a notebook. It contains Baul song lyrics and other popular folk songs. Uttam Das Baul, the youngest son of Debdas Baul transcribed the lyrics collected from various sources. This is a comprehensively documented notebook. Notebook also contains contact details of researchers, musi...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali and English
Date Range:
2007 -2010
Extent:
304 TIFF images

10. EAP1247/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1247/3
Title:
Dinabandhu Das Bairagya Collection
Scope & Content:
One notebook containing Baul song lyrics collected and transcribed by Dinabandhu Bairagya. He travelled across West Bengal to meet Baul gurus. He transcribed the songs after learning them from the gurus. The notebook is an instance of oral transmission of Baul song lyrics. Extent: 1 Notebook. ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali and English
Date Range:
Late 20th century
Extent:
254 TIFF images