Kolkata: The Department of Information and Electronic Technology has been entrusted with preparing digital archives on Chatterjee Soumitra.
The initial work on the archive has begun.
When TII was related to the Princess Chatterjee, Poulia Bose, he said: “I always want my father’s work properly.
That’s my dream.
I will be the happiest when I see my dream come true.” Archiving hasn’t been done for Stalwarts of Bengali Cinema and Stage.
After pujas, some researchers in the state government were related to their families.
During the conversation, the idea of ​​digital archives is debated.
“A few months ago, his daughter approached the government about doing this work.
The government asked him to give a proposal.
It was received last week,” said a source.
The first stage will digitize his handwriting script, poetry and diary.
The photo of the painting will also be archived.
Over the years, the icon has regularly maintained a diary entry.
They must now be sorted and then digitize.
Extreme care must be taken to ensure that the fragile page is not dirty.
Data security is also a priority.
Bose also spoke to the minister’s chairman about this project.
“When I contacted him, he gave me his blessings for this project.
This site will speak English so anyone in the world can access it for research or personal interests,” Bose said.
He is now in touch with everyone who might have received a correspondence from his father.
Trying to track the letters that Chatterjee and his wife exchanged when they were dating also a priority.
“My brother and I have been looking for them all over the house.
They are not ordinary love letters but beautiful literature pieces too.
That’s why it’s important for us to archive them,” Bose said.
Bose has at least a dozen hand-written drama scripts written by his father.
“My father used to share his poem with my children too.
We collect it.
Even though they are personal poems, they make a very good reading.
This is the first time all this poem will be published digitally.
We plan to embed a link to the official website of the publisher For anyone who wants to read his books, “he added.