Ahluwalia, wife visit Khuda Bakhsh Library

Source: TNN 19 November 2009, 04:17am IST

PATNA: Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and his wife, I J Ahluwalia, visited the Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library

Library director Intiaz Ahmad apprised them of the history and activities of the Library. Ahluwalia paid rich tributes to institution founder Khan Bahadur Khuda Bakhsh for his vision in collecting and preserving the rare cultural heritage of the country.

The visiting dignatories were shown rare Persian manuscripts preserved at the library, including Timur Namah, Shah Namah, Badshah Namah, Diwan-e Hafiz and Safinatul Auliya, carrying the autograph of Moghul Emperors and princes. They were also shown specimens of Mughal paintings, calligraphy and book decoration and Arabic and Urdu manuscripts. They were also shown the book of Military Accounts of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, besides a page of holy Quran written on deer skin. The visiting guests were presented a memento and recent publications of the library.