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EAP921/5/2

Record Id:

036-004071830

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-004071811

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100139972623.0x000001

LARK:

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

EAP921/5/2

Title:

Manuscripts from the private collection of Dr Shyamal Bera at his residence in Andul

Scope & Content:

Collection of manuscripts from the private collection of Dr. Shyamal Bera at his residence in Andul, Howrah.

Custodial history: Shyamal Bera, M.A., Ph.D., live in Howrah district of West Bengal, is a private collector of endangered manuscripts, teracotta objects, Pat (Scroll paintings), folk songs and folk dramas etc of Bengal. By profession he is a school teacher(retired). He is founder secretory of Kolaghat Loksanskriti Gabeshana Kendra o Sangrahashala (Kolaghat Folk Culture Research Centre and Museum) and Dwija Harideva Sangrahashala o Gabeshana Kendra (Dwija Harideva Museum and Research Centre). He is running a Little Magazine on Folk Culture 'Samikshapatra Lokayat' since 2003. He has done many survey project on verious genre, mostly on Folk culture of rural Bengal. Present scanned collections (books, manuscripts and periodicals) have been collected by Shyamal Bera himself. He has generously allowed the archive team to get access to this material for digitization and as per the copyright rules and regulations.

Administrative context: The CSSSC, on realising the importance of copying the collection applied for a grant to the EAP against which EAP921 has been awarded.

Owner(s) of original material: Dr. Shyamal Bera.

Collection Area:

Endangered Archives Programme

Project / Collection:

Manuscripts, Books, Newspapers in southern West Bengal

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-004071811
036-004071830

Is part of:

EAP921/5 : The private collection of Dr. Shyamal Bera at his residence in Andul, Howrah

EAP921/5/2 : Manuscripts from the private collection of Dr Shyamal Bera at his residence in Andul

Contains:

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Hierarchy:

032-004071811[0002]/036-004071830

Container:

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Record Type (Level):

Series

Extent:

12117 TIFF images

Digitised Content:

Languages:

Bengali
Oriya
Sanskrit

Scripts:

Bengali

Start Date:

0300

End Date:

1799

Date Range:

04th century-18th century

Era:

Place of Origin:

India

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User Conditions:

Access is for research purposes only. CC BY-NC.

Arrangement:

Folios bound by a string.

Information About Originals:

The original material is located at the private collection of Dr. Shyamal Bera at his residence in Andul, Howrah

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Names:

Buddha, Guatama, Founder of Buddhism
Kamsa, Ruler of Mathura in Hindu mythology
Nala, King
Prahlada

Subjects:

Places:

Bengal, India
Howrah, West Bengal, India
India, Asia
Uttar Pradesh, India
Vārānasi, India
West Bengal, India