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Archive Reference (shelfmark) EAP921/6 Subject Colonialism Digitised Content Yes (available)

1. EAP921/6

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP921/6
Title:
The Collection from Sisir Bani Mandir Pathagar, Guptipara, Hooghly
Scope & Content:
Custodial history: One of the oldest libraries in the Hooghly district. Sisir Bani Mandir was established at Guptipara in 1917. The library has a good collection of old Sanskrit and Bengali manuscripts and some rare books in different languages. Administrative context: The CSSSC, on realising t...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali, English, and Sanskrit
Date Range:
1500 BC-20th century
Extent:
18276 TIFF images

2. EAP921/6/1/8

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP921/6/1/8
Title:
চাঁদরাণী
Scope & Content:
A novel based on the late Mughal and early British colonial time. Written by Bipinamohana Sena, well known novelist in late nineteenth century. This novel also deal with the ideas of Hindu nationalism and old Hindu customs. Custodial history: One of the oldest libraries in the Hooghly district....
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali
Date Range:
1911
Extent:
375 TIFF images

3. EAP921/6/1/9

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP921/6/1/9
Title:
Radharani
Scope & Content:
An English translation of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's Bengali novel Radharani. The novel told the story of an educated Hindu housewife who fought against the conservative attitudes of the nineteenth century colonial society. Custodial history: One of the oldest libraries in the Hooghly district...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1910
Extent:
57 TIFF images

4. EAP921/6/1/17

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP921/6/1/17
Title:
বিজন-গ্রাম কাব্য
Scope & Content:
Story of Bijana Grama written in verse. The book shows decline of the village based economic development with the advent of colonialism. The bad effect of various colonial laws regarding re-regulating village administration. Apart from that, the book also criticized the emergence of western mode...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali
Date Range:
1903
Extent:
191 TIFF images

5. EAP921/6/2/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP921/6/2/4
Title:
চুঁচুড়া বার্ত্তাবহ: বর্ষ-৬৩; সংখ্যা-৬ {২৩ আগস্ট ১৯৫৫}
Scope & Content:
Cuncura Bartabaha was one of the oldest newspapers in the Hooghly district. It started on October 1893 and continued till 1970s. Apart from news items the issues of the newspaper contained advertisements, legal notices, tenders, short stories, poems etc. This issue has a special article on marri...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali and English
Date Range:
23 Aug 1955
Extent:
8 TIFF images