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Archive Reference (shelfmark) EAP071/20 Digitised Content Platform Endangered Archives Programme Material Type Archives and Manuscripts

1. EAP071/20

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP071/20
Title:
Maktab Āli Collection of Texts in Sylhét Nāgri Script
Scope & Content:
This Collection comprises digital copies of five texts, copied as part of the EAP071 Archiving texts in Sylhét Nāgri script project. The texts have been copied from original hand written and printed volumes. All five texts are undated and written in Bengali in Sylhét Nāgri script. The texts most...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
5 files comprising 887 Tiff images

2. EAP071/20/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP071/20/1
Title:
Rādhā Piyāri
Scope & Content:
This text depicts the love of the disciple towards the Lord/Murshid/Allāh. It deals with deep Sufi philosophy. It is interesting that Rādhā, an icon of the Vaisnav tradition, has been used in the text. The original text has been handwritten into two note books using black ink. The dates of the ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
101 Tiff images

3. EAP071/20/2

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP071/20/2
Title:
Tālib Huchan
Scope & Content:
The Tālib Huchan is a text on Sufi theology. The author, Golām Huchan, wrote the text in 1549 CE and the acquired manuscript was copied by an anonymous person much later. It is fragmented. The front pages and the end pages are missing. The significance of the text lies in the fact that this is ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
439 Tiff images

4. EAP071/20/3

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP071/20/3
Title:
Candramukhir Punthi
Scope & Content:
The text narrates the love story of Candramukhi, daughter of the king of Gandarbha, and Gulshunahār, son of the king of Misar (which has been identified as Egypt). The story seems to be an adaptation from a Persian story. The text shows literary innovations made in the structure and the form of ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
46 Tiff images

5. EAP071/20/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP071/20/4
Title:
Hālatunnabi
Scope & Content:
The Hālatunnabi is a popular text in the Muslim community of Sonāi, Cāchār in the Āssam region. According to the poet, the text in manucript form was completed in 1262 Bengali Era (1853 Common Era). It narrates, in 'Payār' and 'Tripodi' verse, the story of creation and writes in detail the life ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
278 Tiff images

6. EAP071/20/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP071/20/5
Title:
Kālām Darbéś
Scope & Content:
'Kalām Darbéś', or 'Sayings of Darvish', written in Sylhét Nāgri script is a religious text in which a devoted Muslim desires to know what constitutes a 'true' Mussalmān. He sings the glory of Allah and enquires about the rituals of Islam (that is, the secret elements of practising Islam). Prese...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali
Date Range:
19th century-20th century
Extent:
23 Tiff images

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