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{{Short description|Library in India}} | |||
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| library_name = Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library | | library_name = Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library | ||
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| image = | | image = | ||
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| country = | | country = India | ||
| location = [[Patna]], | | location = [[Patna]], Bihar | ||
| type = [[National library]] | | type = [[National library]] | ||
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| legal_deposit = Yes, Institution of National Importance by Act of Parliament, 26 December 1969 | | legal_deposit = Yes, Institution of National Importance by Act of Parliament, 26 December 1969 | ||
| req_to_access = Open to anyone with a genuine need to use the collection | | req_to_access = Open to anyone with a genuine need to use the collection | ||
| budget = | | budget = | ||
| director = Shayesta Bedar, (since January | | director = [[Shayesta Bedar]], (since January 2019) | ||
| website = http://kblibrary.bih.nic.in/ | | website = http://kblibrary.bih.nic.in/ | ||
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'''Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library''' is one of the national libraries of [[India]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Destinations :: Patna |url=http://bstdc.bih.nic.in/Patna.htm |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140918091228/http://bstdc.bih.nic.in/patna.htm |archivedate=2014-09-18 }}</ref> | '''Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library''' is one of the national libraries of [[India]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Destinations :: Patna |url=http://bstdc.bih.nic.in/Patna.htm |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140918091228/http://bstdc.bih.nic.in/patna.htm |archivedate=2014-09-18 }}</ref> located in [[Patna]], Bihar.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/patna/patna-s-khuda-bakhsh-library-continues-to-draw-foreign-scholars/story-VZEszYPItr9jP2tFZpVhSO.html|title=Patna's Khuda Bakhsh library continues to draw foreign scholars|work=Hindustan Times |date=10 May 2019}}</ref> It was opened to public on 29 October 1891 by [[Khuda Bakhsh|Khan Bahadur Khuda Bakhsh]] with 4,000 manuscripts, of which he inherited 1,400 from his father Maulvi Mohammed Bakhsh. It is an autonomous organization under [[Ministry of Culture (India)|Ministry of Culture]], [[Government of India]], and is governed by a Board with the [[Governor of Bihar]] as its ''ex officio'' Chairman, and is known for its rare collection of [[Persian language|Persian]] and [[Arabic]] [[manuscripts]]. It also hosts [[paintings]] made during the [[Rajput]] and [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] eras of [[India]]. | ||
It is also a designated 'Manuscript Conservation Centre' (MCC) under the [[National Mission for Manuscripts]].<ref>[http://www.namami.org/convervation.htm Manuscript Conservation Centres] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120506234603/http://www.namami.org/convervation.htm |date=6 May 2012 }} ''[[National Mission for Manuscripts]]''.</ref> | It is also a designated 'Manuscript Conservation Centre' (MCC) under the [[National Mission for Manuscripts]].<ref>[http://www.namami.org/convervation.htm Manuscript Conservation Centres] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120506234603/http://www.namami.org/convervation.htm |date=6 May 2012 }} ''[[National Mission for Manuscripts]]''.</ref> | ||
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===The person=== | ===The person=== | ||
In 1895, he was appointed Chief Justice of the High Court of [[Nizam]]'s [[Hyderabad State|Kingdom]]. After staying there for almost 3 years, he returned to Patna again and started practicing. But soon he was suffering from paralysis and he limited his activity to the library only. Due to his illness, he could not complete his activities. Rs.8000 to pay debt and library secretary and Rs. 200 were sanctioned as pension. He could not recover from paralysis and died on August | In 1895, he was appointed Chief Justice of the High Court of [[Nizam]]'s [[Hyderabad State|Kingdom]]. After staying there for almost 3 years, he returned to Patna again and started practicing. But soon he was suffering from paralysis and he limited his activity to the library only. Due to his illness, he could not complete his activities. Rs.8000 to pay debt and library secretary and Rs. 200 were sanctioned as pension. He could not recover from paralysis and died on 3 August 1908. | ||
