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EAP921/5/1/3
- Record Id:
- 040-004071815
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004071811
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100139972605.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP921/5/1/3
- Title:
- সুবর্ণবণিক্ কথা ও কীর্তি : বর্ষ-২; হৃষিকেশ গ্রন্থমালা-১৮ {১৯৪১}
- Additional Titles:
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Subarnabanik katha o kirti: Vol.-2; Hrishikes Series-18 {1941}
- Scope & Content:
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Subarna Banik popularly called Bene is a mercantile group from Bengal dealing in gold and silver. In these three volume the author tried to depict some eminent persons who belongs from Subarna Banik community or caste. These books reveal a special genre of social history. Some entrepreneurs, businessman, writer, leader, charitable persons short bio-sketch have been described by the author to establish keen contributions of social reform or social upliftment by the Subarna Banik community.
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.
Calendar: Common Calendar.
Extent and format of original material: One bound volume of printed book.
Physical characteristics: Very brittle, worm eaten. The original volume with length of 23 cm.
Volume and issue number: Vol.-2; Hrishikes Series-18.
Owner(s) of original material: Dr. Shyamal Bera.
Publisher of original material: Calcutta: Oriental Press.
Editor of original material: Narendranath Laha.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Manuscripts, Books, Newspapers in southern West Bengal
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-004071811
036-004071812
040-004071815 - Is part of:
- EAP921/5 : The private collection of Dr. Shyamal Bera at his residence in Andul, Howrah
EAP921/5/1 : Printed Books from the private collection of Dr Shyamal Bera at his residence in Andul
EAP921/5/1/3 : সুবর্ণবণিক্ কথা ও কীর্তি : বর্ষ-২; হৃষিকেশ… - Hierarchy:
- 032-004071811[0001]/036-004071812[0003]/040-004071815
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP921/5
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 573 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP921-5-1-3 (opens in a new tab)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Bengali
- Scripts:
- Bengali
- Start Date:
- 1941
- End Date:
- 1941
- Date Range:
- 1941
- Era:
- CE
- Place of Origin:
- India
- Access:
- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only. CC BY-NC.
This item is part of the Endangered Archives Programme.
These collections are not available to request in British Library Reading Rooms.
Digital copies can be viewed online by clicking the thumbnail image or digitised content link.
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Very brittle, worm eaten. The original volume with length of 23 cm.
- Arrangement:
- This book has been arranged alphabetically by correspondent.
- 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)