(University of North Bengal, 2015-03) Bagchi, Anita
Growing interest in lndological researches from the end of the 18th century gave birth
to new approaches in the study of the oriental culture. The society had deep impact on the
intellectuals of the country and it became a self-imposed task of the academics with nationalist
feeling to discover and preserve the knowledge and cultural achievement of the past. The work
was more or less related to history, language literature etc. Likewise Kamrup Anusandhan
Samiti 's work was lo discover and preserve different antiquarian text produced in Assam. In the
study of material culture of a country at large regional texts are of inestimable importance. In the
present article an attempt will be made to through light on a few regional manuscripts dealing
with empirical study.
