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
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
A short history of Sube Bengal, a subdivision created by Mughal empire, it was consisted with the lands of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa [Odisha]. It is depicted a consecutive history of Bengal that how Bengal was transformed from a Mughal state to British Province. It is a text book for general stud...
This book deals with history of modern western education system and how it was incorporated in Bengal. Writer mentioned a special references of Hindus and their contribution duly. The book divided into two volumes. In this both volumes the author tried to disscuss the main intention to redefine ...
The private collection of Dr. Shyamal Bera at his residence in Andul, Howrah
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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...