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| Name of the Collection | Prosenjit Dasgupta |
|---|---|
| Folder/Categories | Noteboooks of Prosenjit Dasgupta 1957-2023 |
| Sub-folder/Sub-category | Travelogue and Field Visits Notebooks, 1973-2025 |
| File No. /Acc. No. | I.b). 28 |
| Abstract | Contains trip notes and memoirs of Dasgupta’s visits to Amarkantak, Hollong-Jaldapara, Antpur (Hooghly), Ambika-Kalna, Shillong, Darjeeling, Kenya, Japan, Thailand, China, Corbett National Park, Barnawapara sanctuary, Vanghat, Eaglenest Wildlife sanctuary-Arunachal Pradesh Shekhawati, Kuldiha, Betla, Egypt, Turkey between 2003 and 2007. Also, includes notes on Dasgupta’s visit to the National Museum in Delhi where he saw the Verrier Elwin collection; notes on Dasgupta’s visits to Gurney House in Nainital that used to be the residence of the Jim Corbett and his family. The trip notes include travel details, itineraries, details on the visited sites, information on flora, and fauna, herbarium samples, and bird-feather sample (Kenya trip). Also, contains recipes, compilation of Bengali aphorisms, and jokes from Eastern Bengal, travel listings, itineraries, multiple press clippings in both English and Bengali collected from various newspapers on various subjects. |
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| Keywords | Diclofenac; Bangkok; Tanzania; Palaentological finds; Wild Mushroom Project |
| Start Date “Period From” | Jun-05 |
| End Date “Period To” | Jun-05 |
| Extent | 233 pp. |
| Item type/Format | Handwritten |
| Language | English/Bengali |
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| Donor | Prosenjit Dasgupta |
| Donation Date | Jul-05 |
| Custodian | Archives of Contemporary India, Ashoka University, Rai, Sonipat |
| Right/Copyright | DONOR |
