Past in Print

Past in Print

Past in Print

Kolkata

Past in Print

November 26, 2022,
2.00pm

Uttarpara Jaykrishna Public Library, Uttarpara

A guided walk of the first free circulating public library of India—Uttarpara Public Library—with researcher Sarbajit Mitra, traversing the history of regional literary cultures, and sifting through their vast archive to delve into the vibrant world of illustrated periodicals in colonial Bengal.

This is followed by a poetry reading by Sujoy Prasad Chatterjee. 

This event was a part of 'The City as a Museum’, DAG's annual art and heritage festival.

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