কাজী নজরুল ইসলামের গানের খসড়া খাতা ০১

This exercise book contains handwritten songs and notes by Kazi Nazrul Islam, with cataloguing marks by his nephew Kazi Mazahar Hossain. The notebook features the "Skolar" brand logo and Calcutta Sales Syndicate branding. It contains both published and unpublished songs, written in pencil and pen, including the popular “Āllā Nāmer Śirnī Torā” and “Mor Priyā Habe Eso Rānī.” Some pages show physical damage, including water damage, torn sections, and unstitched pages. Notable features include musical notations, mentions of specific ragas like Basanta Mukhārī, and references to artists like Meherā Narttakī. The notebook contains songs in both Bengali and Punjabi, with some recordings documented from HMV and All India Radio. Several pages have upside-down writings and mixed use of pen and pencil. The exercise book contains an advertisement for “Branolia” brain tonic on its final pages.

Extent: 1 exercise book containing 40 pages.

Size and dimensions of original material: Height 20.4cm, width 16.7cm.