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| | #REDIRECT [[Sri Krishna Devaraya Telugu Bhasha Nilayam]] |
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| | image = Sri Krishna Devaraya Andhra Bhasha Nilayam-Hydarabad-1 (2).jpg
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| | caption = This is oldest library of Telangana State
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| | country = India
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| | location = [[Sultan Bazar]], [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]
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| | established = 1901
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| '''Sri Krishna Devaraya Bahasha Nilayam''' earlier known as '''Sri Krishna Devaraya Andhra Bahasha Nilayam''' (Telugu: శ్రీ కృష్ణ దేవరాయాంధ్ర భాషా నిలయం) is one of the oldest non-Government [[Library]] in [[Telangana]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080322230819/http://www.hindu.com/2007/03/14/stories/2007031419580400.htm Andhra Bhasha Nilayam demolished in The Hindu.]</ref>
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| ==History==
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| The library was started on 1 September 1901. The Bhasha Nilayam celebrated its silver jubilee in 1927 with Burgula Ramakrishna Rao as its secretary and golden jubilee in 1952 when Burgula became the Chief Minister. The poet laureate Sripada Krishna Sastry inaugurated the golden jubilee celebrations. The Nilayam celebrated its centenary in 2001. [[Madiraju Lakshmi Narasimha Rao]], secretary of the Nilayam for the past over 50 years.
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| Among the leading personalities involved in the founding and strengthening of this institution in its formative years were the Munagala Raja, Nayani Venkata Ranga Rao, eminent researcher-historian Komarraju Lakshmana Rao, Pardhasarathi Apparao Bahadur of Palwancha, [[Suravaram Pratapareddy]], [[Madapati Hanumantha Rao]], [[Burgula Ramakrishna Rao]], Adiraju Veerabhadra Rao and [[Raja Bahadur Venkatarama Reddy]].
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| The Bhasha Nilayam was cradle of the nationalist struggle against the Nizam's rule and a center for Telugu language. Great people in politics, literature and culture considered it a privilege to address the gathering here.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.greaterhyderabad.co.in/article/BooksandTalks/9430/ |title=Library that continues to inspire. |access-date=16 December 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721154315/http://www.greaterhyderabad.co.in/article/BooksandTalks/9430/ |archive-date=21 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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| ==Collection==
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| There are about 40,000-odd books and old newspapers and magazines. The [[Sundarayya Vignana Kendram]] is helping the library in conservation, automation and electronic catalogueing. Four storied new building is being constructed during the Telugu Desam Party rule by generous Funding from the [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]].
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| ==See also==
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| * [[State Central Library, Hyderabad]]
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| * [http://www.museindia.com/showfeature15.asp?id=1345 Painting of the Emperor at Sri Krishnadevaraya Andhra Bhasha Nilayam, Hyderabad]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
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| [[Category:1901 establishments in India]]
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