INTACH Appeals to Nitish Kumar to Save Renowned Khuda Bakhsh Library of Patna The library, started in 1891 by eminent personality Khuda Bakhsh Khan, a bibliophile from Bihar who had painstakingly built the collection, is a jewel of art, culture and academia. Khuda Baksh Library, Patna. Photo: Mukram Khan, CC BY-SA 3.0/Wikimedia Commons History14 hours ago Patna: INTACH, or the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage, has appealed to Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar to spare the demolition of the front portion of the 130-year-old Khuda Bakhsh Library, saying razing of any part of the celebrated institution will be a “monumental loss of heritage” for not just Patna, but the entire world.