ABOUT GURUKULA LIBRARY

Vishwavidyalaya Library was founded in 1902 with the inception of the Vishwavidyalaya It has been very rich in collection since its establishment. How much rich the library was in its early periods, it can be known by its collection which comprised of 2336 books consisting of very authentic books on Education, History, Biographies, Veda and Sanskrit subject in the year 1907, which rose to 5500 in the year 1911. 14 volumes of Encyclopaedia Britannica were among its important collection at that time.

Besides, many important magazines as Nature, Sanskrit Ratnakar, Pioneer and The Review of Reviews etc. were also subscribed during that time. It can truly be called as the National Library of the Aryan Samaj as it has various creations of Rishi Dayanand ji, Swami Shardhanand ji, Pt. Lekhram, Swami Darshanand, Swami Atmanand, Pt. Gurudutt Vidyarthi, Pt. G.P. Upadhaya, Swami Satya Prakash ji and Pt. Bhawani Lal Bhartiya.

With the recognition of the Vishwavidyalaya as Deemed University by the University Grants Commission in 1962, more expectations and responsibilities were realized to strengthen the present library. As such, a post of full time librarian was created in the year 1980 for improving the existing library facilities. Dr. J.P. Vidylanakar was appointed on this post, who is working hard for the development of the library.