MANUSCRIPTS

This section presents a selected view of the four digitised manuscripts of the authour. The manuscripts include Samaresh Basu’s earliest volume of hand written magazine Beena Patrika, partial section of two of this novels Kothaye Pabo Tarey and Tridhara and research notes of his last unfinished novel Dekhi Nai Phirey. 

Copyright of the material will remain with the original holders of the copyright, and does not devolve to the Samaresh Basu Digital Archive, which only serves as custodian of the digital files. All archival material digitsed and presented through this website are for research and educational purposes only. 

Beena patrika

Description – 6 of 90 pages from Samaresh Basu’s first hand written and illustrated magazine Beena, Vol 5. Editor – Hirendra Kumar Roy; Sub-Editor – Marichibarshan Mukhopadhay; Image Editor – Md. Shamu; Publisher – Samaresh Kumar Basu.

Date – June 1939 (Ashar, 1346)

Publication Details – Published by Samaresh Basu from Naihati (Railway Quarters)

File Type – Digital file scanned from original manuscript

Source Courtesy – Alpona Bhattacharjee

Tridhara

Description – 1 of 13 pages of a fascicule from the novel Tridhara

Date – Undated, (circa 1956)

Publication Details –  Periodically published by Desh patrika, between 7th July 1956 to 27 April 1957

File Type – Digital file scanned from the original manuscript

Source Courtesy – Mousumi Samaddar

Kothaye Pabo Taarey

Description – 1 of 7 pages of a fascicule from the novel Kothaye Pabo Tarey

Date – Undated, (circa 1966)

Publication Details – Periodically published by Desh partika, between 19th November 1966 to 28th May 1968. 

File Type – Digital file scanned from original manuscript. 

Source Courtesy – Mousumi Samaddar

Dekhi Nai Phirey - Notes

Description – 1 of 4 pages notes of Samaresh Basu for his last unfinished novel, Dekhi Nai Phirey

Date – Undated (circa 1980s)

Publication Details – Unpublished

File Type – Digital file scanned from original manuscript

Source Courtesy and Copyright – Mousumi Samaddar

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