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 Arabicmanuscripts. It also hosts paintings made during the Rajput and Mughal eras of India.
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 August 3, 1908.
Libraryedit
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]
Collectionedit
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]
^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.
^. 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 readingedit
Khuda Buksh, S. (1912). Essays Indian and Islamic. London: Probsthain & Co.
Salahuddin Khuda Bakhsh and Sir Jadunath Sarkar. Khuda Bakhsh. Patna, 1981.
External linksedit
Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library, website
April 14, 2024
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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 Khuda Bakhsh Oriental LibraryLocationPatna Bihar India IndiaTypeNational libraryEstablished29 October 1891 1891 10 29 1 CollectionItems collectedManuscripts books journals newspapers magazines sound and music recordings patents databases maps stamps prints and drawings etcSize2 082 904 printed books 21 136 manuscripts 5 000 000 total items Legal depositYes Institution of National Importance by Act of Parliament 26 December 1969Access and useAccess requirementsOpen to anyone with a genuine need to use the collectionOther informationDirectorShayesta Bedar since January 2019 Websitehttp kblibrary bih nic in It is also a designated Manuscript Conservation Centre MCC under the National Mission for Manuscripts 4 Contents 1 History 1 1 The person 1 2 Library 2 Collection 3 See also 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksHistory edit nbsp Maulvi Khuda BakhshThe person edit 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 August 3 1908 Library edit 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 editSome 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 See also edit nbsp India portalSinha LibraryReferences edit 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 10 May 2019 Manuscript Conservation Centres Archived 6 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine National Mission for Manuscripts Godbole Sanjay 31 March 2002 Nirapeksa Samsodhaka न रप क ष स श धक Lokasatta ल कसत त Mumbai Lokaraṅga supplement ल कर ग प रवण p 3 a b Islamic knowledge house Khuda Bakhsh Library retains glory Outlook 8 July 2005 Archived from the original on 31 January 2013 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 বঙ গ এলম হ দ ছ 2 2 Knowledge of Hadith in Bengal হ দ ছ র তত ত ব ও ইত হ স Information and history of Hadith in Bengali Emdadia Library p 24 Further reading editKhuda Buksh S 1912 Essays Indian and Islamic London Probsthain amp Co Salahuddin Khuda Bakhsh and Sir Jadunath Sarkar Khuda Bakhsh Patna 1981 External links editKhuda Bakhsh Oriental Library website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library amp oldid 1209384380, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
