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1. EAP261/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP261/1
Title:
Digital archive of early Bengali drama
Scope & Content:
Rare and unique material of, and on, Bengali drama covering the 19th and early 20th centuries. The collection includes texts of formal 'modern' drama, texts of jatra or traditional Bengali folk theatre, books of songs from plays, and secondary material of that period. Nearly all the material ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali, English, Hindi, Oriya, and Sanskrit
Date Range:
19th century-Early 20th century
Extent:
112,174 TIFF images

2. EAP261/1/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP261/1/2
Title:
Jatra [1865-1943]
Scope & Content:
The term ‘jatra’, which basically means a journey, is applied to the traditional indigenous drama of Bengal, which originated about 1,000 years ago and underwent its crucial stages of development 300-400 years ago. The resulting range of jatras is reflected in the contents of the present archiv...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali and English
Date Range:
1865-1943
Extent:
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3. EAP261/1/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP261/1/3
Title:
Manuscripts [1918-1919]
Scope & Content:
It contains 3 volumes of Manuscript song books
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali and English
Date Range:
1918-1919
Extent:
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4. EAP261/1/6

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP261/1/6
Title:
Journals [1920-1966]
Scope & Content:
The collection of journals falls into three major groups: 1. those devoted to songs and music generally, including theatrical songs and other performative arts like dance; 2. those with substantial treatment of theatre, cinema and music along with some other material (“ Dipali”covered foreign as...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali and English
Date Range:
1920-1966
Extent:
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5. EAP261/1/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP261/1/5
Title:
Song-books [1868-1943]
Scope & Content:
The series comprises some volumes that are entirely drawn from the theatre, others exist as songs alone. There are compilations drawn from various sources and writers/composers. Some collections are theme-based, collections of love-songs probably directed at the wedding-present market, or contai...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali, English, and Sanskrit
Date Range:
1868-1943
Extent:
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6. EAP261/1/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP261/1/4
Title:
Record Song-books [1914-1937]
Scope & Content:
The series includes recorded songs. The items in the present collection are of various origin and content: some collect the songs brought out by a single company; others compile songs from various sources, and represent a different motive, whereby print publishers are seeking to exploit the inte...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali and English
Date Range:
1914-1937
Extent:
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7. EAP261/1/8

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP261/1/8
Title:
Collected Works [1902-1928]
Scope & Content:
Collected works, or extensive selections, of major dramatists both in the indigenous jatra style and the ‘formal’ Western-style line across the full chronological range, from Jyotirindranath Tagore through Girishchandra Ghosh and Kshirodeprasad Vidyavinode to Sourindramohan Mukhopadhyay. In a ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali, English, and Sanskrit
Date Range:
1902-1928
Extent:
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8. EAP261/1/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP261/1/1
Title:
Western-Style Theatre [1860-1943]
Scope & Content:
The series comprises mythological drama, with some overlap with the jatra in content and technique but more reliant on dialogue and psychological play; historical drama; social themes, often with a stress on satire or reform. Besides many plays based on classical Sanskrit works generally, there ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali, English, Hindi, Oriya, and Sanskrit
Date Range:
1860-1943
Extent:
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9. EAP261/1/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP261/1/7
Title:
Biography and Essays [1875-1972]
Scope & Content:
Small group of miscellaneous titles. It includes a two-volume autobiography of Ahindra Chaudhuri, an eminent theatre person, a collection of critical essays, and another book of essays which also includes some songs. Printed books: 3 titles in 4 volumes. Printed in black and white.
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali, English, and Sanskrit
Date Range:
1875-1972
Extent:
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10. EAP261/1/5/18

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP261/1/5/18
Title:
Gītābalī
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali
Date Range:
19th century-Early 20th century
Extent:
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