===Library=== | ===Library=== | ||
The library finds its origin in private collection of a bibliophile Mohammad Bakhsh and expanded by his son Khuda Bakhsh, who inherited 1,400 manuscripts and continued to add to the collection and eventually converted it into a private library by 1880. The library was opened to public upon its inauguration by Sir [[Charles Alfred Elliott]], [[Governor of Bengal]] on 5 October 1891. After partition in 1947, Dr. [[S.V. Sohoni]] played a key role in ensuring that the collections were retained in India.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Godbole|first1=Sanjay|title=Nirapekśa Samśodhaka (निरपेक्ष संशोधक)|publisher=Lokasatta (लोकसत्ता) (Mumbai), Lokaraṅga supplement (लोकरंग पुरवणी)|date=31 March 2002|page=3}}</ref> In 1969 through a [[List of Indian federal legislation#1951.E2.80.931975|Federal Legislation]], an Act of Parliament, namely 'Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library Act' (1969), the [[Government of India]] declared Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library a centre of national importance and government took over the funding, maintenance and development of the library. Today it continues to attract scholars from all over the world.<ref name="ot"/> | The library finds its origin in private collection of a bibliophile Mohammad Bakhsh and expanded by his son Khuda Bakhsh, who inherited 1,400 manuscripts and continued to add to the collection and eventually converted it into a private library by 1880. The library was opened to public upon its inauguration by Sir [[Charles Alfred Elliott]], [[Governor of Bengal]] on 5 October 1891. After partition in 1947, Dr. [[S.V. Sohoni]] played a key role in ensuring that the collections were retained in India.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Godbole|first1=Sanjay|title=Nirapekśa Samśodhaka (निरपेक्ष संशोधक)|publisher=Lokasatta (लोकसत्ता) (Mumbai), Lokaraṅga supplement (लोकरंग पुरवणी)|date=31 March 2002|page=3}}</ref> In 1969 through a [[List of Indian federal legislation#1951.E2.80.931975|Federal Legislation]], an Act of Parliament, namely 'Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library Act' (1969), the [[Government of India]] declared Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library a centre of national importance and government took over the funding, maintenance and development of the library. Today it continues to attract scholars from all over the world.<ref name="ot"/> | ||
Past directors of the library have been Dr. Abid Reza Bedar, who after remaining with the [[Raza Library]], came as Director to the institution in 1972, and did some important work towards reviving the library along with his successor Habibur Rehman Chighani, at present the Director of | Past directors of the library have been Dr. [[Abid Raza Bedar|Abid Reza Bedar]], who after remaining with the [[Raza Library]], came as Director to the institution in 1972, and did some important work towards reviving the library along with his successor Habibur Rehman Chighani, at present the Director of the library is the Dr. [[Shayesta Bedar]], since April, 2019. It is on its way to become the country's first library to computerize its hand written collection for universal dissemination.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pride of Patna|url=http://kblibrary.bih.nic.in/}}</ref> | ||
In 2021, the demolition of parts of the historic library building was proposed as part of a project to construct a flyover.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kuchay|first=Bilal|title=Portion of | In 2021, the demolition of parts of the historic library building was proposed as part of a project to construct a flyover.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kuchay|first=Bilal|title=Portion of India's historic Khuda Bakhsh library faces demolition|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/12/anger-over-plan-to-raze-part-of-iconic-indian-library-for-flyover|access-date=2021-05-25|website=www.aljazeera.com|language=en}}</ref> This has sparked controversy and several activists and organisations including [[Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage|INTACH]] have appealed against the demolition.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Tewary|first=Amarnath|date=2021-04-11|title=INTACH opposes 'proposal' for partial demolition of Khuda Bakhsh library|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/intach-opposes-proposal-for-partial-demolition-of-khuda-bakhsh-library/article34292818.ece|access-date=2021-05-25|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> | ||
