Public Libraries in Colonial Hoogly, 1858-1947

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dc.contributor.author	Jana, Bhakti Pada	-
dc.date.accessioned	2018-06-13T09:46:23Z	-
dc.date.available	2018-06-13T09:46:23Z	-
dc.date.issued	2016	-
dc.identifier.issn	2321-0834	-
dc.identifier.uri	http://inet.vidyasagar.ac.in:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/1860	-
dc.description.abstract	East India Company in India neglected mass education and indigenous village schools which imparted elementary education, however limited and crude, to the people. With a view to eradicating illiteracy and to continue the literary power of neo-literates libraries were established in villages, town, and cities in the country. This study has confined its focus on 27 out of 62 Public libraries in Hoogly to reveal their history of evolution, their programmes, and to compare them with the present situation. Libraries were established to spread literacy as freedom fighters and educated person believed education would boost nationalism	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Vidyasagar University , Midnapore , West Bengal , India	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Vidyasagar University Journal of History;2015-2016	-
dc.subject	Public libraries	en_US
dc.subject	Colonial Hooghly	en_US
dc.subject	Primary education	en_US
dc.subject	Nationalism	en_US
dc.subject	Neo- literates	en_US
dc.title	Public Libraries in Colonial Hoogly, 1858-1947	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US
Appears in Collections:	Vidyasagar University Journal of History Vol 4 [2015-2016]

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