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 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...
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. ...
A collection of Baul songs which were initially collected and copied by the father and grandfather of the manuscripts’ owner (Laxman Das Baul and saint-songwriter Nabani Das Khyapa Baul, who lived in 1892- 1964). The notebooks digitised in the collection are hand copied from older notebooks by t...
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...
This collection has one notebook of songs written and composed by Bhaba Pagla. Extent: 1 hardbound notebook. Custodial history: Family possession of the owner, Sanjoy Chaudhury. Arrangement: The owner of the collection kept the notebook in an almirah at his house. The manuscript was brought t...
These bundles contain different kinds of works (theology, philosophy, poetry, medical texts, Pāninian Grammar, Śrīvaiṣṇava treatise, Śrīvaiṣṇava poetry, Dharmaśāstra, Citrakāvyam, Kāvya, Mīmāṃsā, vedic, Pramāṇa, Vyākaraṇa etc.) in Sanskrit, Tamil and Manipravala. Extent: 108 bundles of palm-lea...