Archives

Archives

Rabindra-Bhavana Archive is considered to be the largest repository of Tagore’s original manuscripts, correspondences and paintings. The archival holdings of Rabindra-Bhavana include several hundred manuscript volumes and files of the works of Rabindranath in Bengali and English. Detailed description of all items in the archives is available in the Catalogue-in-Progress. 1018 volumes of manuscripts, 1471 files containing correspondences and other materials are available for scholars and researchers subject to the approval of the Director, Rabindra-Bhavana. The unit has been serving the academicians and scholars by providing digitized images for research and exhibition purposes. Original documents are being preserved in an environment-controlled strong room.

All users of Rabindra-Bhavana archives and library will be required to register themselves before using the archives and library. Students of Visva-Bharati (excluding PhD students) are not required to be registered as users.

Catalogue in Progress

Reprographic Charges

1. RATES OF ARCHIVAL MATERIAL (Photographs, Manuscripts, any other digitized documents other than museum objects and paintings)

Up to 100 images: JPEG: Rs. 50, TIFF: Rs. 150 per image.

More than 100 images: JPEG: Rs. 100, TIFF: 300 per image.

Charges for electronic or Digital publication:

Up to 100 images: JPEG: Rs. 200, TIFF: Rs. 500 per image.

More than 100 images: JPEG: Rs. 500, TIFF: 1000 per image.

1. RATES OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF MUSEUM OBJECTS AND PAINTINGS:

Up to 25 images: JPEG: Rs. 100, TIFF: Rs. 500 per image.

More than 25 images: JPEG: Rs. 500, TIFF: 1000 per image.

Charges for commercial use (Merchandise, greeting cards, advertisements, commercial calendars, portfolios, albums, commercial banners and posters, souvenirs like key rings, monogrammes, T-shirts, mugs etc.— Rs. 3000 per JPEG and Rs. 5000 per TIFF image).

Charges for electronic or digital publication:

Up to 25 images: JPEG: Rs. 500, TIFF: Rs. 3000 per image.

More than 25 images: JPEG: Rs. 1000, TIFF: 5000 per image.

1. RATES FOR SHOOTING OF FILMS:

Do be decided by the Film/Documentary Overseeing Committee

General Guideline for Shooting of Films: Do be decided by the Film/Documentary Overseeing Committee.

1. RATES FOR LIBRARY MATERIALS:

Only 30% of an entire book can be photocopied at the rate of Rs. 10 per spread (2 pages). Photography of library materials without flash will be allowed at the Rate of Rs. 10 per spread (2 pages).

1. RATES FOR AUDIO AND VIDEO MATERIALS:

Select Audio and Video content recorded or created by Rabindra-Bhavana are available at the rate of Rs. 100 per minute. Archival material requested by the students of Visva-Bharati:

Archival images, not exceeding 20 images will be issued to the students of Visva-Bharati free of charges, if requested against applications endorsed by the Head of Department.

1. User registration fee:

All users of Rabindra-Bhavana archives and library will be required to register themselves before using the archives and library. A file will be created for each user, a card will be issued to each user with a validity of 3 years. R. 100 will be charged for user registration. Students of Visva-Bharati (excluding PhD students) will not be required to be registered as users.