Summary:
BY: Jaspreet Singh PATIALA: The central state library of Patiala is one of the biggest libraries in India and it needs urgent repair. Data from different sources suggests that the library has more than 95,000 books and numerous titles of archival value.The trees grown outside the library need urgent pruning, since their branches now cover the front yard of the library. It is theapathy of the state government that has caused the library to lose its sheen. The main addition comes in the form of books from Raja Ram Mohan Roy Library Foundation, Kolkata, under the Ministry of Culture and Affairs and some private publishers. The two halls constructed for organising functions, too, are not in a very good shape for the lack of funds..