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Collection Area Endangered Archives Programme Name Nala, King Digitised Content Platform Endangered Archives Programme

1. 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

2. EAP921/5/2/53

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP921/5/2/53
Title:
নলচরিত্র
Scope & Content:
This manuscript deals with Nala character from MahaBharata.; Complete/ Incomplete: Incomplete; Place of composition: Not Known; Date of copying: Not Known. Custodial history: Shyamal Bera, M.A., Ph.D., live in Howrah district of West Bengal, is a private collector of endangered manuscripts, ter...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Oriya
Date Range:
14th century-17th century
Extent:
69 TIFF images

3. 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

4. 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

5. EAP1023/27

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1023/27
Title:
Prabhakar Vajra Collection
Scope & Content:
This is one of 28 collections of rare medieval manuscripts digitised by the EAP1023 project team in Newār settlements in Rural Kathmandu and hill areas of Nepal. This collection contain 18 manuscripts digitised from a private collection in Thimi, Nepal. The owner of the material is Prabhakar Vaj...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
16th century-20th century
Extent:
639 TIFF images

6. EAP1023/27/12

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP1023/27/12
Title:
नलोदय टीका
Scope & Content:
Nalodaya is a Sanskrit poem of Kalidasa. It is the history of King Nala. Custodial history: Personal Collection. Extent and format of original material: Collection Level 27, Series Level: 18 files, File Level: 12 Vol. of 11 folios, Item Level: Paper folios 11. Owner(s) of original material: P...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
12 TIFF images