Romain Rolland Library

Public library in Pundacherry, India

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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.

Romain Rolland Library
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11°56′04″N 79°50′09″E / 11.934366942487252°N 79.83576590089076°E / 11.934366942487252; 79.83576590089076
LocationPuducherry, India, India
TypePublic Library
Established16 May 1827[1]
Collection
Items collectedBooks, Journals, Magazines, Braille Books, Manuscripts in French and English.
Size400,000[2]
Access and use
Circulation200,000

History

In 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]

 
Plaque

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Romain Rolland Library - About us". Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  3. ^ Department of Arts-Romain Rolland Library. www.art.puducherry.gov.in/romain-rolland-library.html retrieved on 2016-06-14.

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