Friday 27 April 2018

Asima Das, a visually impaired atrhlete wins a medal in the NFB National Athlete Meet, Punjab, January 2018




Asima Das, a visually impaired student of Class XI studying at Rishra Girls' High School, Rishra, Hooghly, WB has made us proud by winning a medal. Daughter of a van-rickshaw driver and a domestic maid, Asima had her school education at Ramakrishna Vivekananda School for Blind Girls (Residential) , Suryapur, Barrackpore, 24 PGs North. She then found shelter in a residential Home For Blind Girls named Voice of World, from where she went to participate in this event. From the Society for the Visually Handicapped (SVH), Kolkata, she receives education support such as digital audio books and financial aid. We wish Asima all success in her all endeavors.

Tuesday 24 April 2018

Dipak Nayek, a Cerebral Palsy swimmer Kolkata 2018

This a tale of a struggle by Dipak Nayek aged 24. a victim of cerebral palsy, speech impaired with his left hand totally paralysed. Son of a caretaker of a Swimming Pool in the College Square Tank, Kolkata, from his childhood Dipak felt a fascination for swimming. At the age of ten one of the trainers Dilip Mallik, made Dipak step into the pool and now he is a trained swimmer and a lifesaver. His spine has improved as a result of this regular swimming. Dipak has won several medals in the national Paralympic events--now he is preparing himself for the international Paralympic.
This Tank's Indoor pool has now opened a facility for training children with special needs!

Friday 20 April 2018

Digital Book Updates built by the Society for the Visually Handicapped, Kolkata 20 April 2018






SVH Ink-print Book
Author: Amiyanath Sanyal
Ttitle: Smritir Atale
Publisher: Kolkata, Jijnasa, 2nd ed 1377 [1970], 292p
Contents
1. Maujuddin; 2. Faiyaz Khan; 3. Kale Khan.
Source: SVH collection

SVH Digital Audio Book
Date of recording: 19 April 2018
Recordist: Anuradha Datta
Size: 0.884 GB.
Working hours: Recording+ rawdata checking+ editing hours 17:41X 3= 53:03 hours


SVH Ink-print Book
Author: Debesh Kumar Acharya
Title: Banla Sahityer Itihas Adi O Madhya Jug
Publisher: Kolkata, United Book Agency, 3rd rep 2009, 608p
Contents
Chapter 1: Banga, Banali, Bhasha O Jugabibhag
Chapter 2: Banla Sahitya Sristir Prakkatha
Chapter 3: Banla Sahityer Adijug
Chapter 4: Turkibijay O Tar Phalasruti
Chapter 5: Banla Sahityer Adi-Madhya Jug
Chapter 6: Padavali Sahitya; Chaitanya samakalin Padavalikar; Chatonyottara Vaisnava Padavali; Saptadas O Astadas Sataker Vaisnava Padakarta.
Chapter 7: Anubad sahitya; Saptadas satabdi Ramayan Panchali; Astadas Satabdi Ramayan Panchali; Mahabharater Anubad; Bhagavater anubad
Chapter 8: Chaitanyajiban O Jibanisahitya; Chaitanyajibani sahitya; Chaitanyabhagavat O Chaitanyacharitamriter bibhinna prasanga
Chapter 9: Mangalkabya: Manasamangal; Chandimangal; Dharmamangal; Sibayan kabya; Annadamangal; Anyaynya apradhan Mangalkabya.
Chapter 10:Saptadas sataker Chattagram Rosanger darbari sahitya
Chapter 11: Giti sahitya; Natha sahitya; gatha O Gitika; Sakta Padavali; Anyanya Sakta Padakarta; Baul Gan
Parisista Ullekhjogya kichhu bishay O Lekhak parichiti.
Source: SVH collection
SVH Digital Audio Book
Date of recording: 09 March 2015
Recordist:  Nandini Sarkar
Size:  2.54 GB
Working hours: Recording+ rawdata checking+ editing hours 50:8X3 = 152 hours 24 minutes
SVH Ink-print Book
Author: Debesh Kumar Acharya
Title: Banla Sahityer Itihas Adhunik Jug (1800-1960)
Publisher: Kolkata, United Book Agency, 2nd enlarged ed 2007, 669p
Contents
Chapter 1: Adhunik Jug O Adhunik Sahitya
Chapter 2: Kabigan, Patabhumi, utsa, bikash, parinam
Chapter 3: Artha-samajik Itihas
Chapter 4: Gadya O Prabandha
Chapter 5; Samayikpatra
Chapter 6: Kabya O kabita
Chapter 7: Natak
Chapter 8:  Upanyas O Chhotogalpo
parisisto
SVH Digital Talking Book
Date of recording: 02 April 2015
Recordist: Nandini Sarkar
Size: 2.87 GB
Working hours: Recording+ rawdata checking+ editing hours 57:4X3= 172 hours 12 minutes





