Jadavpur University School of Cultural Texts and Records Collection of Popular Market Bengali Books [c 1870-c 2005]
Scope & Content:
This fonds consists of 1,087 books digitised as part of the EAP127 Archiving popular market Bengali books project. The books are listed within seven sub-fonds, reflecting the arrangement of the original materials held by the School of Cultural Texts and Records, Jadavpur University. These divisi...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali, English, Hindi, and Sanskrit
Date Range:
c 1870-c 2005
Extent:
1087 electronic folders comprised of 62,801 TIFF images, 574.51 gigabytes in total
Digital images of śrīmadbhagabadgītā, an edition of the Sanskrit Bhagavatgita written in Bengali script. Adapted by anāth bandhu, published by Akshay Library. Date of publication unknown. Because of faulty cutting, text is missing on some pages.
Digital images of śrīmadbhagabadgītā, an edition of the Sanskrit Bhagavatagita written in Bengali script. Adapted by śyāmācaraṇ sāṃkhya, published by Rajendra Library. Date of publication unknown.
Digital images of gopāler sahasranām, a book of verse praising Lord Krishna and his thousand names. Written by dhanapati hāldār, published by M G Publications. Date of publication unknown. The book features Sanskrit written in Bengali script.
School of Cultural Texts and Records' Collection H
Scope & Content:
This sub-fonds consists of 26 Bengali 'popular market' books digitised as part of the EAP127 project. The original material was collected by Tanusree Sen, a former member of the School of Cultural Texts and Records, from her home locality of Dhakuria in Kolkata. The majority of these books are...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali, English, Hindi, and Sanskrit
Date Range:
c 1870-c 2005
Extent:
26 electronic folders comprised of 2,416 TIFF images, 24.1 gigabytes in total
Digital images of śrī śrī manasā pūjā paddhati, a manual of rites for worship of the goddess Manasa. Written by śyāmācaraṇ sāṃkhya bedāntatīrtha and bāmdeb smritiratna, publisehd by Rajendra Library. Date of publication unknown. The book features Sanskrit written in Bengali script.
Digital images of śrī śrī annapūrṇā pūjā paddhati, a manual of rites for worship of the goddess Annapurna. Written by śyāmācaraṇ sāṃkhya bedāntatīrthā and bāmdeb smritiratna, published by Rajendra Library. Date of publication unknown. The book features Sanskrit written in Bengali script.
Digital images of śrī śrī kojāgarī lakshmī pūjā paddhati, a manual of rites for worship of the goddess Lakshmi. Written by śyāmācaraṇ bhaṭṭācāryya and mahādeb mukhopādhyay, published by Benimadhab Sil's Library. Date of publication unknown. The book features Sanskrit written in Bengali script.