It was Emperor Jahangir, also known as Prince Salim, who died after falling down the stairs of a library. Emperor […]
During the Mughal Empire (1526-1857), libraries and literary activities flourished in India. The Mughal emperors were great patrons of learning
The Baroda Library Movement was a library movement that took place in the Indian state of Gujarat in the early
The Imperial Library of India, which was founded in 1891 in Calcutta (now Kolkata), is now known as the National
The first librarian of the Imperial Library of India (now the National Library of India) in Kolkata was Dr. Nathaniel
The Imperial Library of India was founded in 1891 in Calcutta (now Kolkata), India. It was established by the British
The first public library in the Indian subcontinent was the Calcutta Public Library, which was founded in 1836 in Calcutta
During the Muslim rule of Spain, also known as Al-Andalus, libraries played a central role in the cultural and intellectual
The Fatimid Caliphs of Egypt, who ruled from 969 to 1171 AD, made significant contributions to learning and the development
The first public library of the Arab world was the House of Wisdom (Bayt al-Hikma) in Baghdad, which was established
