Question

importance of Battala publication in the history of bengal printing press???

Answer 1

Bat-tala a commercial name originating from a giant banyan tree in the Shovabazar and Chitpur area of calcutta, where the printing and publication industry of Bengal began in the nineteenth century. Bat-tala is now the name of a police station in Kolkata. The printing and publication industry that developed in and around this banyan tree primarily met the demand of ordinary and semi-literate people. Books were published to serve their taste. Main publications of Bat-tala include puthi, panchali, panjika (calendar), myths and legends etc. Numerous lanes and by-lanes around the banyan tree came to be generally known as bat-tala, and the books published from the place were derogatorily branded as bat-tala literature.

Answer 2

The following is the importance of the Battala publication in the history of Bengal printing press.

Explanation:

The following is the importance of the Battala publication in the history of Bengal printing press:

• The whole area in Central Calcutta was known as the Battala.
• This particular area was popular for printing popular books.
• The Battala Publication was a place from where one could easily buy cheap editions of religious books and scriptures.
• Many books here were illustrated with coloured lithographs or woodcuts.
• Pedlers used to take Battala publications to their homes for women of their houses.

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