Language: Bengali / Subject: Biography - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP921/6/3/145
Title:: চৈতন্যচরিতামৃত আনন্দচন্দ্রিকার ভাষ্য সহ
Scope & Content:: It is one of the primary biographies detailing the life and teachings of Caitanya Mahāprabhu (1486–1533 CE), a Vaisnava saint and founder of the Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava School. The text is accompanied by a Sanskrit commentary called Ānandacandrikā. The text is published from Public Library, Calcutta [K...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Bengali and Sanskrit
Date Range:: 16th century
Extent:: 725 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP921/6/3/156
Title:: পুরাতনী
Scope & Content:: Puratani was a collection of works of Music maestro Kali Mirza of Guptipara. This volume is about his short biographical sketch and accumulation of his creation;; Place of composition: Guptipara1949. Custodial history: One of the oldest libraries in the Hooghly district. Sisir Bani Mandir was e...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Bengali
Date Range:: 19th century
Extent:: 125 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1031/1
Title:: Akshyay Granthagar Library's Manuscript Collection
Scope & Content:: This collection deals with Sanskrit grammar, Smriti, cantos of the Mahabharata, dramas, the Puranas, Tantric liturgies and rituals, Gaudiya Vaishnava hagiography, theology and rituals, Shaivite liturgies and rituals, Ayurveda medicine, lexicons, aesthetics, and poetry. Taken together, 294 Sanskr...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Bengali and Sanskrit
Date Range:: 1316-1845
Extent:: 20156 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1031/1/1
Title:: শ্রীচৈতন্যচরিতামৃত ( আদিকাণ্ড বা আদিলীলা )
Scope & Content:: The text deals with the biography of Śrī Caitanya. The text is mainly written in Bengali, but quotes a large number of Sanskrit texts (mainy poetry). It also includes three commentaries to the sanskrit parts of the text and mentions them as: Bhāvārthadīpikā, Kramasandarbha and Cakravarti. This i...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Bengali and Sanskrit
Date Range:: 1804?
Extent:: 192 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1031/1/7
Title:: শ্রীচৈতন্যভাগবত ( আদিকাণ্ড )
Scope & Content:: It is one of the three khaṇḍas of the full text. The text is a biography of the spiritual leader Śrī Caitanya. The text is writte in a poetic style in Bengali. But it incorporates some Sanskrit ślokas too. It contains 13 chapters.; Complete / Incomplete: Complete MS.; Place of composition: Benga...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Bengali and Sanskrit
Date Range:: 16th century
Extent:: 201 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1031/4
Title:: Dr Rajarshi Ghose Collection
Scope & Content:: This collection belongs to Dr. Rajarshi Ghose (Kolkata, India). It is a private collection with rare books, chapbooks, pamphlets, and periodicals in Urdu, Nepali, Bangla, Sanskrit, Farsi, Hindi, Rajasthani and Bhojpuri. Dr. Rajarshi Ghose is an Assistant Professor in History at the Centre for St...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Bengali, Bhojpuri, English, Hindi, Nepali, Persian, Rajasthani, Sanskrit, and Urdu
Date Range:: 1800-1999
Extent:: 42852 tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1031/4/1
Title:: Dr. Rajarshi Ghose Collection of Rare Books
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Bengali, Bhojpuri, English, Hindi, Persian, Rajasthani, Sanskrit, and Urdu
Date Range:: 1800-1999
Extent:: 42852 tiff images