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Collection Area Endangered Archives Programme Language Sanskrit Place Uttar Pradesh, India

1. EAP921/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP921/4
Title:
The Library of Rajnarayan Basu Smriti Pathagar, Library Road, Paschim Medinipur
Scope & Content:
Custodial history: With the immense contributions of Henry Vincent Bayley, Raj Narayan Basu and other erudite persons this library was established in 1851 as very first public library of India(as the executive committee of library has claimed for a long times) in Midnapur district of Bengal. Aft...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali, English, Hindi, Oriya, Persian, Sanskrit, and Urdu
Date Range:
12th century-20th century
Extent:
12036 TIFF images

2. EAP921/4/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP921/4/1
Title:
Books from the Library of Rajnarayan Basu Smriti Pathagar
Scope & Content:
Collection of books from the library of Rajnarayan Basu Smriti Pathagar, Library Road, Paschim Medinipur. Custodial history: With the immense contributions of Henry Vincent Bayley, Raj Narayan Basu and other erudite persons this library was established in 1851 as very first public library of In...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali, English, Hindi, Oriya, Persian, Sanskrit, and Urdu
Date Range:
1849-1940
Extent:
9147 TIFF images

3. 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

4. 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

5. EAP921/5/2/149

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP921/5/2/149
Title:
{একাধিক শিরোনাম- গয়া পদ্ধতি, বেনারস পদ্ধতি}
Scope & Content:
The manuscript is a compilation of a number of paddhati texts and appears to have been used as a manual for sraddha rituals. It is a palm leaf manuscript.; Complete/ Incomplete: Incomplete; Place of composition: Not Known; Date of copying: Not Known. Custodial history: Shyamal Bera, M.A., Ph.D....
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1758
Extent:
135 TIFF images

6. 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

7. EAP921/6/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP921/6/1
Title:
Printed Books from Sisir Bani Mandir Pathagar
Scope & Content:
Collection of printed books 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 rar...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali, English, and Sanskrit
Date Range:
1853-1954
Extent:
4333 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. EAP921/6/3/110

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP921/6/3/110
Title:
নৈষধীয়চরিত
Scope & Content:
It is a famous Sanskrit poetry / Mahākāvya about the story of Nala, the king of Niṣadha and Damayantī, the princess of Vidarbha. The Pūrvabhāga contains the text up to 11th canto; Complete / Incomplete: Complete MS; Place of composition: Kannauj (Some scholars claim he is originally from Bengal)...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
12th century
Extent:
255 TIFF images

10. EAP921/6/3/121

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP921/6/3/121
Title:
ব্রহ্মবৈবর্ত পুরাণের কাশীমাহাত্ম্য
Scope & Content:
The 5th sectiois text is a purāṇic text that eulogizes Kashi. It is a part of the Brahmavaivartapurāṇa. Folios after the 16th one are missing. Another folio paginated as 27 occurs after the 16th folio; Complete / Incomplete: Incomplete MS. No colohon found; Date of copying: Not found. Custodial...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
10th century
Extent:
35 TIFF images