Short biography of ten well known Bengali citizens including Rabindranath Tagore, Vivekananda, Sarat Chandra Chatterjee, Aurobindo Ghosh and others. The book also discussed about some of their works. Date of original material: 1343 [B. S.] 1936. Calendar/Era: Bengali Calendar/BS. Extent and forma...
Life and messages of Ramakrishna through some incidents. The book is also on Ramakrishna's idea on truth and the meaning of true worship. Date of original material: n. d. Calendar/Era: /. Extent and format of original and physical characteristics: Printed book in Bengali; Brittle and damaged by t...
Yatra or folk theatre on Krishna and his relationship with Radha. Date of original material: 1905. Calendar/Era: Common Calendar/CE. Extent and format of original and physical characteristics: Printed book in Bengali; Brittle and damaged by the book-worms. The original volume with length of 20 cm...
This book is a compilation of Baisnab poems on love and devotion with a short biography of Bidyapati. The editor of this collection added some new poems of Bidyapati collected from Nepal. Date of original material: 1342 [B. S.] 1935. Calendar/Era: Bengali Calendar/BS. Extent and format of origina...
Collection of articles on Indology, Indian philosophy, Indian literature, history and culture by Rajkrishna Mukherji, a professor of philosophy at the Presidency College, Calcutta and joint editor of Bangadarsan. Date of original material: 1885. Calendar/Era: Common Calendar/CE. Extent and format...
Svaraja samgathana: Gathanmulaka karmapaddhatira artha o sthana
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Translation of Gandhi's Hindi writings on hind Swaraj or Indian Home Rule translated by noted Gandhian Satischandra Dasgupta. Date of original material: n. d. Calendar/Era: Common Calendar/CE. Extent and format of original and physical characteristics: Printed book in Bengali; Brittle and damaged...
Darbeshi (arthata Mosalmana sadhakadigera bairagya-tattva o sadhana pranalira bisesha bibarana)
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A compilation of various manuals on Islamic sainthood (known as "darbesh"). This book is written for Bengali Muslims to teach them about true devotion. Date of original material: 1314 [B. S.] 1907. Calendar/Era: Bengali Calendar/BS. Extent and format of original and physical characteristics: Prin...
Chittaranjan Das's lecture as the president of the annual convention of Bengal Provincial Congress Committee (BPCC), on 1917. This lecture is an important source to study the changes in the nationalist politics of Bengal in post world war period. Date of original material: 1917. Calendar/Era: Com...
A book on caste system mentioned in the Rik-Veda. It referred the ancient division between different sections of Hindus through their professions. Date of original material: n. d. Calendar/Era: /. Extent and format of original and physical characteristics: Printed book in Bengali; Brittle and dam...
Biography of Smt. Sasimukhi Devi, wife of Sri Fakirdas Ray, vice president of Santipur Brahmo Samaj. Date of original material: n. d. Calendar/Era: /. Extent and format of original and physical characteristics: Printed book in Bengali; Brittle and damaged by the book-worms. The original volume wi...