1. BENGAL ARTISTS, SCRAPBOOK, 1940S
2. BENGALI MASTERS, A COLLECTION OF ABOUT 350 PLATES
a)
Bengal Artists, An assorted collection of plates by Jamini Roy, Asit Haldar, A N Tagore, Jamini Roy and many others, 28 plates mostly coloured, pasted in a scrap book album, rebound in marbled boards. Size:10.5 x 9 inches
b)
Bengal Masters, a huge collection of about 350 plates mostly coloured, bound in 3 volumes. The artists are eminent artists like Tagores, Nandalal Bose, Jamini Roy etc These plates have been collected from rare Bengali journals like Probashi, Bharat Varsha etc.Size: 9.5 x 7 inches
Prabasi was founded by Ramananda Chatterjee in 1901 and ran for over 60 years. It published many important Bengali authors, the most significant being Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore who published regularly in it from 1914 until his death. "It is no exaggeration to say that [Tagore's] major creations reached Bengali homes through [Prabasi]."There were over 350 contributors during its existence, including most of the major poet and prose writers of the day. The National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh said "Prabasi's fame remains almost unsurpassed by any other Bengali periodical."
When Prabasi first appeared, it pioneered a mix of book excerpts, poetry and one-act plays, alongside reviews and essays. It also included serialized fiction, including Rabindranath Tagore's Gora (1907-1909). It also included articles on history, art, archaeology, sociology, education, literature and literary theories, scientific topics, and travelogues. The magazine was known for its art and illustrations. It was the first ever periodical in Bengali to feature a reproduction of a photograph on its cover purely for the sake of illustration. Prabasi gave the chance to women to prove themselves as writer.
"Prabasi" literally means a "Bengali living outside Bengal",[4] which can be translated as "Exile". Chatterjee wrote in 1903, "In truth, we are Indians first and Bengalis next."
The sister magazine of Prabasi was Modern Review. Because of the initial poor sales of Prabasi, Ramananda Chatterjee launched Modern Review in 1907, targeted to English-speaking Indians.[5] Modern Review was a great success and was read nationwide.
Source: Wikipedia
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