==Collection== | ==Collection== | ||
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The library also has a manuscript of [[Sahih al-Bukhari]] hand-transcribed by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Yazdan Bakhsh Bengali in [[Kapasia Upazila|Ekdala, eastern Bengal]]. The manuscript was a gift to the [[Sultan of Bengal]] [[Alauddin Husain Shah]].<ref name=emd>{{cite book |script-title=bn:হাদীছের তত্ত্ব ও ইতিহাস|page=24|language=bn |publisher=Emdadia Library |chapter=2.2 বঙ্গে এলমে হাদীছ |author=Mawlana Nur Muhammad Azmi |trans-title=Information and history of Hadith |trans-chapter=2.2 Knowledge of Hadith in Bengal}}</ref> | The library also has a manuscript of [[Sahih al-Bukhari]] hand-transcribed by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Yazdan Bakhsh Bengali in [[Kapasia Upazila|Ekdala, eastern Bengal]]. The manuscript was a gift to the [[Sultan of Bengal]] [[Alauddin Husain Shah]].<ref name=emd>{{cite book |script-title=bn:হাদীছের তত্ত্ব ও ইতিহাস|page=24|language=bn |publisher=Emdadia Library |chapter=2.2 বঙ্গে এলমে হাদীছ |author=Mawlana Nur Muhammad Azmi |trans-title=Information and history of Hadith |trans-chapter=2.2 Knowledge of Hadith in Bengal}}</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery> | |||
file:Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library building.jpg|Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library Building | |||
file:Seminar hall Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library.jpg|Seminar Hall Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library | |||
file:Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library rare room.jpg|Rarities Viewing Room of Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library | |||
file:Tomb of Khuda Bakhsh and family.jpg|Graves of Khuda Bakhsh and family | |||
</gallery> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
{{Portal|India}} | |||
* [[Sinha Library]] | * [[Sinha Library]] | ||
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==Further reading== | ==Further reading== | ||
*{{cite book|last= Khuda Buksh|first= S. |title=Essays Indian and Islamic|url=https://archive.org/stream/essaysindianisla00khud#page/126/mode/2up|year=1912|publisher= Probsthain & Co.|location= London}} | * {{cite book|last= Khuda Buksh|first= S. |title=Essays Indian and Islamic|url=https://archive.org/stream/essaysindianisla00khud#page/126/mode/2up|year=1912|publisher= Probsthain & Co.|location= London}} | ||
* Salahuddin Khuda Bakhsh and Sir [[Jadunath Sarkar]]. ''Khuda Bakhsh''. Patna, 1981. | * Salahuddin Khuda Bakhsh and Sir [[Jadunath Sarkar]]. ''Khuda Bakhsh''. Patna, 1981. | ||
Latest revision as of 01:54, 16 February 2026
| Country | India |
|---|---|
| Type | National library |
| Established | 29 October 1891[1] |
| Location | Patna, Bihar |
| Collection | |
| Items collected | Manuscripts, books, journals, newspapers, magazines, sound and music recordings, patents, databases, maps, stamps, prints and drawings etc |
| Size | 2,082,904 (printed books) 21,136 (manuscripts) (5,000,000 total items) |
| Legal deposit | Yes, Institution of National Importance by Act of Parliament, 26 December 1969 |
| Access and use | |
| Access requirements | Open to anyone with a genuine need to use the collection |
| Other information | |
| Director | Shayesta Bedar, (since January 2019) |
| Website | http://kblibrary.bih.nic.in/ |
| Map | |
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Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library is one of the national libraries of India,[2] located in Patna, Bihar.[3] It was opened to public on 29 October 1891 by Khan Bahadur Khuda Bakhsh with 4,000 manuscripts, of which he inherited 1,400 from his father Maulvi Mohammed Bakhsh. It is an autonomous organization under Ministry of Culture, Government of India, and is governed by a Board with the Governor of Bihar as its ex officio Chairman, and is known for its rare collection of Persian and Arabic manuscripts. It also hosts paintings made during the Rajput and Mughal eras of India.
It is also a designated 'Manuscript Conservation Centre' (MCC) under the National Mission for Manuscripts.[4]
History[edit | edit source]
The person[edit | edit source]
In 1895, he was appointed Chief Justice of the High Court of Nizam's Kingdom. After staying there for almost 3 years, he returned to Patna again and started practicing. But soon he was suffering from paralysis and he limited his activity to the library only. Due to his illness, he could not complete his activities. Rs.8000 to pay debt and library secretary and Rs. 200 were sanctioned as pension. He could not recover from paralysis and died on 3 August 1908.
