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Introduction Libraries are one of the humankind’s oldest formalized institutions, developing alongside the very first temples and marketplaces of the ...

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PatnaDaily With great pleasure I wish to share with the readers of Bihar and around the world, a brief history of the Khuda Baksh Oriental Public library and its founder, as recorded by my eminent historian father, Syed Ahsan Shere. Upon his return to India in 1934, after studying at the school of Oriental Studies, University of London, my father served as the Curator of Patna Museum and later on became the Secretary Of Khuda Baksh Oriental public library. Even though I am a student of science, I had a keen interest in history. I had the distinct opportunity and privilege in going t...

World's Unique International Khuda Baksh Library

By Steve Donoghue Correspondent “Positively medieval” has been a choice put-down for years. But University of Cambridge historian Seb Falk, in his irresistible new book “The Light Ages: The Surprising Story of Medieval Science,” maintains a certain impatience with that usage.  “Medieval” shouldn’t be an insult at all, he argues. Instead, he wants readers to discover the scientific inquiry that existed during the so-called Dark Ages.  According to Falk, this period was a time rich with vigorous research and experimentation. And yes, he acknowle...