SVH Ink-print Book
Author: Dineschandra Sen
Title: Brihat Banga Suprachin Kal Haite Palasir Juddha Parjanta Vol 1
Publisher: Kolkata, Dey’s Publishing, [Dhrupadi Granthamala Punarmudran Prakalpa]
 4th ed 2016 609p, photos, illus ;
Originally published by the Calcutta University in 1341 [1938]
Contents
Chapter 1 Pp 01-89 Anugangapradesh {Gangetic delta]; Brihat Bange Bauddha Itihaser bilop;  Prachyabharater gaurab; Aitihasik juger purbadhyay; Manipur, Chedi O tripura samvandhe edesher dabi; Krishna vidwes; Navabrahmanya, Bauddha O jainadharma; Vijay kartrik Lanka Adhikar
Chapter 2 Pp 90-118 Aitihasik jug Buddhadev;
Chapter 3 Pp 119-152 Arya o Anarya sanmisran; Ramayana, sannyasdharmenr pratibad; Jainadharma; Bharatetihaser dharavahikatwa; Nandvansa, Alexandarer abhijan; Chandragupta O Chanakya
Chapter 4 Pp 153-173 Bindusar O Asoka; Asoka samvandhe apabad; Asoka-niti; Asoka-anisasan
Chapter 5 Pp 174-192 Maurya, Sunga O Kanvavamsa; Greece O Hindustaner paraspar prabhav; Maurya samrajyer dhwanser karan; Kshatra-saktir punarabhyuday; Sungavamsa
Chapter 6 Pp 193-201 saivadharmer vivartan Siva vanam Buddha; Saiva dharmer abhinavadana
Chapter 7 Pp 202-226 Andhra O saka Kings & religious rivalry; rise of the Guptas; later Guptas & other Kings; two tales from the Rajatarangini
Chapter 8 Pp227-247 Art & literature during the Maurya & Gupta period; Mohenjodaro-Chinere pilgrims; exchange with foreigners; the Ajanta cave
Chapter 9 Pp248-272 The Pala empire, Matsya nyaya; Gopala & his predecessors; Dharmapala; Devapala; Vigrahapala & other Pala rulers
Chapter 10 Pp248-272 Pal rajatwer nana katha, aparapar rajvansa; edesher Itihaser upakaran; vidya O vidwaner gaurab; Bauddha viharas
Chapter 11 Pp 305-334 Bauddhadharma o tahar prabhav; Tibbat-jatra; Banali kartril sudur uttar-purve dharmapracahr; Bauddhadharmer avasesh; Bauddha sangharam O Brahmaner Tol
Chapter 12 Pp 335-457 Palrajatwe dharmasastra, panditya silpa O kathasahitya; Banladeshe Jnaner gaurab; Navadwiper Tol; Sanskrite panditya; Brahmanya tejaswita O charitrabal; Gupta-Paljuger jer-kathasahitya; Gupta O Paljuger Sthapatyer jer; Banglar nrityakala
Chapter 13 Pp 458-553 Sena rajatwa; Gauridan o balyabibaha; Ballal O Lakshman Sener samay nirupan; kaulinya; Bauddhadharmer pratikriya-naitik adhahpatan; Sah Jalaluddin Tabrez O Sek Subhodaya; Musalman vijay
Chapter 14 Pp 554-609 Hindu rajatwer nana katha; parabarti silpa O sthapatya; Bauddha O Saiva bhaver bibhinnata; Sauradharma-Bangalar dharmer upar Tamil prabhav; bangalar Tantrasastra; achar vyavaharer katha, jatitattwa
Volume 2
Contents
Chapter 15 Pp610-782 Pathan rajatwa; Nasiruddin o paravarti Pathan rajgan; Pathan rajatwa samvandhe nana katha; Hindu Samaj O Vaisnava Dharma; Gauranga O Tahar P_arikarvarga; Caitanyer tirodhan O Vaisnava Samaj; Srinivasa, Narottama O Shyamananda; Guruvad O Parakiya;
Chapter 16 Pp 783-785 Pathan vidroha; Banglar Birdrohigan; Portuguese dasyu, Coochbehar Juddha; Mogaladhikare Bangiya sasankartrigan; Raja Sitaram Ray; later Badshas; Siksha-dikshar katha
Chapter 17 Pp 909-1012 Bangla bhashar utpatti O Vikash—Adijug; Sanskrita prabhavanwita Bangla-sahitya; Chaitanya Jug; Krishnachandra o tatparavarti juge Bangla Sahityer avastha
Chapter 18 Pp 1013-1140 Banger Pradeshik Itihas-Tripura rajya; Dharmamanikya; Vijayamanikya; Laksmanamanikya…; Pragjyotispuyr; Aitihasikl juger adikal; Pathan-akraman; Coochbehar; Kachhar; Srihatta; Manipur; Medinipur; Bana-Bishnupur; Bhulua or Noakhali; Sunderbans; Anyanya Raja O Jamidargan
Source: SVH collection