Library[edit | edit source]
The library finds its origin in private collection of a bibliophile Mohammad Bakhsh and expanded by his son Khuda Bakhsh, who inherited 1,400 manuscripts and continued to add to the collection and eventually converted it into a private library by 1880. The library was opened to public upon its inauguration by Sir Charles Alfred Elliott, Governor of Bengal on 5 October 1891. After partition in 1947, Dr. S.V. Sohoni played a key role in ensuring that the collections were retained in India.[5] In 1969 through a Federal Legislation, an Act of Parliament, namely 'Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library Act' (1969), the Government of India declared Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library a centre of national importance and government took over the funding, maintenance and development of the library. Today it continues to attract scholars from all over the world.[6]
Past directors of the library have been Dr. Abid Reza Bedar, who after remaining with the Raza Library, came as Director to the institution in 1972, and did some important work towards reviving the library along with his successor Habibur Rehman Chighani, at present the Director of the library is the Dr. Shayesta Bedar, since April, 2019. It is on its way to become the country's first library to computerize its hand written collection for universal dissemination.[7]
In 2021, the demolition of parts of the historic library building was proposed as part of a project to construct a flyover.[8] This has sparked controversy and several activists and organisations including INTACH have appealed against the demolition.[9]
Collection[edit | edit source]
Some of the notable manuscripts are Timur Nama (Khandan--Timuria), Shah Nama, Padshah Nama, Diwan-e-Hafiz and Safinatul Auliya, carrying the autograph of Mughal Emperors and princes and the book of Military Accounts of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Apart from it the library also has specimens of Mughal paintings, calligraphy and book decoration and Arabic and Urdu manuscripts, including a page of Quran written on deer skin.[6][10]
There are 21,136 manuscripts in the library of Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Turkish and Pashto languages.[11]
The library also has a manuscript of Sahih al-Bukhari hand-transcribed by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Yazdan Bakhsh Bengali in Ekdala, eastern Bengal. The manuscript was a gift to the Sultan of Bengal Alauddin Husain Shah.[12]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library Building -
Seminar Hall Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library -
Rarities Viewing Room of Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library -
Graves of Khuda Bakhsh and family
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library (Historical Perspective)". kblibrary.bih.nic.in. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ↑ "Destinations :: Patna". Archived from the original on 18 September 2014.
- ↑ "Patna's Khuda Bakhsh library continues to draw foreign scholars". Hindustan Times. 10 May 2019.
- ↑ Manuscript Conservation Centres Archived 6 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine National Mission for Manuscripts.
- ↑ Godbole, Sanjay (31 March 2002). "Nirapekśa Samśodhaka (निरपेक्ष संशोधक)". Lokasatta (लोकसत्ता) (Mumbai), Lokaraṅga supplement (लोकरंग पुरवणी). p. 3.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Islamic knowledge house, Khuda Bakhsh Library retains glory". Outlook. 8 July 2005.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Pride of Patna".
- ↑ Kuchay, Bilal. "Portion of India's historic Khuda Bakhsh library faces demolition". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ↑ Tewary, Amarnath (11 April 2021). "INTACH opposes 'proposal' for partial demolition of Khuda Bakhsh library". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ↑ "Ahluwalia, wife visit Khuda Bakhsh Library". The Times of India. 19 November 2009. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012.
- ↑ "Khuda Baksh Oriental Public Library, Patna | Ministry of Culture, Government of India".
- ↑ Mawlana Nur Muhammad Azmi. "2.2 বঙ্গে এলমে হাদীছ" [2.2 Knowledge of Hadith in Bengal]. হাদীছের তত্ত্ব ও ইতিহাস [Information and history of Hadith] (in Bengali). Emdadia Library. p. 24.
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- Khuda Buksh, S. (1912). Essays Indian and Islamic. London: Probsthain & Co.
- Salahuddin Khuda Bakhsh and Sir Jadunath Sarkar. Khuda Bakhsh. Patna, 1981.