Archives of Contemporary India

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CULTURAL HERITAGE OF INDIA, 1961-2009
Calcutta Heritage, 1961-2008
1961
Maharaj Jaynarayan Ghosal Bahadurer Jibani – a biography of Maharaja Jaynarayan Ghoshal who was associated with the establishment of Bhukailash temple that was set up in 1781 in Kidderpore, Kolkata. The book contains a brief dynastic history of Bhukailash Estate.
Bengali
29 pp.
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CULTURAL HERITAGE OF INDIA, 1961-2010
Calcutta Heritage, 1961-2009
Feb-90
The Statesman: Calcutta: Tercentenary Issue – contains 9 essays on the political, social, economic and cultural history of Calcutta authored by Sunanda K. Datta, Nisith Ranjan Ray, Ashin Das Gupta, R.P. Gupta, Sukumari Bhattacharji, Hiren Mukherjee, Paritosh Sen, Utpal Dutt, Ranabir Ray Choudhury, and Bhabatosh Datta.
Charnock; Purdah; Dunlop; Theatre
English
96 pp.
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CULTURAL HERITAGE OF INDIA, 1961-2011
Calcutta Heritage, 1961-2010
Oct-95
Chetana – Newsletter no. 8, Kolkata Chapter contains essays on Nakhoda Mosque titled ‘We look back in wonder’, ‘The story of Battala Press’ by Dr Tapti Roy, and an essay concerns environmental issues of Calcutta titled ‘Greening My Valley’ by Arif Ahmed.
Nakhoda Mosque; Battala Press
English
4 pp.
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CULTURAL HERITAGE OF INDIA, 1961-2012
Calcutta Heritage, 1961-2011
22-Jun-05
Scrapbook containing photographs of Mughal and Pahari miniatures from Padshahnama from the collection gifted by Oudh Nawab to King George III in 1799 and are kept in the Royal Library Windsor. The photographs were reproduced and published by UK based Publishing House Azimuth Editions Ltd. in 1997. Also, contains photographs of the pages of the book and photocopy of an essay by Dhananjai Mohan, titled as ‘Trekking through Sharada Valley’.
English
45 pp.
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CULTURAL HERITAGE OF INDIA, 1961-2013
Calcutta Heritage, 1961-2012
23-Jun-05
Programme-schedule for Heritage Walk of Panihati (Calcutta) including handwritten notes on important stops, landmarks, heritage sites and important personalities in the region dated 25 February 2001.
English
7 pp.
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