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Collection Area Endangered Archives Programme Archive Reference (shelfmark) EAP921/6 Subject Education

1. 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

2. 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

3. EAP921/6/1/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP921/6/1/7
Title:
हर्षचरितम्
Scope & Content:
A biography of the emperor Harshavardhana (7th century AD) by his court poet Banabhatta. This volume was edited and annotated by Isvara Candra Vidyasagara, one of the pioneers of Bengal renaissance in late nineteenth century. Written as a textbook for the students and a good example of the trans...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Sanskrit
Date Range:
1883
Extent:
221 TIFF images

4. EAP921/6/1/9

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP921/6/1/9
Title:
Radharani
Scope & Content:
An English translation of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's Bengali novel Radharani. The novel told the story of an educated Hindu housewife who fought against the conservative attitudes of the nineteenth century colonial society. Custodial history: One of the oldest libraries in the Hooghly district...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1910
Extent:
57 TIFF images

5. EAP921/6/1/10

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP921/6/1/10
Title:
প্রথম চরিতাষ্টক
Scope & Content:
A compilation of short biographies of eight famous persons of undivided Bengal. This book contain biographies of Krishnachandra Ray, Jagannath Tarkapanchanan, Bharatacandra Ray Gunakar, Krishna Panti, Rammohun Roy, Padmalochan Mukhopadhyaya, Matilal Sil and Harish Chandra Mukhopadhyaya. Accordin...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali
Date Range:
1879
Extent:
173 TIFF images

6. 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

7. EAP921/6/1/15

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP921/6/1/15
Title:
আর্য্য়চরিতঃ প্রথম ভাগ
Scope & Content:
Short biographies of Balmiki, Beda-Byasa, Kalidasa, Sakyasimha, Chanakya, Sankaracharya and Bijaysimha. The book was written for Hindu schoolchildren to teach the lost glory of Hinduism. The book also gave a brief idea about nationalism with discussing those biographies. Custodial history: One ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali
Date Range:
1891
Extent:
88 TIFF images

8. EAP921/6/1/16

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP921/6/1/16
Title:
চরিতমালা
Scope & Content:
A compilation of short biographies of seventeen famous persons of Bengal. It includes biographies of Raghunath Siromani, Isvara Candra Vidyasagar, Radha Kanta Dev, Madan Mohan Tarkalankar and many others. Written by Sambhucandra Bidyaratna, brother of Isvar Candra Vidyasagar, the book was once a...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali
Date Range:
1893
Extent:
110 TIFF images

9. EAP921/6/1/22

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP921/6/1/22
Title:
শ্রীমদ্ভগবদ্গীতা
Scope & Content:
An annotated and translated version of Gita. This volume contain notes and explanations from different Hindu ideological schools. Three sketches on different incidents of gita and leading persons of different Hindu ideological schools are attached at the beginning of the book. Custodial history...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali and Sanskrit
Date Range:
c 1900
Extent:
389 TIFF images

10. EAP921/6/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP921/6/3
Title:
Manuscripts from Sisir Bani Mandir Pathagar
Scope & Content:
Collection of manuscripts 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 rare ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali and Sanskrit
Date Range:
05th century-18th century
Extent:
13613 TIFF images