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Reference (shelfmark):: EAP071/11/3
Title:: Bārām Jahurā
Scope & Content:: The text narrates the love story of a Prince called Bārām and Jahūrā, the daughter of the King's minister. The contemporary society did not approve of this relationship and both had to face immense hurdles. Finally, however, the two cross the hurdles and get married. The text is a transliteratio...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Bengali
Date Range:: 19th century-20th century
Extent:: 44 Tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP071/11/2
Title:: Mohabbatnāmā
Scope & Content:: The text is a romantic narrative poem depicting the adventurous love story of Hazrat Yusuf and J[z]ulékhā, a woman of peerless beauty. The core story is described in the Qur'an as 'Āhsānūl Kachach'. The text here is an adaptation of the work Mohabbatnāmā written in Persian by Maulānā Jamir. Orig...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Bengali
Date Range:: 19th century-20th century
Extent:: 104 Tiff images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP071/11/1
Title:: Hālatunnabi
Scope & Content:: Hālatunnabi is a popular text in the muslim community of the region of Āssām. According to the poet, the text in manuscript form was completed in 1262 Bengali Era (1853 CE). It narrates, in 'Payār' and 'Tripodi' verse, the story of Creation, and writes in detail the life of the Prophet Muhammad a...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Bengali
Date Range:: 1853
Extent:: 272 Tiff images

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