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'''North Bengal State Library''' is the largest library in the [[North Bengal]] region of [[India]], situated in the city of [[Cooch Behar]].


==History==
==History==
North Bengal State Library is a pride of Cooch Behar. This library has so many valuable manuscripts and Classic "[[Punthis]]" written on hand made papers and palm leaf. There are so many rare books, old journals Indian and foreign rare documents, reports. The treasure is a cultural heritage of Cooch Behar Kingdom. The library has a long history of 125 years. During the minority of [[Maharaja Nripendra Narayan]], Colonel Houghten came to Cooch Behar to act as Commissioner (1864–73). Colonel Houghten established State Library of Cooch Behar in 1870 by purchasing a stock of books at an auction sale of M/S. Rozario and Co., in [[London]]. In a room of Nilkuthi the library was started. Later it was handed over to the Maharaja Nripendra Narayan who removed the library to Lansdown Hall which is now the District Magistrate's Office in 1895. In 1882 the library was opened for public use.
During the reign of [[Nripendra Narayan|Maharaja Nripendra Narayan]], Colonel John Colpoys Haughton was the acting Commissioner of Cooch Behar (1864–73). Haughton established the State Library of Cooch Behar in 1870 using a collection of rare books obtained from the auction sale of M/S Rozario & Co. of London. It was opened to the public in 1882. At first, the library was housed in a "Nilkuthi" (A specifically European house or bus.) In 1895, it was handed over to the Maharaja [[Nripendra Narayan|Sir Nripendra Narayan]] who moved the library to Lansdown Hall, now the District Magistrate's Office.

The library grew richer and larger and became the treasure-island under the direct patronage of Maharaja of Cooch Behar, who sanctioned Rs.2,000 as annual grant for the purchase of books. Different punthis, manuscripts and rare documents of Raj-Darawabar or royal-court were transferred to this library for public benefit. [[J.W. Troten]] in his book ''India under Victoria'' speaks of this library, "the little State of Cooch Behar on Assam border could be act of a library richer than any to be found in Bengal outside Calcutta".

In 1900, the volume of books came to 8183 as shown below :
* English – 7,057 all books are first Edition
* Bengali – 600
* Sanskrit – 107
* Urdu & Persian – 111
* Modern Language – 130
* Manuscripts – 118
* Total – 8183

The library became the storehouse of important documents, reports, journals and rare manuscripts. Most of rare books and documents are centuries old. It became a treasure of the cultural heritage of Cooch Behar Kingdom.

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Just on the eve of merger of Cooch Behr State with the Indian Union, the Library was run by five employees including a Librarian of gazetted rank. The library then was under the Director Control of the Minister in charge of the State Council. After the merger with the Union Govt., the library shifted under the control of the District Magistrate and the Government sanctioned only one Librarian and a peon.

In a joint meeting with the prominent citizens of the Cooch Behar town on 13-NOV-1967 in the chamber of the Deputy Commissioner (Cooch Behar) it was unanimously resolved to amalgamate the State Library with the District Library, Cooch Behar. The District Library of Cooch Behar was established in 1957 under the sponsored Library scheme. According to the above resolution in 1968, the then Deputy Commissioner, Sri Bhaskar Ghosh, I.A.S., on the plea of saving the library sent a proposal of amalgamation with the District Library to the D.P.I. , West Bengal.

On the basis of his proposal government accepted the merger and renamed the Library as "North Bengal State Library".

At the time of merger on 1-APR-1969, volume of books of the erstwhile State Library and erstwhile Dist. Library are as follows : -
State Library :
* English Books – 16,000
* Urdu Books – 180
* Arabic Books – 135
* Persian Books – 205
* Manuscripts(Bengali,Assamees,Sanskrit Languages) – 228
* Centuries-old bound magazines, Indian and foreign – 1,200
* Three dimensional box Picture – 50 boxes
* Bengali books – 4,000


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In 1949, on the eve of merger of the Cooch Behr State with the Indian Union, the library was run by five employees, including one librarian, and was under the direct control of the State Council Minister. After the merge, the library went under the control of the Education Department and thus the District Magistrate. Its staff was reduced to one librarian and one other worker.
District Library :
* English and Bengali books – 12,000


In 1968, the State Library was merged with the Cooch Behar district library, and renamed as North Bengal State Library.
==Location==
The North Bengal State Library is situated in heart of the Cooch Behar town at the South-Eastern Corner of [Sagardighi] on M.J.N. Road.


<ref>{{cite web |url=http://coochbehar.nic.in/HTMfiles/NB_State_Library.html |title = North Bengal State Library, Cooch Behar}}</ref>
==Present collection==
North Bengal State Library presently boosts a collection of over 75,000 books and many ancient manuscripts.


==References==
==Membership policies==
{{Reflist}}
Any local people can become a permanent member by paying a nominal fee any outsider can become a temporary member and can read books in the reading room.


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.siliguri.co.in/ Main town of North Bengal, Siliguri]
* [http://coochbehar.nic.in/htmfiles/NB_State_Library.html North Bengal State Library]


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[[Category:Public libraries in India]]
[[Category:Public libraries in India]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Libraries in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Cooch Behar district]]
[[Category:Education in Cooch Behar district]]
[[Category:Education in West Bengal]]
[[Category:Libraries established in 1833]]
[[Category:1833 establishments in British India]]

Latest revision as of 01:13, 22 July 2024

North Bengal State Library
উত্তরবঙ্গ রাজ্য গ্রন্থাগার
Map
26°19′11″N 89°26′31″E / 26.3198°N 89.4419°E / 26.3198; 89.4419
LocationSagardighi, Cooch Behar, West Bengal, India
TypePublic Library
Established1870
Collection
Items collectedbooks, journals, newspapers, magazines, and manuscripts
Size~ 97,184 books/manuscripts ~ 60 journals and periodicals
Access and use
Access requirementsOpen
Other information
Websitecoochbehar.gov.in/n-b-state-library/

North Bengal State Library is the largest library in the North Bengal region of India, situated in the city of Cooch Behar.

History

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During the reign of Maharaja Nripendra Narayan, Colonel John Colpoys Haughton was the acting Commissioner of Cooch Behar (1864–73). Haughton established the State Library of Cooch Behar in 1870 using a collection of rare books obtained from the auction sale of M/S Rozario & Co. of London. It was opened to the public in 1882. At first, the library was housed in a "Nilkuthi" (A specifically European house or bus.) In 1895, it was handed over to the Maharaja Sir Nripendra Narayan who moved the library to Lansdown Hall, now the District Magistrate's Office.

In 1949, on the eve of merger of the Cooch Behr State with the Indian Union, the library was run by five employees, including one librarian, and was under the direct control of the State Council Minister. After the merge, the library went under the control of the Education Department and thus the District Magistrate. Its staff was reduced to one librarian and one other worker.

In 1968, the State Library was merged with the Cooch Behar district library, and renamed as North Bengal State Library.

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References

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  1. ^ "North Bengal State Library, Cooch Behar".
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