Kumar had purchased The Mutiny Scrap Book from Sotheby's
Antiquarian of Calcutta
Nirmal Chandra Kumar, was a man who was an antiquarian and owned a rare bookshop. He was also among the greatest influences on a generation of artists,more so perhaps than any art critic or editor of his times. ......... Aloke Kumar
About Me
- Name: Aloke Kumar
- Location: Calcutta ,Bengal, India
A Second generation lover of books.Travels miles in search of antique materials.Romances on a world full of books.Took up from his father but found himself inadequate. Being an antiquaran needs a vast knowledge on many subjects. Passion for books is not sufficient. It makes you a collector , not an antiquarian.
- In the Collection
- Vasant Chowdhury, the well-known Bengali Film actor was offered the role of Raja Rammohan Roy.....
- Jean Riboud, the French billionaire and industrialist ....was one such visitor
- Asok Mitra frequented Kumars for books on varied subjects
- Peter Fleming ,the travel heroe and others participated in reading session...
- To walk into KUMARS, survey the books on display.... was to enter a new world of bibliograph.
- Raghubir Singh was the Daniell of the Twentieth Century to capture India in its many splendour .
- O L J Milligan-an Officer and a Bibliophile.
- Prof. Ordhendra Coomar Gangoly refered to Kumars.
- Nikhil Sarkar popularly known, as ‘Sree Panth’ never visited KUMARS .
- His Holiness the Dalai Lama visited Kumars after coming to India
- Bansi Chandragupta studied details from Oleographs of Raja Ravi Verma
- The Birdman Cometh......
- Jorge Luis Borges and Nirmal Chandra Kumar.
- Kumar introduced Francois Balthazar Solvyns to Calcutta.
- Kumar had purchased The Mutiny Scrap Book from Sotheby's
Quotations
I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library. Jorge Luis Borges.
There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island.Walt Disney.
A book! oh, rare one! be not, as in this fangled world, a garment nobler than it covers.William Shakespeare.
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