10 Of India's Greatest Libraries You Absolutely Must See!

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Allahabad Public Library, Allahabad

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The National Library of India, Kolkata

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Smt. Hansa Mehta Library, Baroda, Gujarat

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Delhi Public Library

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Connemara Public Library, Chennai

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Saraswathi Mahal Library, Tamil Nadu

[{"selector":"#anim-1196cf6d-299f-4890-990f-0047653476f0 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(62.482910513712255%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":15000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] It is part of the Thanjavur Palace grounds and began as a library for the Nayak Kings of Thanjavur. Image Credits: Google

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State Central Library, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

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Anna Centenary Library, Chennai

[{"selector":"#anim-fff96886-bb1b-4e33-ac1c-887478c057bb [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(57.81249974400788%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":15000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] It opened September 15, 2010. This central air-conditioned library covers ground and eight stories with 3.75 lakh sq. ft. Image Credits: Google

State Central Library, Hyderabad

[{"selector":"#anim-777e3d6d-5513-4c81-bc84-f2dd3c4d9f91 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(67.00545636011934%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":15000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Its 5,01,861 books are outstanding. It holds 17,000 unique and precious 5th and 6th century manuscripts. Image Credits: Google

Krishnadas Shama Central Library, Goa

[{"selector":"#anim-d8695c01-8a94-401f-ae26-86191bc140eb [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(68.31249980772148%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":15000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Vice Roy Dom Manuel de Portugal e Castro founded it on September 15, 1832, as 'Publica Livraria.' Image Credits: Google