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EAP127/3

Record Id:

032-000209160

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-000209160

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100000000035.0x000053

LARK:

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

EAP127/3

Title:

Devajit Bandyopadhyay Collection of Theatre Booklets [c 1925-2005]

Scope & Content:

This fonds consists of 134 theatre booklets digitised as part of the EAP127 project. The originals were published c 1925-2005.

These booklets were produced in small print runs by independent publishers. They were intended to mark and promote new theatrical productions and to serve as a memento. They commonly include an outline of the plot, photographs of the performance, information about the cast and crew, and song lyrics. The majority of the collection is undated.

The booklets were published and distributed by the following theatre production companies, individuals and publishers:

abhinetri sangha; anupam natya-nibedan; anya theatre; aranyak; Art Theatre Ltd; Bangla Theatre; bijaykrishna mukhopadhyay; biswarupa; bohurupee; Calcutta Theatres; chalti natak Novel Agency; City Entertainers; Dhaka Theatre; desh natak; gandharba; kalika; kalipada bandyopadhyay and badal ray; krishna ray; manchamukut natya sampraday; manimohan chattopadhyay and adhirkumar ghosh; masum reza and ehsanul aziz babu; Minerva theatre; nagarik; nandik; natta kompani yatrapati; natyabharati; natyachakra; natyamandir; natya-niketan; nirmalendu lahiri and p sadhukan; panchali bharati; Parapar; pachim banga natya akademi; Publicity and Printing Trust; Rangana; rung-mahal; rabi ray; salikumar mitra; sarat sangha; satkadi pal; satya sarkar and asu battacharya; sayak; sevak sree kalidas; srirangam; Star Theatre; sumon theatre prayojana; tiryak natyadal.

The original publications are owned by Devajit Bandyopadhyay, who obtained them at performances and from antique book dealers and private sources in and around Kolkata.

The booklets are primarily written in Bengali script although romanised Bengali is occasionally used, alongside English.

Collection Area:

Endangered Archives Programme

Project / Collection:

Archiving Popular Market Bengali Books

Hierarchy Tree:

