School of Cultural Texts and Records' Collection B
Scope & Content:
This sub-fonds consists of 18 Bengali 'Popular Market' Books digitised as part of the EAP127 project. The original material which forms this collection at the School of Cultural Texts and Records was collected by Sujit Mandal, a lecturer in Comparative Literature at Jadavpur University during th...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali and English
Date Range:
c 1870-c 2005
Extent:
18 electronic folders comprised of 1,332 TIFF images, 11.3 gigabytes in total
Digital images of padyagītā, a Bengali verse translation of the Gita. Adapted by śyāmācaraṇ bhaṭṭācāryya, published by Akshyay Library. Date of publication unknown.
Digital images of deb-debīr ashṭottara śatanāmmālā, a collection of the 108 names attributed to various Hindu deities. Written by kālīprasanna bidyāratna, published by Akshyay Library. Date of publication unknown.
Digital images of hāsir rājā gopāl bhāṛ, a collection of humorous stories. Compiled by pārtha kumār baṇik, published by Sriguru Trading, Baishakh 1414 [April-May 2007].
Digital images of bhūter jalsāẏ gopāl bhāṛ, a book of ghost stories featuring the jester Gopal Bhar. Written by kānti pi datta, published by Benimadhab Sil's Library, 1412 [2005-2006].
Digital images of meẏeder bratakathā, a manual of folk and religious rituals practised by women. Written by kālīkiśor bidyābinod and sureś caudhhuri, published by Akshyay Library, 1413 [2006-2007].