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Do you know that the Oldest Library in India dates back to the 16th Century and that you can still visit it for your travels? Yes, India as a country, apart from being known for its diverse culture and ancient learnings, also has a good record of knowledge and literature that is preserved to the best of its times to date.
For your next travels, add some of these oldest libraries in India to experience fascinating peek into the architectural, literature and historical aspects of the country. Here are the Top 5 Oldest Libraries in function in India.
Saraswathi Mahal Library
Located in Thanjavur, the capital of Cholas, the Saraswathi Mahal Library stands tall as the oldest library in India. Built in the 16th Century by the Nayak Kings of Thanjavur, the library is not just a hub of some of the rarest manuscripts, but also a visual treat.
Collection Size: 49,000 Volumes in Tamil, Sanskrit and other languages (Approx.)
Location: Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
Romain Rolland Library
Present right at the centre of the French colony of South Asia, this library was founded in 1827 as a Bibliothèque Publique and later changed in name and restoration in 1966 to honour the late French Scholar Romain Rolland.
Collection Size: 400,000 items, including books, journals, and manuscripts in French and English.
Location: Puducherry.
State Central Library, Thiruvananthapuram
The eye catching library is one of the oldest in the country and the oldest in Kerala. The library was built under the reign of King Swathi Thirunal of Thiruvithamkoor in 1892 by Edward Cadogan. The library first had a disparity and allowed only the people who attended the royal darbar but it became public in 1898.
Collection Size: 367,243 documents in English, Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, Sanskrit and more.
Location: Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library
One of the national libraries of India and the oldest is built by Khan Bahadur Khuda Bakhsh, who started the library with 4,000 documents for the public in 1891. The library holds some of the best and rare collections of oriental manuscripts in Persian, Arabic and Urdu.
Collection Size: 2 million items including printed books in Persian, Urdu, Arabic and paintings from Mughal and Rajput era.
Location: Patna, Bihar.
Connemara Public Library
One of the four national depository libraries of India, the Connemara Public Library was founded in 1860 and set by Captain Jesse Mitchell who set a small library inside the Madras Museum. Library was opened to the public in 1896 and has important documentations and depositories of the Indian government and United Nations.
Collection Size: The library has a collection of over 600,000 books.
Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
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