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032-002724510 Material Type Archives and Manuscripts Level [36] Series

1. 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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2. 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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3. 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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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:
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5. 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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6. 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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7. 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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8. 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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