Archief RGC - Papers of Ram Gharib Chaube

Identificatie

referentie code

GB 891 RGC

Titel

Papers of Ram Gharib Chaube

Datum(s)

  • [1892 - 1900] (Vervaardig)

Beschrijvingsniveau

Archief

Omvang en medium

1 archival box

Context

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Biografie

Ram Gharib Chaube was probably born in the late 1850s into the traditional learned Chaube family. He graduated from the Presidency College, Calcutta, and was learned in both Indian tradition and the British colonial system of education, being fluent in dialects of Awadhi and Bhojpuri, as well as Hindi, Persian, Sanskrit and English. He became Mirzapur's distirct collector of revenues and whilst there met William Crooke, who was keen to document Indian folklore. Impressed with Chaube's abilities, Crooke asked that Chaube help in his work. Chaube probably continued to work with Crooke until Crooke's departure for England in 1896. The material in these papers, therefore most likely dates from this time. Crooke continued to correspond with Chaube after his return to England. However he does not seem to have acknowledged Chaube's contribution to his work.

After Crooke's departure Chaube also worked for V.A. Smith, and G.A. Grierson's Linguistic Survey of India. However he constantly struggled to earn enough money and satisfy his academic interests. He died in 1914 in Gopalpur.

The life of Crooke and Rame Gharib Chaube has been well documented in In Quest of Indian Folktales: Pandit Ram Gharib Chaube and William Crooke by Sadhana Naithani (Indian University Press, 2006) from which these biographical details have been obtained.

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Geschiedenis van het archief

It is assumed that this material was once in the possession of William Crooke. Most of his Papers are in the archive of the Folklore Society, held at University College, London,

Directe bron van verwerving of overbrenging

It is unknown how these Papers came to be in the possession of the Royal Asiatic Society. Possibly Crooke was seeking publication or had lent the material to George A. Grierson.

Inhoud en structuur

Bereik en inhoud

This is a set of Indian Religious Songs collected, transcribed and translated into English by Ram Gharib Chaube, probably for the use of William Crooke.

Waardering, vernietiging en slectie

Aanvullingen

Ordeningstelsel

Four series of material were arranged according to the headings under which the material was found:

  • RGC/1 - Religious Songs in Romanized Hindi
  • RGC/2 - Religious Songs from Northern India
  • RGC/3 - Uncategorised Songs
  • RGC/4 - Original Folder

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Voorwaarden voor raadpleging

Open. Please contact the archivist using the email address given here. The archive is open on Tuesdays and Fridays 10-5, and Thursdays 2-5. Access is to any researcher without appointment but it will help if an appointment is made via phone or email. Please bring photo ID.

Voorwaarden voor reproductie

Digital photography (without flash) for research purposes may be permitted upon completion of a copyright declaration form, and with respect to current UK copyright law.

Taal van het materiaal

  • Engels
  • Hindi

Schrift van het materiaal

    Taal en schrift aantekeningen

    Fysieke eigenschappen en technische eisen

    Toegangen

    Verwante materialen

    Bestaan en verblifplaats van originelen

    Bestaan en verblijfplaats van kopieën

    Related units of description

    The Library holds a copy of In Quest of Indian Folktales: Pandit Ram Gharib Chaube and William Crooke by Sadhana Naithana. It also holds several of William Crooke's publications. These can be found on our Library catalogue: https://ras.koha-ptfs.co.uk/.

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    gb891-rgc

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    Niveau van detaillering

    Verwijdering van datering archiefvorming

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        Aantekeningen van de archivaris

        The Catalogue was created by Nancy Charley, RAS Archivist, in 2018.

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