ইতিহাস  ও  সংস্কৃতি। সুনীতিকুমার  চট্টোপাধ্যায়। Itihas o sanskriti-Sunitikumar Chattopadhyay-Ekaler prabandha sanchayan-Calcutta University BA compulsory Bengali-three tracks-SVH audiobook for Blind & Print Disabled students & teachers & neo-literates pursuing higher education in Bengali Language & Literature-Comparative Literature-SVH Recordist Pragati Banga- uploaded by Hena Basu on 26 November 2024 from SVH Braille & Digital Talking Book Library, State Central Library WB, Kankurgachi, Kolkata 700054.

010 Itihas O Sanskriti (P - 46 ) Sunitikumar Chattopadhyay

009 Itihas O Sanskriti (P - 38) Sunitikumar Chattopadhyay

Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji develops a new town, Sri Tarn Taran Sahib for the benefit of mankind. The Kar Sewa (construction) of the Sarovar started on 17 Vaisakh 1647 Bk. (1590 CE). In the vicinity of Tarn Taran the Mughal aristocrats, Amanat Khan and Nurdin were constructed their inns as per the orders of Emperor Jahangir. Both of them faced a shortage of bricks and with the tight deadline, they had to look and ask around for ad hoc availability. The Jatts of the village near to Amanat Khan's Inn told Amanat about the large number of bricks being baked by Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji. Amanat immediately leaves and meets Nurdin who was also searching for bricks. The duo comes over to the kilns of Guru Ji and forcefully confiscates all the bricks.  Sikhs ran to Guru Arjan Dev Ji and narrated the whole incident to which Guru Ji replies, "Just like how they have forcefully taken our bricks, my Sikhs will forcefully uproot their buildings and get back the same bricks." The news of Guru Ji's prophesy reached the duo who in their ego tried to reconcile with Guru Ji stating that they will pay for the bricks and will promise to never do a similar act again. Guru Ji declines their offer. 
The Seva was halted and Guru Ji prepared to leave Tarn Taran after blessing it with many boons. The Seva was later resumed by Jassa Singh Ramgarhia in 1766CE who uprooted their inns and brought back the bricks as per Guru Ji's words. The final Seva was done by Maharaja Nau Nihal Singh who completed the Parikarma and built a tower.

Gurpertap Suraj Granth Ras 3 Chapter 68

সংস্কৃত  সাহিত্যের  ইতিহাস ।   প্রশ্নোত্তর । Sanskrita Sahityer itihas Q & A-SVH audiobook for Blind & Print Disabled students & teachers & neo-literates pursuing higher education in Bengali Language & Literature-Comparative Literature-Kalyani University syllabus-SVH Recordist Krishnakali Das-unedited-uploaded by Hena Basu on 31 December 2024 from SVH Braille & Digital AudiobBook Library, State Central Library WB, Kankurgachi, Kolkata 700054.

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Mata Daya Kaur Ji gave a lot of love to their newly wed son in law, Sri Hargobind Sahib Ji. 3 days had passed in Dalla when Bhai Narayan Das Ji gave gifts to Mata Damodari Ji. It was time to leave Dalla. Bhai Sahib Ji said to Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji, “Maharaj, I am a beggar and you are the giver. I have done the most to my capability and given my daughter to serve you. You are the master of orphans like me. Please protect me in this life and the next as I have only taken your support. I fall at your sanctuary O benevolent Guru. I am not capable of being equal to you and will never even attempt to do so. I am a grain of sand whereas you are a mountain Satguru Ji! You have kept my honour and blessed me by coming into my house.” 
Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji replied, “Well done Narayan Das, you have gave us so much and served us so well. Yet, you choose to remain humble.” The chariot to bring Mata Damodari Ji was then called for and everyone stood watching Mata Ji leave with tears in their eyes. Bhai Narayan Das and his brothers walked along with Guru Ji’s procession for quite a distance until Guru Sahib stopped and asked them to return to the village. The procession then moved forward towards Sri Amritsar Sahib. Satguru Ji then reached Goindwal Sahib where they were welcomed by Baba Mohri Ji and Baba Mohan Ji. Before leaving, Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji invited Baba Mohan Ji to Amritsar to have darshan of Sri Harmandir Sahib and Sri Aad Granth Sahib. Baba Mohan Ji agreed and was followed by Baba Mohri Ji, Baba Sansram Ji and Baba Anand Ji. Towards the evening, the procession reached Khadur Sahib where Baba Datu Ji requested Guru Ji’s to stay. Guru Ji expressed their wish to move forward with the journey after Langgar. The procession spent this night at Tarn Taran Sahib. The journey was continued on the next day and the entire city of Amritsar knew of the procession’s arrival and rushed to welcome everyone. Mata Ganga Ji rushed to greet Guru Sahib and Sri Hargobind Sahib Ji.

