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
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. ...