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The Romain Rolland Library, founded in 1827 as the Bibliothèque Publique, is one of the oldest Libraries of India located in the union territory of Puducherry.
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11°56′04″N 79°50′09″E / 11.934366942487252°N 79.83576590089076°E | |
Location | Puducherry, India, India |
Type | Public Library |
Established | 16 May 1827[1] |
Collection | |
Items collected | Books, Journals, Magazines, Braille Books, Manuscripts in French and English. |
Size | 400,000[2] |
Access and use | |
Circulation | 200,000 |
History
editIn the year 1966 when the birth centenary of the French scholar Romain Rolland who was also a contemporary and a close friend of Mahatma Gandhi was celebrated, the Library was renamed after him and ever, since it is known as ‘Romain Rolland Library’.[3]
References
edit- ^ Pondy Tourism-Romain Rolland Library[permanent dead link]. www.pondytourism.in/iconics-innerpage.php?id=42&district=Puducherry&category=195 retrieved on 2016-06-14.
- ^ "Romain Rolland Library - About us". Retrieved 8 February 2021.
- ^ Department of Arts-Romain Rolland Library. www.art.puducherry.gov.in/romain-rolland-library.html retrieved on 2016-06-14.
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