বঙ্গলক্ষ্মী: বর্ষ-৮; সংখ্যা-৬ {১৩৫৮ {বঙ্গাব্দ} ১৯৫১}

Bangalakshmi was the mouthpiece of the Saroj Nalini Nari Mangal Samiti of Calcutta [Kolkata], led by Hemlata Thakur, who was also its chief editor. The journal primarily focused on women and their priorities, with a number of female contributors. It published poems, novels, short stories and plays along with essays, commentaries, speeches, reminiscences, travelogues, biographical accounts and obituaries. It also brought out regular reports on the activities and programs of the Samiti. Being a journal run by women with a focus on women’s issues, it was natural that women writers dominated the contributors’ list. They included Hemlata Thakur, Ashapurna Devi, Indumati Bhattacharya, Kamala Devi, Khhonoprobha Bhaduri, Jyotirmoyee Devi, Indira Devi, Pushpa Devi, and Hiranmayee Basu. Custodial history: Shyamal Bera, M.A., Ph.D., live in Howrah district of West Bengal, is a private collector of endangered manuscripts, teracotta objects, Pat (Scroll paintings), folk songs and folk dramas etc of Bengal. By profession he is a school teacher(retired). He is founder secretory of Kolaghat Loksanskriti Gabeshana Kendra o Sangrahashala (Kolaghat Folk Culture Research Centre and Museum) and Dwija Harideva Sangrahashala o Gabeshana Kendra (Dwija Harideva Museum and Research Centre). He is running a Little Magazine on Folk Culture 'Samikshapatra Lokayat' since 2003. He has done many survey project on verious genre, mostly on Folk culture of rural Bengal. Present scanned collections (books, manuscripts and periodicals) have been collected by Shyamal Bera himself. He has generously allowed the archive team to get access to this material for digitization and as per the copyright rules and regulations. Administrative context: The CSSSC, on realising the importance of copying the collection applied for a grant to the EAP against which EAP921 has been awarded. Calendar: Common Calendar. Extent and format of original material: One bound volume of printed periodicals. Physical characteristics: Very brittle, worm eaten, torn pages out of issue. The original volume with length of 24 cm. Volume and issue number: Vol.-8; Issue-6. Owner(s) of original material: Dr. Shyamal Bera. Publisher of original material: Calcutta [Kolkata]: Classic Press. Editor of original material: Hemlata Debi. Alternative date and calendar: 1358 [Bengali Calendar].