Digitisation of archival material and rare books preserved at the Sadharan Brahmo Samaj, Kolkata, 1878-1950 (EAP1475)

The present project will digitise the endangered archival material and a large number of old rare books preserved at the library of the Sadharan Brahmo Samaj in Kolkata. The material will include the private papers of Sophia Dobson Collet (1822 – 1894), the proceedings of the meetings of the Sadharan Brahmo Samaj since its inception in 1878, some private letters of the leaders associated with the organisation, and around eight thousand old books. The digital preservation of these materials will certainly throw new light on the socio-cultural and intellectual trends in late 19th and early 20th century Bengal.