सित्राचम्पूः

This book is an account of the Maratha raid in Bengal in the middle of eighteenth century. The book give a brief idea about the state affairs in Maharashtra and also Nawab Alivardi Khan's heroic resistance against the Maratha power. Written as a campū composition, a mixed composition both in prose and in verse, this book is a unique example in the literary history of India. Custodial history: One of the oldest libraries in the Hooghly district. Sisir Bani Mandir was established at Guptipara in 1917. The library has a good collection of old Sanskrit and Bengali manuscripts and some rare books in different languages. 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 book. Physical characteristics: Brittle and worm eatenThe original volume with length of 20 cm. Owner(s) of original material: Sisir Bani Mandir Pathagar. Author(s) of original material: Bāneśvara Vidyālańkāra Bhattācārya. Publisher of original material: Benares: Harakumar Chakrabarty. Editor of original material: Ramcharan Chakravarti.