Hasrat Mohani Library
Public library in Hyderabad, Pakistan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Public library in Hyderabad, Pakistan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hasrat Mohani Library, also known as Hasrat Mohani District Central Library, Hyderabad, and formerly known as Holm Stead Free Readers Hall, (Urdu: حسرت موہانی لائبریری) is a public library located in Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan, adjacent to Pacco Qillo.[2] It is the oldest library in the city of Hyderabad.[1]
Hasrat Mohani Library | |
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Location | Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan |
Type | Academic library |
Established | 1905 |
Service area | Hyderabad, Sindh |
Collection | |
Size | 40,000 books |
Other information | |
Budget | Rs. 2.5 million[1] |
Parent organization | Government of Sindh |
The library was built in 1905 as Homestead Hall in the honor of Dr. Homestead, a well-known surgeon of Hyderabad, Sindh.[2][3]
After the partition of India, Radio Pakistan set up a regional office in the library which they occupied until 1967.[2]
In 1967, the library was renamed after a noted poet of Urdu language, Hasrat Mohani.[1]
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