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March to preserve Delhi's literary heritage

Literary enthusiasts organised a public protest asking the government to preserve the library of Freedom Fighter Lala Hardayal

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Book lovers and heritage enthusiasts organised a walkathon on Friday, where they put forward their demand of promoting and preserving the Hardayal Municipal Public Library in front of the Delhi and Central government. 

The walkathon was organised to mark the birth anniversary of the freedom fighter Lala Hardayal. It started from the library to the town hall in Chandni Chowk to help promote and initiate a public awareness campaign. 

The current library building is a British-era building, built more than 150 years ago. While initially, the building was to be used as an English club, it was turned into a municipal library and opened for public use in 1912. 

“We want to bring to the importance of the building in front of the government, state and Centre and also awaken citizens to come together and discharge their responsibility to preserve this heritage and look after the interests of book lovers by expanding the library,” said Prashant Sharma. a book enthusiast. 

The organisers said that they also plan to organise a similar event in December to mark the centenary  anniversary of the library. 

According to library officials, the event was organized to make people aware about this historical library and its legacy. “It is essential that people be made aware of this rich heritage which currently lies neglected. We have written for support to the Delhi government and the Union government, to ensure that the library can expand and more numbers of book lovers benefit from it,” said Shobha Vijender, general secretary, of the library. 

This program was organised to make the people aware and to seek their support for preservation, promotion, maintenance and development, of the historic heritage of Hardayal Municipal (Heritage) Public Library. 

Meanwhile, Minister of State, Human Resource Development, Mahendra Nath Pandey ensured full support to the library. “The mere presence of this library in the heart of Delhi and the fact that it is visited by a large number of people proves that the relevance of printed books has not decreased among youth despite the popularity of internet and e-books. We are looking into the demands made by the library and will soon make arrangements for preserving it as well as its maintenance,” said Pandey. 

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