Collection Area: Endangered Archives Programme / Subject: Death - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP838/1/7/1
Title:: Life in the Courts: Portraits and Ceremonies
Scope & Content:: Life in the Courts: Portraits and Ceremonies. The Ranas ruled Nepal from 1846 when Jung Bahadur Rana captured power from the Shah Kings and started a 104 year rule as hereditary Prime Ministers. As Dirgha Man started working in the courts since the late 19th century, Rana Portraits and Ceremonie...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: Late 1800s
Extent:: 47 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP838/1/7/1/15
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Scope & Content:: Returning the dead body of King Mahendra to Kathmandu. He was on a hunting trip to Chitwan while he had a heart attack.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1972
Extent:: 1 Tiff image

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP838/1/7/3
Title:: Landscape and Temples
Scope & Content:: Landscape and Temples: The landscape and temples are from Kathmandu Valley and the surrounding cities.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: Late 1800s
Extent:: 660 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP838/1/7/3/171
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Scope & Content:: Rani Pokhari, meaning queen's pond, was built in 1670 AD by King Pratap Malla. He had the tank constructed to console his queen who was distraught with grief after their son was trampled to death by an elephant. He had water collected from various holy places and river confluences in Nepal and I...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1950s-1970s
Extent:: 1 Tiff image

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP839/2
Title:: Mushfiq Khwaja Library and Research Centre, Karachi-Pakistan, a collection of Urdu books and journals.
Scope & Content:: This collection contains digital images of 10 Urdu language periodicals. The periodicals cover many different subjects including history, religion, poetry, social and economic issues, letters, illustrations, criticism, travelouge, juvenile literature, women literature, etc. Custodial history: T...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Urdu
Date Range:: 1886-2009
Extent:: 37708 TIFF Images, 1054 GB

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP839/2/2
Title:: نگار
Scope & Content:: Nigar the oldest and one of the most influential Urdu cultural and literary journals. Nigar was first published by Niaz Fatehpuri in February 1922 from Agra, India. In 1926 both Niaz and the periodical office moved to Bhopal, India Fifteen years after the creation of Pakistan, in 1962, Niaz move...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Urdu
Date Range:: 1922-1962
Extent:: 342 electronic files contain 27635 TIFF Images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP839/3
Title:: Sharfabad Bedil Library Trust, Karachi - Pakistan, a collection of Urdu books and literary journals.
Scope & Content:: This collection contains digital images of 15 Urdu language periodicals. The periodicals cover many different subjects including history, religion, poetry, social and economic issues, letters, illustrations, criticism, travelouge, juvenile literature, women literature, etc. Custodial history: T...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Urdu
Date Range:: 1909-1995
Extent:: 16026 TIFF Images, 459 GB

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP839/3/15
Title:: بیسویں صدی
Scope & Content:: Biswin Sadi is one of the oldest Urdu magazines in India. Once upon a time, late Ramrakha Mal alias 'Khushtar Girami' was its editor. under him, Biswin Sadi became popular across the country. Later on, Z Rahman Naiyyar took over the magazine. However, after Naiyyar's death, there was period of 2...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Urdu
Date Range:: 1949-1988
Extent:: 97 electronic files contain 16026 TIFF Images

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