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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. EAP261/1/1

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:
TIFF Images

3. EAP261/1/1/62

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP261/1/1/62
Title:
Jaẏdeb [1916-1917]
Scope & Content:
A drama on the life of Jaydeb - a devotee of Krishna. Contains: Covers; 200 pages Front and back covers [original] coloured. Dimension: 15.3x10.5x1.2
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali, English, Oriya, and Sanskrit
Date Range:
1916-1917
Extent:
TIFF Images

4. 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:
TIFF Images

5. EAP261/1/5/21

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP261/1/5/21
Title:
Śiśir svaralipi
Scope & Content:
A collection of songs by Shishirkumar Ghosh -- the founder of the daily Amritabajar Patrika. Contains: Covers; Endpapers; 770 pages Front and back hard covers [later added by binder] coloured. Contains coloured inserts. Dimension: With covers: 26.8x22x3.7 Without covers: 26.2x21.5x2.5
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali, English, and Sanskrit
Date Range:
19th century-Early 20th century
Extent:
TIFF Images

6. EAP261/1/5/23

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP261/1/5/23
Title:
VICTORIA- GITIKA [1875]
Scope & Content:
A collection of songs [with their notations] in English and Sanskrit in praise of Queen Victoria and her predecessors. Contains: Covers; Endpapers; Spine; 364 pages Front and back hard covers [later added by binder] coloured. Dimension: With covers : 23.4x15.7x2.6 Without covers: 22.7x15x1.7
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali, English, and Sanskrit
Date Range:
1875
Extent:
TIFF Images

7. 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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8. EAP261/1/7/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP261/1/7/4
Title:
HINDU MUSIC [1875]
Scope & Content:
A collection of essays on Indian classical music. Vol. 1 Contains: Covers; Endpapers(2 sets); 354 pages Front and back hard covers [later added by binder] coloured. Dimension: With covers: 19.5x12.6x2.3 Without covers: 18.7x11.9x1.8
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English and Sanskrit
Date Range:
1875
Extent:
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9. 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:
TIFF Images

10. EAP261/1/8/38

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP261/1/8/38
Title:
Rājkr̥shn͂a rāẏer granthābalī
Scope & Content:
A collection of plays/essays and long poems and verse plays by Rajkrishna Ray. Vol. 9 Contains: Covers; Endpapers; 164 pages Front and back hard covers [original] coloured. Dimension: With covers: 24.3x16.9x1 Without covers: 23.5x16.2x0.5
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali, English, and Sanskrit
Date Range:
19th century-Early 20th century
Extent:
TIFF Images