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