SVH Digital Audio Book
Date of recording: 22 June 2016
Recordist:  Chandralekha Sinha
Size:  3.05 GB
Working hours: Recording+ rawdata checking+ editing hours 61X3= 183 hours


SVH Ink-print Book
Author: Dineschandra Sen
Title: Brihat Banga Suprachin Kal Haite Palasir Juddha Parjanta Vol 2
Publisher: Kolkata, Dey’s Publishing,, [Dhrupadi Granthamala Punarmudran Prakalpa]
 4th ed 2016, 610p-1215, photos, illus ;
Originally published by the Calcutta University in 1342 [1935]
Contents
[Contents for this Vol have been shown in Vol 1]
Chapter 15 Pp 610-782 Pathan rajatwa; Nasiruddin o paravarti Pathan rajgan; Pathan rajatwa samvandhe nana katha; Hindu Samaj O Vaisnava Dharma; Gauranga O Tahar P_arikarvarga; Caitanyer tirodhan O Vaisnava Samaj; Srinivasa, Narottama O Shyamananda; Guruvad O Parakiya;
Chapter 16 Pp 783-785 Pathan vidroha; Banglar Birdrohigan; Portuguese dasyu, Coochbehar Juddha; Mogaladhikare Bangiya sasankartrigan; Raja Sitaram Ray; later Badshas; Siksha-dikshar katha
Chapter 17 Pp 909-1012 Bangla bhashar utpatti O Vikash—Adijug; Sanskrita prabhavanwita Bangla-sahitya; Chaitanya Jug; Krishnachandra o tatparavarti juge Bangla Sahityer avastha
Chapter 18 Pp 1013-1140 Banger Pradeshik Itihas-Tripura rajya; Dharmamanikya; Vijayamanikya; Laksmanamanikya…; Pragjyotispuyr; Aitihasikl juger adikal; Pathan-akraman; Coochbehar; Kachhar; Srihatta; Manipur; Medinipur; Bana-Bishnupur; Bhulua or Noakhali; Sunderbans; Anyanya Raja O Jamidargan
Source: SVH collection

SVH Digital Audio Book
Date of recording: 29 July 2018
Recordist:  Debi Mondol
Size:  2.58 GB
Working hours: Recording+ rawdata checking+ editing hours 51.06X3= 154 hours


