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| Name of the Collection | Dhriti Kanta Lahiri Choudhury |
|---|---|
| Folder/Categories | I. Subject Files, 1881-2016 |
| Sub-folder/Sub-category | A. Files on Wildlife arranged Statewise, 1881-2013/ (i) Bengal, 1881-2010 |
| File No. /Acc. No. | 77 |
| Abstract | Writings on Architecture of Calcutta. The file contains photocopies of books such as The Military Engineers in India Vol. II (1935) by E.W.C. Sandes, Nineteenth Century Studies (1974) by Alok Ray (ed.) and index from the book Splendors of the Raj: British Architecture in India 1660-1947 (1985) by Philip David. Includes newspaper clippings titled �Rammohan Roy did not sleep here� and �Raja�s house� and a collection of magazine columns called �Heritage� by Rathin Mitra. Also, includes a working paper titled �Glimpses of pre-colonial Calcutta: 1680-1764� by Satyesh Chakraborty and a booklet titled 19A Gurusaday Road: Once the home of Tagores and Birlas, a museum of sciences since 1959 |
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| Recipient | |
| Keywords | Architecture; Calcutta |
| Start Date “Period From” | 1935 |
| End Date “Period To” | 1991 |
| Extent | 446 pp. |
| Item type/Format | Photocopy/ Printed |
| Language | English |
| Remarks | Publishers: The Institute of Royal Engineers; Penguin Books |
| Source/Link | The Statesman |
| Donor | Sheila Lahiri Choudhury, Deep Kanta Lahiri Choudhury, Debjani Das |
| Donation Date | 2021 |
| Custodian | Archives of Contemporary India, Ashoka University, Sonipat, Haryana |
| Right/Copyright | Donor |
