Bangladesh Bhavana Library

The Bangladesh Bhavana was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina on May 25 2018. The Bangladesh Bhavana has set up with a museum on history and culture of Bangladesh and Tagore’s memorabilia; auditorium, seminar hall, cafeteria, art gallery and a library in the first floor. It is expected that the bhavana shall be a centre for language, literature, culture and cultural exchange of two pride nations India and Bangladesh.

The library will function as a research library with in-house reading facility in a very conducive reading environment and no provision of lending of books. The library has 3946 books on Bangladesh and Nazrul. Alpha numerical accession number is being provided with each document like BB 125 (for purchased books), GB 123 (from gift books). Newly designed Readers’ card will be used for entry in the Bhavana as well as use of the library resources.

Technical processing like online accessioning, cataloguing etc. has already been started. The reading room of the library is well equipped with audio visual latest electronic gadgets, Kiosks etc. Through these facilities users’ can feel, visualize the resources like art, cultural tradition, values and voices of the great countries.

Future plan of library services includes preparing bibliography on selected topics like national movement, local history, bhasha andolan, on Tagore etc. or any other topic of demand by the scholars. Selective dissemination of information service will also be provided in electronic form. Social media can play the role of an interactive platform with users’ community. The library intends to act not only as a library but also as information centre by gathering, consolidating and defusing information commensurate with the aim and objectives of the Bhavana i.e. to became a nerve centre of language, literature and culture of both the countries.

Bangladesh Bhavana library started its journey with active collaboration of Bangladesh Government and Visva-Bharati with a visionary zeal. The main strength of the library will not only be its rich collection, high technology-based communication system but the ethos of quality of hospitality to its users like host.