SVH Ink-print Book
Author: Niharranjan Ray
Title: Bangalir Itihas Adiparva
Publisher: Kolkata, Dey’s Publishing, 7th ed 1416 [2009], ]32]+788p photo, illus
[Pranabranjan Ray writes in his Foreword that in 1949 this book was first published by Lekhak-Samabay-Samiti with an abridged version by Sri Jyotsna Sinharay. In 1951 The Book Emporium reprinted the Adi Sanskaran of this book. Then in 1980 Saksharata Prakasan published the ‘Saksharata’ Sanaskaran.] The back cover blurb contains a poem Sukhtan by Subhas Mukhopadhyay.
Contents
Chapter 1 Pp 3-29 Itihaser jukti; Chapter 2 Pp 23-66 itihaser Gorar Katha’ Pp 23-66; Chapter 3 Desh-Parichay Pp 67-131; Chapter 4 Pp 132-172 Dhan-sambal; Chapter 5 Pp Bhumi-binyas;  Chapter 6 Pp 209-260 Barn-binyas; Chapter 7 Pp 261-280 Sreni-binyas;  Chapter 8 Pp 281-315 Gram O Nagar-binyas; Chapter 9 Pp 316-348 Rashtra-binyas; Chapter 10 Pp 349-426 Rajabritta; Chapter 11 Pp 441-476 Dainandin jiban; Chapter 12 Pp 477-565 Dharmakarma: dhyandharana; Chapter 13 Pp 566-629 Bhasha-sahitya-jnanvijnan-siksha diksha; Chapter 14 Pp 633-691; Chapter 15 Pp 695-725 Sesh Katha Itihaser Ingit. Appendices 
Source: SVH collection

SVH Digital Audio Book
Date of recording: 27 September 2013
Recordist: Pranami Basak
Size: 3.5 GB.
Working hours: Recording+ raw data checking+ editing hours 70X 3= 210 hours




SVH Ink-print Book
Editor: Sanatan Goswami ed
Author: Ramnarayan Sarmma
Ttitle: Kulina Kulasarvaswa
Publisher: Kolkata, Prajnavikas, reprint 2018, 106p
Contents
1. Jibankatha; 2. Rachanavali; 3. Kahinisutra; 4. Charitrachitran; 5. Sanlap; 6. Samajchetana; 7. Hasyaras;  8. Silpariti & 9. Mul natak.
Source: SVH collection

SVH Digital Audio Book
Date of recording: 20 April 2018
Recordist: Chandralekha Sinha
Size: 0.476 GB.
Working hours: Recording+ rawdata checking+ editing hours 9:32 X 3= 28:36 hours


SVH Ink-print Book
Author: Tapan Kumar Chattopadhyay
Title: Adhunik Banla Sahityer Itihas
Publisher: Kolkata, Prajnavikashrep 2015, 1390p
Contents
Chapter 1: Banla Sahitye Adhunik Jug eban Adhunik Sahitya
Chapter 2: Unis O Bis Sataker Artha Samajik Itihas
Chapter 3: Gadya Sahitya eban Prabandha Sahitya
Chapter 4: Samayikpatra
 Chapter 5: Kabi Gan
Chapter 6: Kabya O Kabita; Banla Kabyer O Kabitar Jugasandhikal; Gitikabyer pratisthakal; Rabindranath Thakurer Kabyakriti; Rabindrottara Adhunik Kabita; Banladesr Kabi.
Chapter 7: natak O Prahasan; Banla nataker saisabkal; Banla nataker Jaubankal; Rabindra Uttar Banla Natak; Chhotoder Janya Lekha Natak; Gananatya O Nabanatya; Group Theatre, Third Theater
Chapter 8: Upanyas O Chhotogalpo; Banla Upanyaser janmakal, kaisorkal; Banla Upanyaser O Chhotogalper Jaubankal; Rabindrottara Jug; Banladesher kathasahitya
Parisista
Parisita 1: Eknajare Smaraniya Sahityik eban prakashkalsaha tander smaraniya sahityasristi
Parisita 2: Sahityer uddhriti
Parisita 3: Chadmanam
Parisita 4: Bibhinna puraskar
Parisita 5: Gurutvapurna grantha, granthakar O granther praksahkal
Parisita 6: Srutisahitya
Parisita 7: Anusandhanir dristite
Parisita 8: Sankshipta parichay/sankshipta visay vaisistya
Parisita 9: Tathya nirbachan
Parisista 10: Sunyasthan puran
Parisista 11: Sahitya O Itihas samprikta ghatanabali
Source: SVH collection
SVH Digital Audio Book
Date of recording: 31 March 2016
Recordist:  Chandralekha Sinha
Size:  8.75 GB
Working hours: Recording+ rawdata checking+ editing hours 175X3= 525 hours