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Collection Area Endangered Archives Programme Place Vārānasi, 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. EAP921/4/1/16

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP921/4/1/16
Title:
কাশী
Scope & Content:
A short account on Kashi or Benares [Vārānasi] as a sacred place. From history to geographical description, every part is well written or more specific well discussed. The writer tried to impose a contrast view to explore this holy religious city of India. Custodial history: With the immense ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali
Date Range:
1895
Extent:
47 TIFF images

4. EAP921/4/1/20

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP921/4/1/20
Title:
কাশী
Scope & Content:
Kashikhanda', published and translated in Bengali, actually a part of Skandapurana [Skandapurāṇa]. The various chapters were tried to establish the greatness and excellenceies of Kashi or Beneres as the most sacred Pilgrimage to Hindu community. Custodial history: With the immense contributio...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali
Date Range:
1895
Extent:
161 TIFF images

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. EAP921/6/1/12

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP921/6/1/12
Title:
নীতি-রত্নমালা
Scope & Content:
Religious teachings of Srikrishnananda Svami, a Hindu saint and founder of Hindu Yogasrama of Benares. It contains the idea of ethics mentioned in Hinduism according to Srikrishnananda. The book, once used as a textbook for the schools (in Bengal, Bihar and United Provinces of British India [Utt...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali
Date Range:
1923
Extent:
185 TIFF images