Question

Discuss major landmarks in the development of library movement in india after independence

Answer 1

a) Medieval Period: The medieval cycle may be roughly taken to have ended with the seventeenth century. It was during the ascending phase of this cycle that the giant intellectual and spiritual leaders such as Sankara, Ramanuja and Madheva flourished.

i) Personnel Libraries: From the earliest times the kings and nobles of India patronized education and encouraged writing of manuscripts and their preservation. Even the princes of small states maintained their manuscripts libraries. The tradition was continued till the nineteenth century. The emperors of Timuride dynasty were patrons of learning. With the exception of Aurangzeb all the early Mughal rulers extended their support to art, music and literature. The libraries also made remarkable progress during their times. Humayun converted a pleasure house in purana quila in Delhi into a library. Akbar maintained an “imperial library”; he was also instrumental in introducing reforms in the classification and storage of books. Jahangir is said to have maintained a personnel library which moved with him wherever he went.

ii) Public Libraries: In the seventeenth and the eighteenth century, the development of libraries received an impetus due to rise of European settlement in India. From 1690, Calcutta began to develop as one of the principal English settlement, when a large number of British began to settle there. Subsequently, the circulation and subscription libraries came into

Hope this helps you ☺️☺️

Answer 2

Answer:

The major landmark development of library movement in India after independence are discussed below:

Explanation:

• Library movement in India has remarkable achievements in these 100 years of history period.

• After Independence, Various initiatives and programs have been started by the Indian government for promoting education in India such as Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), National Literacy Mission, Beti Bachao Beti Padao and District Primary Education Program (DPEP).

• These initiatives boost the educated population in India.

• To facilitate these growing population demands of documentary and knowledge resources, the Indian government and other authorities established public libraries.

• Village knowledge centers and society information centers are the current addition efforts of the government that would transform India into the information society.