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EAP1031/2

Record Id:

032-004329558

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-004329558

MDARK:

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Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

EAP1031/2

Title:

Jangipur Sambada Newspaper Collection

Scope & Content:

A weekly Newspaper, “Jangipur Sambada”, used to be published from Raghunathganj, Murshidabad in West Bengal, India. The CSSSC team has digitized all extant issues of the newspaper. In all, 4242 issues were copied and a total of 18626 digital images have been generated.

Custodial history: The local weekly newspaper, Jangipur Sambad was first published in 1914 by the eminent Bangla litterateur Saratchandra Pandit (1861-1968) from Raghunathganj, a small town in Murshidabad district, West Bengal. It ran for over hundred years until its closure in 2014. Saratchandra Pandit (better known by the sobriquet “Dadathakur” and by his nom de plume, “Bidushak”) was a distinguished journalist who excelled in the composition of humorous and satirical poems. Anuttam Pandit, grandson of Dadathakur was the last editor cum publsher of the newspwper and he granted all necessary permission for open access under CC0, also facilitate the work of digitisation at his private residence.

Arrangement: Chronologically by date of publication.

Alternative calendar and date: Bengali, 13 Aashar 1324 to 06 Poush 1422

Collection Area:

Endangered Archives Programme

Project / Collection:

Manuscripts, Newspapers and Books in Bardhaman and Nadia Districts, West Bengal

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Hierarchy:

032-004329558

Container:

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Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

18626 tiff images

Digitised Content:

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Languages:

Bengali

Scripts:

Bengali

Start Date:

1917

End Date:

2015

Date Range:

27 Jun 1917-23 Dec 2015

Era:

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Custodial History:

The digitised material in this collection was created as part of the EAP1031 "Pre-modern Visions, Modern Frames: Digitization and Conservation of Manuscripts and Books in Bardhaman and Nadia Districts, West Bengal" project.

Source of Acquisition:

Received from project holder Mr Abhijit Bhattacharya and Dr Rajarshi Ghose and Ms Jayeta Mauzumder, 02/09/2021 (accession record EAP1031/1)

Arrangement:

Chronologically by date of publication.

Administrative Context:

EAP1031/2 was funded by the Endangered Archives Programme. It created digital copies of records located in The original material is located in Pandit Press, Raghunathganj, Murshidabad, West Bengal, India..

Information About Copies:

Digital copies are also held by: (1) Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta (2) Mr. Anuttam Pandit, Pandit Press

Information About Originals:

The original material is located in Pandit Press, Raghunathganj, Murshidabad, West Bengal, India.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Subjects:

History

Places:

India, Asia