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EAP1247/4
- Record Id:
- 032-003943569
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003943569
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100123417131.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1247/4
- Title:
- Mahadeb Das Baul Collection
- Scope & Content:
-
A collection of Baul songs which were initially collected and copied by the father and grandfather of the manuscripts’ owner (Laxman Das Baul and saint-songwriter Nabani Das Khyapa Baul, who lived in 1892- 1964). The notebooks digitised in the collection are hand copied from older notebooks by the owner of the collection, Mahadeb, his brother Sukhdeb, and their father Laxman Das Baul. The songs' original composers are multiple: Haure Gosain, Lalan Shah, Bhaba Pagla, Nabani Khyapa, among others. The collection also includes eight photographs, one document, and a letter which were found between pages of the notebooks.
Extent: 1 Document, 1 Letter, 4 Notebookss, 8 Photographs.
Custodial history: Family possession of the owner, Mahadeb Das Baul.
Arrangement: Mahadeb, the owner of the collection kept the notebooks in a trunk, each wrapped in a plastic bag or wrapped in a calendar or in a cloth bag. Some of the notebooks are numbered. However, they were not kept following the serial number.
Author(s)/Creator(s): Various.
Scribe(s): Mahadeb Das Baul, Sukhdeb Das Baul, Laxman Das Baul.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Baul Songs from Bengali Saint-Composers
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003943569", "parent" : "#", "text" : "EAP1247/4: Mahadeb Das Baul Collection" },{ "id" : "040-003943570", "parent" : "032-003943569", "text" : "EAP1247/4/1: Folk artist-pensioner identity card issued to Laxman Das Baul by Department of Information and Cultural Affairs, Government of West…" },{ "id" : "040-003943571", "parent" : "032-003943569", "text" : "EAP1247/4/2: A letter from Carol Salomon" },{ "id" : "040-003943572", "parent" : "032-003943569", "text" : "EAP1247/4/3: Notebook of songs from Nabani Das Khyapa Baul's family lineage" },{ "id" : "040-003943573", "parent" : "032-003943569", "text" : "EAP1247/4/4: Notebook of songs from Nabani Das Khyapa Baul's family lineage" },{ "id" : "040-003943574", "parent" : "032-003943569", "text" : "EAP1247/4/5: Notebook of songs from Nabani Das Khyapa Baul's family lineage" },{ "id" : "040-003943575", "parent" : "032-003943569", "text" : "EAP1247/4/6: Notebook of songs from Nabani Das Khyapa Baul's family lineage" },{ "id" : "040-003943576", "parent" : "032-003943569", "text" : "EAP1247/4/7: Portrait of Sukhdeb Das Baul" },{ "id" : "040-003943577", "parent" : "032-003943569", "text" : "EAP1247/4/8: Laxman Das Baul with his wife Jharna Das Baul" },{ "id" : "040-003943578", "parent" : "032-003943569", "text" : "EAP1247/4/9: Laxman Das Baul with his wife Jharna Das Baul" },{ "id" : "040-003943579", "parent" : "032-003943569", "text" : "EAP1247/4/10: Sukhdeb Das Baul during a performance" },{ "id" : "040-003943580", "parent" : "032-003943569", "text" : "EAP1247/4/11: Portrait of Sukhdeb Das Baul" },{ "id" : "040-003943581", "parent" : "032-003943569", "text" : "EAP1247/4/12: Family photograph" },{ "id" : "040-003943582", "parent" : "032-003943569", "text" : "EAP1247/4/13: Photograph was taken during a cultural and tourism fair organised by Westbengal Government at Mukutmanipur in 2013" },{ "id" : "040-003943583", "parent" : "032-003943569", "text" : "EAP1247/4/14: Laxman Das Baul during a tour in an international airport" }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003943569
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- EAP1247/4/1 : Folk artist-pensioner identity card issued to Laxman Das Baul by Department of Information and Cultural Affairs, Government of…
EAP1247/4/2 : A letter from Carol Salomon
EAP1247/4/3 : Notebook of songs from Nabani Das Khyapa Baul's family lineage
EAP1247/4/4 : Notebook of songs from Nabani Das Khyapa Baul's family lineage
EAP1247/4/5 : Notebook of songs from Nabani Das Khyapa Baul's family lineage
EAP1247/4/6 : Notebook of songs from Nabani Das Khyapa Baul's family lineage
EAP1247/4/7 : Portrait of Sukhdeb Das Baul
EAP1247/4/8 : Laxman Das Baul with his wife Jharna Das Baul
EAP1247/4/9 : Laxman Das Baul with his wife Jharna Das Baul
EAP1247/4/10 : Sukhdeb Das Baul during a performance
EAP1247/4/11 : Portrait of Sukhdeb Das Baul
EAP1247/4/12 : Family photograph
EAP1247/4/13 : Photograph was taken during a cultural and tourism fair organised by Westbengal Government at Mukutmanipur in 2013
EAP1247/4/14 : Laxman Das Baul during a tour in an international airport
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- 032-003943569
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1247/4
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1454 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/collection/EAP1247-4 (opens in a new tab)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Bengali
English - Scripts:
- Bengali
Latin - Start Date:
- 1950
- End Date:
- 1999
- Date Range:
- 2nd half of the 20th century
- Era:
- CE
- Latitude (Decimal):
- 23.91314241052463
- Longitude (Decimal):
- 87.52713189213488
- Latitude (Degree):
- N 23°54’47”
- Longitude (Degree):
- E 87°31’38”
- Access:
- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only. CC BY-NC.
This item is part of the Endangered Archives Programme.
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Digital copies can be viewed online by clicking the thumbnail image or digitised content link.
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- Custodial History:
- The digitised material in this collection was created as part of the EAP1247 "Songs of the Old Madmen: Recovering Baul Songs from the Note-Books of 19th and 20th Century Bengali Saint-Composers" project.
- Source of Acquisition:
- Received from project holder Dr Carola Lorea, 14 April 2021 (accession record EAP1247/1)
- Arrangement:
- Mahadeb, the owner of the collection kept the notebooks in a trunk, each wrapped in a plastic bag or wrapped in a calendar or in a cloth bag. Some of the notebooks are numbered. However, they were not kept following the serial number.
- Administrative Context:
- EAP1247/4 was funded by the Endangered Archives Programme. It created digital copies of records located in The original material is located in Private Collection at family residence: Siuri, Birbhum, West Bengal, India.
- Information About Copies:
- Digital copies are also held by: Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore, School of Cultural Texts and Records, Jadavpur University
- Information About Originals:
- The original material is located in Private Collection at family residence: Siuri, Birbhum, West Bengal, India
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)