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Reference (shelfmark):: 1783.cc.11(178)
Title:: Divertissement de Batcha (danseurs) dans le vestibule d'une maison particulière [Samarkand]. Photographer: Krafft, Hugues
Scope & Content:: Genre: Portrait Photography Facing p. 178. Group of Batcha dancers performing in the vestibule of a private house. These young male dancers took the place of females in a culture where women could dance in public. On reaching adulthood, they quit the profession. The location is unspecified, but...
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1898-1899
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: 1783.cc.11(182)
Title:: Afrasiab, le jour de la grande course du Sâli-Naou. Photographer: Krafft, Hugues
Scope & Content:: Genre: Portrait Photography Facing p. 182. Group portrait of a row of seated dignitaries, with a line of Batcha dancers kneeling in front of them. Afrasiab, to the north of the city, was the location for the buzkashi matches at Samarkand.
Collection Area:: Printed Collections
Languages:: Not applicable
Date Range:: 1898-1899
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP760/1/6
Title:: The Tīrthalāl Naghabhanī Archive (TLA): Tīrthalāl’s Personal Papers (TLP)
Scope & Content:: TLP includes papers personally generated by Tīrthalāl which are mainly the Mss drafts of his research work, articles, essays and monographs, translations and notes, published and unpublished, and copies of rare primary and secondary sources. Custodial history: TLP. The dates, including the use...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English, Nepali, Newari, Newari, Classical, Not applicable, and Sanskrit
Date Range:: 1600-2006
Extent:: 7324 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP810/2/1
Title:: Manuscripts from Chennai (CH)
Scope & Content:: The manuscripts are composed of palm leaves written on the two sides. The scripts were written with the help of a stylus. The manuscripts of this series CH comprise 1 from Chennai (CH_MSS16), and 15 whose the place of origin is unknown. The majority of these 16 manuscripts deals with medical sub...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Tamil
Date Range:: 1700-1940
Extent:: 2350 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP880/1/1
Title:: Domestic Affairs
Scope & Content:: Documents related to domestic affairs. Original file reference: SPA/DA.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English, Nepali, and Tibetan
Date Range:: 1875-1975
Extent:: 34306 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP880/1/2
Title:: Foreign Affairs
Scope & Content:: Documents related to foreign affairs. Original file reference: SPA/FA.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English, Hindi, Nepali, and Tibetan
Date Range:: 1875-1975
Extent:: 6183 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP880/1/5
Title:: Palace Affairs
Scope & Content:: Documents related to palace affairs. Original file reference: SPA/PA.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English, Nepali, and Tibetan
Date Range:: 1875-1975
Extent:: 17059 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP880/1/7
Title:: Correspondence
Scope & Content:: Personal and official correspondences. Original file reference: SPA/CO.
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: English, Nepali, and Tibetan
Date Range:: 1875-1975
Extent:: 4793 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP921/2/2
Title:: Manuscripts from the Library of Birsingha Vidyasagar Memorial Hall Rural Library
Scope & Content:: Collection of manuscripts from the library of Birsingha Vidyasagar Memorial Hall Rural Library, Birsingha, Ghatal, Paschim Medinipur. Custodial history: Established in the year of 1961 this library is a memorial house of Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar, a well known educationist and social reformer of...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Bengali and Sanskrit
Date Range:: 06th century-20th century
Extent:: 1515 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP921/4/2
Title:: Manuscripts from the Library of Rajnarayan Basu Smriti Pathagar
Scope & Content:: Collection of manuscripts from the library of Rajnarayan Basu Smriti Pathagar, Library Road, Paschim Medinipur. Custodial history: With the immense contributions of Henry Vincent Bayley, Raj Narayan Basu and other erudite persons this library was established in 1851 as very first public library...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Bengali, Hindi, Persian, and Sanskrit
Date Range:: 06th century-18th century
Extent:: 2714 TIFF images

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