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[1990]" },{ "id" : "040-000301607", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/65: kokilārā [undated]" },{ "id" : "040-000301608", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/66: kokilārā [1990]" },{ "id" : "040-000301609", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/67: koriolenās [undated]" },{ "id" : "040-000301610", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/68: kothāẏ pābo tāre [undated]" },{ "id" : "040-000301611", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/69: kshudhā [1957]" },{ "id" : "040-000301612", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/70: lebeḍeph [1995]" },{ "id" : "040-000301613", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/71: mā [undated]" },{ "id" : "040-000301614", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/72: madanmohan [1941]" },{ "id" : "040-000301615", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/73: mahālakshmī [undated]" },{ "id" : "040-000301616", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/74: mahārājā nandakumār [undated]" },{ "id" : "040-000301617", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/75: māikel [1942]" },{ "id" : "040-000301618", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/76: mānikcād [undated]" },{ "id" : "040-000301619", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/77: mantraśakti [undated]" },{ "id" : "040-000301620", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/78: mātṭir ghar [undated]" },{ "id" : "040-000301621", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/79: meghmukti [undated]" },{ "id" : "040-000301622", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/80: meherjān ārekbār [1997]" },{ "id" : "040-000301623", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/81: mosāheb [undated]" },{ "id" : "040-000301624", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/82: muktadhārā [1969]" },{ "id" : "040-000301625", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/83: nām bibhrāṭ [1964]" },{ "id" : "040-000301626", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/84: naṭī binodinī [undated]" },{ "id" : "040-000301627", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/85: JATIYA NATYA UTSAV '89" },{ "id" : "040-000301628", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/86: paciś bachar pūrti utsab, gāndharba āẏojita nāṭya pradarśanī [1982]" },{ "id" : "040-000301629", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/87: pālākārer nakśā gāthā [undated]" },{ "id" : "040-000301630", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/88: paciś bachar pūrti utsab [1973]" },{ "id" : "040-000301631", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/89: parastrī [undated]" },{ "id" : "040-000301632", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/90: paricaẏ [1949]" },{ "id" : "040-000301633", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/91: pariṇītā [undated]pariṇītā [undated]" },{ "id" : "040-000301634", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/92: patibratā [1934]" },{ "id" : "040-000301635", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/93: thiẏeṭārer nāṭak: pāẏer aoẏāj pāoẏā yāẏ / ekhano kritadās [1986]" },{ "id" : "040-000301636", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/94: pi W ḍi [1940]" },{ "id" : "040-000301637", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/95: piu kāhā [1979]" },{ "id" : "040-000301638", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/96: praśna [1953]" },{ "id" : "040-000301639", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/97: priẏār kḣoje [undated]" },{ "id" : "040-000301640", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/98: rādhā [undated]" },{ "id" : "040-000301641", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/99: raghubīr [undated]" },{ "id" : "040-000301642", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/100: rājlakshmī [undated]" },{ "id" : "040-000301643", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/101: rākshusī / sātghāṭer kānākaṛi [1992]" },{ "id" : "040-000301644", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/102: rakta-kamal [undated]" },{ "id" : "040-000301645", "parent" : 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"040-000301655", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/113: satī-tīrtha [undated]" },{ "id" : "040-000301656", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/114: śesh lagna [1956]" },{ "id" : "040-000301657", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/115: śesh-rakshā [1950]" },{ "id" : "040-000301658", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/116: shoṛaśī [1927]" },{ "id" : "040-000301659", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/117: shoṛaśī [1927]" },{ "id" : "040-000301660", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/118: sindhu-gaurab" },{ "id" : "040-000301661", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/119: sirājaddaulā [undated]" },{ "id" : "040-000301662", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/120: sirājaddaulā [undated]" },{ "id" : "040-000301663", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/121: sītā [undated]" },{ "id" : "040-000301664", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/122: śri utpal datter gaurabmaẏ karmajībaner saṃkshipta sāraṇī [1989]" },{ "id" : "040-000301665", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/123: śyāmalī [1954]" },{ "id" : "040-000301666", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/124: śyāmalī [undated]" },{ "id" : "040-000301667", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/125: śyāmalī [undated]" },{ "id" : "040-000301668", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/126: tāī to! [undated]" },{ "id" : "040-000301669", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/127: tāpasī [undated]" },{ "id" : "040-000301670", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/128: tāpasī [undated]" },{ "id" : "040-000301671", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/129: tāpasī [undated]" },{ "id" : "040-000301672", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/130: ṭhākur rāmakrishña [undated]" },{ "id" : "040-000301673", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/131: uils nāṭyotsab, śambhu mitra pariacālita bahurūpīr cārṭi nāṭak" },{ "id" : "040-000301674", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/132: ujān gaṅgā [undated]" },{ "id" : "040-000301675", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/133: ulkā [1955]" },{ "id" : "040-000301676", "parent" : "032-000209160", "text" : "EAP127/3/134: yuddha ebaṃ yuddha [1990]" }]

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-000209160

Is part of:

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Contains:

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Hierarchy:

032-000209160

Container:

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Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

134 electronic folders comprised of 1,695 TIFF images. 15.1 gigabytes in total

Digitised Content:

https://eap.bl.uk/collection/EAP127-3

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Languages:

Bengali
English

Scripts:

Bengali
Latin

Start Date:

1920

End Date:

2005

Date Range:

c 1925-2005

Era:

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Physical Characteristics:

Images in this fonds were captured by digital cameras. Some images may be difficult to read due to the poor condition of the originals, which suffer from insect and water damage, staining and tearing.

Custodial History:

Material in this collection was created as part of the EAP 127 "Archiving Popular Market Bengali Books" project, with the permission of Devajit Bandyopadhyay.

Source of Acquisition:

Received from the EAP127 project, through the School of Cultural Texts and Records (Accession Record EAP127/1, EAP127/2, EAP127/3 and EAP127/4).

Appraisal:

This material is but a small subset of the collections held by Devajit Bandyopadhyay, and was selected for digitisation by the EAP127 project.

Information About Copies:

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Information About Originals:

The original material is owned and held by Devajit Bandyopadhyay. Access enquiries should be directed to Mr Bandyopadhyay through the School of Cultural Texts and Records, Jadavpur University, Kolkata.

Material Type:

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Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Names:

Bandyopadhyay, Devajit, of Jadavpur University, Kolkata; owner of collection of theatre booklets digitised by British Library, b 1954

Subjects:

Theatre, Bengali

Places:

India, Asia
West Bengal, India

Related Material:

Further material relating to Bengali Theatre and Theatrical Productions is held by Devajit Bandyopadhyay. Enquiries should be directed to Mr Bandyopadhyay through the School of Cultural Texts and Records, Jadavpur University, Kolkata.