Silver gelatin on nitrate film negative with a portrait of three people: a man, a boy and a woman sitting on a bench, holding hands. He is wearing a suit, the boy is wearing a sailors suit, the woman is wearing a dress and a brooch. Negativo de plata gelatina en soporte de nitrato de celulosa c...
Silver gelatin on nitrate film negative with a portrait of four people: a man, two children and a woman. He is wearing a suit with a handkerchief, holding a girl by the arm, she is standing on a chair, wearing a dress, next to her the woman is wearing a dress, holding a baby who is wearing a swe...
The collection is built by Acharya Gopal Khettry, a Hindu religious leader, disciple of famous saint-songwriter Bhaba Pagla. The collection includes manuscripts of songs written and composed by Bhaba Pagla, albums containing correspondence between the Bhaba Pagla and Gopal Khettry. He has also c...
A monthly newsletter-cum-mouthpiece of the followers of Bhaba Pagla started in 1980. It was published to disseminate preaching and songs of Bhaba Pagla. This issue contains editorial, articles, quotations, songs, photos, a list people and places from where Bhab?m?ta would be available, anecdotes...
A collection of notebooks containing Baul song lyrics collected and transcribed by Debdas Baul and his youngest son Uttam Das Baul. Debdas travelled across Bengal and Assam and transcribed the songs after attending Baul performances during travels. These notebooks also have instances of orally t...
Handwritten transcription of songs from various sources
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In this notebook of songs, Debdas Baul’s youngest son Uttam Das Baul has written down songs as dictated by Debdas. Some songs were taken from the late Tarak Das Baul, while some songs were taken from Uttam Das’ Guru Gosain, whose akhra is at Kopai, Birbhum Some songs written towards the end of t...
Handwritten transcription of songs from various sources
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A diary used as a notebook. It contains Baul song lyrics and other popular folk songs. Uttam Das Baul, the youngest son of Debdas Baul transcribed the lyrics collected from various sources. This is a comprehensively documented notebook. Notebook also contains contact details of researchers, musi...
One notebook containing Baul song lyrics collected and transcribed by Dinabandhu Bairagya. He travelled across West Bengal to meet Baul gurus. He transcribed the songs after learning them from the gurus. The notebook is an instance of oral transmission of Baul song lyrics. Extent: 1 Notebook. ...
Handwritten transcription of songs from various sources
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A diary used as a notebook. It contains transcribed Baul song lyrics. Chiefly these lyrics were collected when Dinabandhu was learning the songs from the gurus based in Purulia and Murshidabad districts in West Bengal. He also collected songs from Debdas Baul, Ananda Gopal Das and Mahajans of Bi...
Collection of notebooks containing Baul songs collected and transcribed by Nakshatra Das Baul and his son. Nakshatra Das Baul collected the songs while travelling and attending Baul performances. Extent: 2 Notebooks. Custodial history: Personal collection of the owner, Nakshatra Das Baul. Arr...