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'''Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library''' ({{lang-hi|ख़ुदा बख़्श मशरिक़ी किताब ख़ाना}}, {{lang-ur|خدا بخش مشرقی کتب خانہ}} ''<u>Kh</u>udā Ba<u>kh</u>sh Mashriqī Kitāb <u>Kh</u>āna'') is one of the national libraries of [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Destinations :: Patna|url=http://bstdc.bih.nic.in/Patna.htm}}</ref> It was opened to public on 5 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 (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]].
'''Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library''' ({{lang-hi|ख़ुदा बख़्श मशरिक़ी किताब ख़ाना}}, {{lang-ur|خدا بخش مشرقی کتب خانہ}} ''<u>Kh</u>udā Ba<u>kh</u>sh Mashriqī Kitāb <u>Kh</u>āna'') is one of the national libraries of [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Destinations :: Patna |url=http://bstdc.bih.nic.in/Patna.htm |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140918091228/http://bstdc.bih.nic.in/patna.htm |archivedate=2014-09-18 |df= }}</ref> It was opened to public on 5 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 (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] ''[[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] ''[[National Mission for Manuscripts]]''.</ref>
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==Collection==
==Collection==
Some of the notable manuscripts are ''[[Timur]] Nama'' (''Khandan--Timuria''), ''Shah Nama'', ''[[Padshah Nama]]'', ''Diwan-e-[[Hafez|Hafiz]]'' and ''Safinatul Auliya'', carrying the autograph of [[Mughal Emperor]]s and princes and the book of Military Accounts of [[Ranjit Singh|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.<ref name="ot">{{cite web|url=http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?309270|title=Islamic knowledge house, Khuda Bakhsh Library retains glory|date=Jul 8, 2005|work=[[Outlook (magazine)]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-11-19/patna/28076763_1_khuda-bakhsh-oriental-public-deer-skin-visit|title=Ahluwalia, wife visit Khuda Bakhsh Library|date=Nov 19, 2009|work=The Times of India}}</ref>
Some of the notable manuscripts are ''[[Timur]] Nama'' (''Khandan--Timuria''), ''Shah Nama'', ''[[Padshah Nama]]'', ''Diwan-e-[[Hafez|Hafiz]]'' and ''Safinatul Auliya'', carrying the autograph of [[Mughal Emperor]]s and princes and the book of Military Accounts of [[Ranjit Singh|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.<ref name="ot">{{cite web|url=http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?309270 |title=Islamic knowledge house, Khuda Bakhsh Library retains glory |date=Jul 8, 2005 |work=[[Outlook (magazine)]] }}{{dead link|date=May 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-11-19/patna/28076763_1_khuda-bakhsh-oriental-public-deer-skin-visit|title=Ahluwalia, wife visit Khuda Bakhsh Library|date=Nov 19, 2009|work=The Times of India}}</ref>


There are 21,136 manuscripts in the library of Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Turkish and Pushtu languages.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiaculture.nic.in/khuda-baksh-oriental-public-library-patna|title=|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref>
There are 21,136 manuscripts in the library of Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Turkish and Pushtu languages.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiaculture.nic.in/khuda-baksh-oriental-public-library-patna|title=|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref>

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Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library
LocationPatna, Bihar, India, India
TypeNational library
Established5 October 1891
Collection
Items collectedManuscripts, books, journals, newspapers, magazines, sound and music recordings, patents, databases, maps, stamps, prints, drawings and manuscripts
Size2,082,904 (printed books)
21,136 (manuscripts)
(5,000,000 total items)
Legal depositYes, Institution of National Importance by Act of Parliament,26th Dec'1969
Access and use
Access requirementsOpen to anyone with a genuine need to use the collection
Other information
DirectorDr. Imtiaz Ahmad, (since February, 2004)
Websitehttp://kblibrary.bih.nic.in/

Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library (Hindi: ख़ुदा बख़्श मशरिक़ी किताब ख़ाना, Urdu: خدا بخش مشرقی کتب خانہ Khudā Bakhsh Mashriqī Kitāb Khāna) is one of the national libraries of India.[1] It was opened to public on 5 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.[2]

History

Maulvi Khuda Bakhsh

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.[3] 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.[4]

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. Imtiaz Ahmad, since February, 2004. It is on its way to become the country's first library to computerize its hand written collection for universal dissemination.[5]

Collection

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.[4][6]

There are 21,136 manuscripts in the library of Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Turkish and Pushtu languages.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Destinations :: Patna". Archived from the original on 2014-09-18. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Manuscript Conservation Centres National Mission for Manuscripts.
  3. ^ Godbole, Sanjay (31 March 2002). "Nirapekśa Samśodhaka (निरपेक्ष संशोधक)". Lokasatta (लोकसत्ता) (Mumbai), Lokaraṅga supplement (लोकरंग पुरवणी). p. 3. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ a b "Islamic knowledge house, Khuda Bakhsh Library retains glory". Outlook (magazine). Jul 8, 2005.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Pride of Patna".
  6. ^ "Ahluwalia, wife visit Khuda Bakhsh Library". The Times of India. Nov 19, 2009.
  7. ^ http://www.indiaculture.nic.in/khuda-baksh-oriental-public-library-patna. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)

Further reading

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