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Nehru Memorial Library

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I hope you are all liking my posts. Well today I am going to tell about the Nehru Memorial Library that is inside the premises of Teen Murti Bhavan.

Nehru Memorial Library

Nehru Memorial Library
Nehru Memorial Library is one of the most finest library for the study of Indian Independence Movement and also for the study of pre and post colonial period.The library at first was started in the museum itself in 1966. But in 1974 a new building came into being. Thelibrary is only openfor the bonafide researchers who has to pay a nomianal fee of about Rs 500/-. The library contains about 267 thousand printed books and 200 thousand pictures of Jawaharlal Nehru’s life.

The books there can be bought. Regular purchases helps the library to get upgraded. The library was first made inside the museum itself in 1966, butlater a new building came into being from 1974. The library also focuses on modern Indian history. It has a back to back volume ofnewspaper cuttings which are quite crucial for the study of Indian History. It has about 867 thousand pages of manuscripts. It also has 18,231 microfilms on private papers , missionary records ad also has 51,322 microfilms. The Library also has a good seating arrangement having good space for all laptop, books, etc. The first floor in the library contains seating section (very comfortable), semi--nar halls, Manuscripts Reading room, etc. The library also has about 5 microfilm readers, the reservation for it takes place on Friday and that is for a whole week. A day has 2 sections (for microfilm readers) one if from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and than from 2 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. On Saturday there’s only one show from 2 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.
Overview of library
References:

  • Nmml. 2017. Nehrumemorialnicin. [Online]. [21 March 2017]. Available from: http://www.nehrumemorial.nic.in/en/library.html
  • Indiatimescom. 2017. The Economic Times. [Online]. [9 May 2017]. Available from: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/nehru-memorial-museum-and-library-restructuring-nehru-fellowships/articleshow/57819528.cms
  • Indiatimescom. 2017. The Economic Times. [Online]. [9 May 2017]. Available from: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/west-bengal-library-service-to-digitize-rare-books/articleshow/58113719.cms

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