Short biographies of famous icons in undivided Bengal. This book contains biographies of Rammohun Ray, Iswarchandra Vidyasagar, Chittaranjan Das, Jagadis Chandra Bose, Sayyad Amir Ali, Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee, Rabindranath Tagore and Prafulla Chandra Ray. Date of original material: 1352 [B. S.] 19...
Collection of religious stories on the autumn festival of goddess Durga. Date of original material: 1817 [Shaka] 1895. Calendar/Era: Sakabda/Saka. Extent and format of original and physical characteristics: Printed book in Bengali; Brittle and damaged by the book-worms. The original volume with l...
An introduction to the process of expiation or attonement in Hindu philosophy. Date of original material: 1333 [B. S.] 1926. Calendar/Era: Bengali Calendar/BS. Extent and format of original and physical characteristics: Printed book in Bengali; Brittle and damaged by the book-worms. The original ...
Textbook on physical and economic geography for the school students. It contains the brief ideas about formation of earth and its motions in the solar system, the political and economic divisions between the countries and reasons behind the divisions. The book also give a brief idea about the fiv...
A brief discussion on different crimes against women with special references in Bengal. It contains different incidents including domestic violence, rape abduction etc. Date of original material: 1340 [B. S.] 1933. Calendar/Era: Bengali Calendar/BS. Extent and format of original and physical char...
Balmiki Ramayana edited by Umescandra Bidyaratna and Abhayacarana Tarkaratna. Only the Kishkindhyakanda is available in this book. Date of original material: 1797 [Shaka] 1875. Calendar/Era: Sakabda/Saka. Extent and format of original and physical characteristics: Printed book in Sanskrit; Brittl...
Introduction to ayurved and its treatment by Gananatha Sena (1877 - 1944),an expert in ayurveda medicine and founder member of the Ayurved college in Calcutta. Date of original material: 1350 [B. S.] 1944. Calendar/Era: Bengali Calendar/BS. Extent and format of original and physical characteristi...
Kabitabali (Samskrita o Prakrita nari kabigan kartrik racita)
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Translation of collected poems in Sanskrit and in Prakrit. Poems are written by different women poets and translated by Rama Caudhuri (1911 - 1991)., Well known philosopher and an expert on Sanskrit and Prakrit literature. Date of original material: 1353 [B. S.] 1946. Calendar/Era: Bengali Calend...
Translation of a book on the philosophy of devotion in Hinduism. The book contains different stages of devotion and its impact on a human's material and spiritual life. One of the key persons who defined the concept of Advaita in Hindu philosophy, Madhusudana Sarasvati (1540 - 1640) was one of th...
Book on Vedic theology, meditation and education by Haripada Cakrabarty. It contents relations between Indian society and religious texts, essence of ancient Indian education system, philosophy of Gita & Puranas, education system of ancient India, role of women in Hinduism. Date of original m...