Hasrat Mohani Library

Hasrat Mohani Library
Hasrat Mohani Library, a public library located in Hyderabad, Sindh
25°23′09″N 68°22′17″E / 25.385722°N 68.371441°E / 25.385722; 68.371441
LocationHyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan
TypeAcademic library
Established1905 (1905)
Service areaHyderabad, Sindh
Collection
Size40,000 books
Other information
BudgetRs. 2.5 million[1]
Parent organizationGovernment of Sindh

Hasrat Mohani Library, also known as Hasrat Mohani District Central Library, Hyderabad, and formerly known as Holm Stead Free Readers Hall, (Urdu: حسرت موہانی لائبریری) is a public library located in Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan, adjacent to Pacco Qillo.[2] It is the oldest library in the city of Hyderabad.[1]

History

The library was built in 1905 as Homestead Hall in the honor of Dr. Homestead, a well-known surgeon of Hyderabad, Sindh.[2][3]

After the partition of India, Radio Pakistan set up a regional office in the library which they occupied until 1967.[2]

In 1967, the library was renamed after a noted poet of Urdu language, Hasrat Mohani.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Trouble for book lovers: Hasrat Mohani Library hit by funds shortage". The Express Tribune. June 10, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "Homestead Hall - Hasrat Mohani District Central Library, Hyderabad". heritage.eftsindh.com.
  3. ^ Noor, Saba (2 May 2022). "The Historic Hasrat Mohani District Central Library, Hyderabad".
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