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The Hardayal Municipal Library was started 150 years ago, in 1862 from a modest beginning as book club for British officers in the heart of Old Delhi, at the Lawrence Institute in the Town Hall. In 1912 it was shifted to KachchaBagh and renamed Hardinge Municipal Library as a tribute to the then Viceroy Lord Hardinge. In 1970, by a quirk of fate, or perhaps due to a non-historian name giver, its nomenclature was altered to the Hardayal Municipal Library establishing a vicarious relationship between the two, for as a freedom fighter Hardayal had carried out an assassination attempt on the Lord Hardinge which the Viceroy had survived. Today, the Library is funded by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi and its concerns have shifted from naming of the library to thatof funding for the upkeep of the place.
Though the rusty fans and the shelves of books that seem to be touched by human hands for decades, the books hold a nostalgic delight for any blue-blood bibliophile. According to the authorities there are over 6200 rare books in its stock the oldest of them dating back to 1634, Titled ‘A Relation of Some years’ by TravailleBegvenne. Another gold mine is Sir WalterRaleigh’s History of World’. In addition, there is an 1828 edition of Charles Steward’s ‘Tajkeera-Al-Vakyat’ and a copy of the Mahabharat in Persian by Abdul Raizi. Besides these rare gems there are over 20.000 books in the major Indian languages as well as Persian and Sanskrit.
Despite this rosy picture, the ground realities are stark. The staff members of the library have not received their salaries for the last eight months. The severe fund crunch has even hit the acquisition plans for new titles. But better days are in the offing according to a civic body official, as a five-crore redevelopment plan for the library has been forwarded to the government and a decision on it awaited.
Q. Answer the following questions briefly.
(a) When was the Hardayal Municipal Library founded?
(b) What name was given to the library in 1912 and why?
(c) Why was its nomenclature a vicarious one?
(d) What are the main concerns of the library today?
(e) What is meant by the term ‘blue-blood bibliophile’
(f) Name the oldest title to be found in the library?
(g) Why is the library likely to face better days?
(h) What is the current condition of the building?
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a)1862
b)the name was given as hardinge municipal library as a tribute to then viceroy Lord hardinge
sorry I am getting confused
b)the name was given as hardinge municipal library as a tribute to then viceroy Lord hardinge
sorry I am getting confused
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According to the given details, we have given the following answers.
The Hardayal Municipal Library founded in the year 1862.
The name was given to the hardinge municipal library in the year 1912 as the tribute to after that viceroy Lord hardinge.
The nomenclature was changed to the Hardayal Municipal Library establishing the vicarious bond between the two.
There are lots of concerns of the library present today.
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