Project / Collection: Baul Songs from Bengali Saint-Composers / Language: Hindi / Digitised Content Platform: Endangered Archives Programme - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Project / Collection Baul Songs from Bengali Saint-Composers Language Hindi Digitised Content Platform Endangered Archives Programme

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1247/2
Title:: Debdas Baul Collection
Scope & Content:: 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...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Bengali, English, and Hindi
Date Range:: 1970-2000
Extent:: 736 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP1247/2/1
Title:: Handwritten transcription of songs after attending Baul performances
Scope & Content:: Notebook contains Baul song lyrics which were transcribed by Debdas Baul after listening to Baul performances in the sacred centres and events of Baul sadhana such as Kamakhya temple (Assam), Ramkeli mela (Malda) and Sonamukhi mela (Bankura). This is a comprehensively documented notebook. Most o...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Bengali, English, and Hindi
Date Range:: 1970-1980
Extent:: 182 TIFF images

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