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MAJOR PROGRAMMES
AT
KHUDA BAKHSH O. P. LIBRARY, PATNA
11th March, 2004: Dr. A. R. Kidwai, Hon’ble Member Rajya
Sabha and former Chairman, Khuda Bakhsh Library Board
presiding over a programme at the Library.
2nd August, 2004: Prof. J. S. Grewal (right), Justice Aftab Alam
(middle) and Dr. Imtiaz Ahmad (left) on the occasion of Khuda
Bakhsh Annual Lecture delivered by Prof. J.S. Grewal on the
theme “Punjabi Sufi Poetry”.
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2nd August, 2005: Hon’ble Justice Mr. Nayyar Hussain looking
at exhibition of rare Arabic and Persian Manuscripts,
inaugurated by him.
21st August, 2005: Prof. Irfan Habib, former Chairman, ICHR,
delivers Khuda Bakhsh Annual Lecture on the theme
“Colonialism and Modernization”.
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30th December, 2005: President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
conferring the Khuda Bakhsh Award at a ceremony organised at
Raj Bhawan, Patna. The awardees included Irfan Habib, J. S.
Grewal, Abdul Halim Nadvi, Nzaeer Ahmad and S. A. H. Abidi
(seen in picture)
2nd August, 2006: Mr. Anwarul Hoda delivering Khuda Bakhsh
Annual Lecture on “India and W.T.O.”
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14th August, 2006: Cultural Programme on the eve of
Independence Day.
16th November, 2006: H.E. Dr. A. R. Kidwai, Governor of
Haryana delivering a lecture at the Library on the occasion of
the Birth Anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
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16th November, 2006: H.E. Dr. A. R. Kidwai, Governor
Haryana and H.E. Shri R. S. Gavai, Governor Bihar jointly
releasing Library’s publication on Maulana Azad.
30th March, 2007: An evening with eminent Pakistani poet
Ahmad Faraz.
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24th July, 2007: Hon’ble Chief Minister of Bihar, Shri Nitish
Kumar releasing a bibliography on 1857 on the occasion of
National Symposium on War of 1857 jointly organised by the
Library and Indian Council of Historical Research, New Delhi.
24th July, 2007: Mr. Justice (Retd.) Syed Sarwar Ali, Member
Khuda Bakhsh Library Board, looking at exhibition of rare
documents related to War of 1857.
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2nd August, 2007: Prof. Barun De delivering Khuda Bakhsh
Annual Lecture on the theme “1857-58 in Bengal Presidency”.
30th October, 2007: Mr. Douglas Kelly, Program Officer, U.S.
Consulate General (Kolkata) inaugurating an exhibition of
manuscripts of Maulana Rumi’s Masnavi at the Library.
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11th November, 2007: Exhibition of books and journals on
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
11th November, 2007: Release of book (in Urdu) on Maulana
Azad, entitled “Maulana Azad ke Sainsi Mazameen”.
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2nd August, 2008: H.E. R. L. Bhatia, Governor of Bihar and
Chairman Library Board, inaugurates the online-catalogue of
published books of the Khuda Bakhsh Library.
2nd August, 2008: Prof. Sabyasachi Bhattacharya, Chairman
Indian Council of Historical Research, delivering the Khuda
Bakhsh Annual Lecture on the topic “Gandhi’s Idea of Indian
Civilization”.
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27th August, 2008: National Seminar on Qurratul Ain Haider
(Inaugural Session)
24th November, 2008: Dr. Miles Bradbury delivers Khuda
Bakhsh Popular Lecture on “1857 and the American Press”.
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7th February, 2009: Member Information Commission, Bihar,
Dr. Shakeel Ahmad delivers Khuda Bakhsh Popular Lecture on
“Right to Information Act and the Common Man”.
8th March, 2009: Ms. Susan Schultz, Public Affairs Officer, US
Consulate (Kolkata) delivers Khuda Bakhsh Popular Lecture on
“Women Empowerment”.
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2nd August, 2009: Justice Shiva Kirti Singh, Acting Chief
Justice Patna High Court, releasing “Album of Scientific
Instruments” on the occasion of Khuda Bakhsh Annual Lecture
delivered by him on the theme “A Legal History of Modern
India”.
3rd August, 2009: Jalsa-e Seerat un-Nabi (Discourse on the life
of the Holy Prophet) organised in connection with Khuda Bakhsh
Day Celebrations.
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5th August, 2009: Symposium on “Heritage and Harmony”
organized at the Library in collaboration with U.S. Consulate
General (Kolkata) and East & West Education Society (Patna).
29th October, 2009: Cultural Programme on Sufi Music.
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12th December, 2009:Hon’ble vice President of India, Janab M.
Hamid Ansari delivering Khuda Bakhsh Memorial Lecture.
27th March, 2010: H.E. Governor of Bihar and Chairman,
Library Board, Shri Devanand Konwar releasing DVDs of
digitized manuscripts of the Library.
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2nd October, 2010: Mr. Shahid Mehdi, Vice Chairman, Indian
Council for Cultural Relations delivers Khuda Bakhsh Annual
Lecture on the theme “Whither Higher Education in India?”
9th September, 2011: Prof. Irfan Habib, eminent Historian
receiving the ITIHAS RATNA, presented jointly by Asiatic
Society, Bihar and Khuda Bakhsh Library.