Gurpertap Suraj Granth Ras 4 Chapter 14

Sulhi’s nephew Sulbi Khan worked as a commander in the Mughal army. When Jahangir had crossed Beas River, the same night, Sulbi met Chandu and decided to avenge the death of Sulhi. Chandu further instigated Sulbi. Sulbi requested Chandu to get a green light from Jahangir and in the guise of arrest, he planned to assassinate Guru Ji. 
Interestingly, Sulbi was present when Sulhi met his death at Kotha village. 
The next day, Chandu in the pretext of tax collection and thieves (who had stolen Jahangir’s birth certificate) asked Jahangir for permission for an officer (Sulbi) to go and speak with Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji. Chandu further emphasised that the lost birth certificate if found would have eased the doctors in finding a cure. Jahangir replies that he has no pains but the certificate should be found. Taking this opportunity, Chandu puts forward Sulbi so he can go an advise Guru Arjan Dev Ji. 
Jahangir does not believe Chandu’s lies but offers to offer money and villages to Guru Ji so they need not keep the thieves. 
Chandu succeeds and Sulbi leaves for Amritsar. En route 30km from Amritsar, Sulbi meets a Syed. Syed while pointing to his army says to Sulbi that he was coming to him as his uncle, Sulhi has not paid them their salary for a year. The Syed demands for the salary from Sulbi. Sulbi denies and offers him an audience with the emperor instead but only after his return from Kashmir. Syed demanded the cash now. Sulbi in anger asks Syed to deal with Emperor directly. Syed holds Sulbi’s horse and in the conflict, Sulbi orders his soldiers to kill Syed. The Syed advises Sulbi’s soldiers to not kill each other as their employer is the same. Sulbi’s soldiers denies to engage with an armed conflict with Syed and his forces. Syed draws a Jamdhar (dagger) from his Kamarkassa and stabs Sulbi’s abdomen. Sulbi dies. 

Gurpertap Suraj Granth Ras 4 Chapter 25

Founded February 23, 1983 by 12 dedicated members with the aim of REACHING EDUCATION TO SIGHTLESS CITIZENS. 
1983-2010 Education Empowerment Project Interaction with Blind persons & their families,
 acquiring & distributing educational aids
1985-2013 Talking Book Project Recording audio books for Blind in cassettes
1989-2013 Braille Transcription & production Project by sighted volunteers. 
1989-2001 Likeskill Training through Adventure sports; mountaineering for the Blind at HMI, Darjeeling.

In 1989 the first step was worked out with the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling under the Ministry of Defence, Government of India and the Indian Mountaineering Foundation, 
New Delhi, to mainstream Persons with Low Vision, Vision Impairment and total Blindness by imparting Life-skill training through Adventure Program such as Rock-climbing, Mountaineering and high-altitude treks upto Dzongri 13000ft in the West Sikkim. This course covered Blind young men and women joining from different parts of India, making it the first organized mountaineering training of the Blind in the world. This annual course continued till 2001 when SVH opted for Nature Study Camps for rural Blind children to comply with budgetary constraints.
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1989 onwards volunteers began recording audio books for Blind students and giving live readers’ and writers’ service to Blind students pursuing higher education within West Bengal.

15 September 1996 on behalf of the Library Ministry, Government of West Bengal, Amitava Bose, Chief Librarian, State Central Library West Bengal, an apex Library of the State Government, invited the Society to open and manage a Braille & Talking Book Library in their newly constructed Library building at Kankurgachi on PPP model where the space and infrastructure were extended by the Government while SVH raised funds to manage expenses and investment cost of this unit with the help of volunteers who worked hard to meet with limited resources academic demand of students.

1996-2010 SVH has been tagged by Government, non-Government, private organizations, special schools for the Blind and special educators serving the cause without sufficient knowledge and appropriate aids and appliances for the Blind to share resources and expertise to bring a qualitative change in lives of Blind people. In 2010 The Hans Foundation contacted SVH as a God-send source of support and since then there was no looking back. We work hard to fulfill our passion “REACH EDUCATION TO SIGHTLESS CITIZENS.”

Over the years many new volunteers, some of them are trained special educators, have joined and we chose to pay them cost of job depending on the provisions in the Grant. Our friends and wellwishers continue to support us with their modest contributions in cash and kind which forms our General Fund to enable us to manage some special expenses for our Blind beneficiaries.


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