KUDALA SANGAMA DEVELOPMENT BOARD

    Revenue Department, Govt of Karnataka

    ಶರಣರ ಬರುವೆಮಗೆ ಪ್ರಾಣ ಜೀವಾಳವಯ್ಯ

Library

Library Details

Kudala Sangama Development Board


Library And Reading Room

      The Government of Karnataka in its Gazette Part-IV-2B Chapter III in clause(t) said any other matter for which in the opinion of the Board, it is expedient and incidental to make provision with a view to develop and maintain the Kudalasangam Kshetra as a cultural centre place of Pilgrimage and an International tourist centre and a centre for deliberation and propagation of the tenets of Lord Shri Sangameshwara and Shri Basaveshwara and to propogate Basava Dharma, Vachan sahitya not only of  Lord Shri  Basaveshwara but also of his contemporaries and disciples ; and to protect and develop  other places of importance  connect with the life and Sharana of Lord Shri  Basaveshwara his contemporaries and his disciples and for the establishment of an educational and reaserch centre for Basava studies.

      Further shri Vishwanath Reddy Mudnal Committee appointed by the Government of Karnataka stated in its report  article  7.9(D) recommended for Library and Reading room.

 

      According to the above the Library Committee Meeting was held at Kudalasangam on 12-09-2001 under the Presidentship of Shri S S pattanshetti,KAS, General Manager, R&R UKP Navangar, Bagalkot. The Committee resolved to commence the Library activities. The necessary steps be taken to purchase Books, Periodicals, Reference Books, Furniture’s, equipments and stationeries etc.

      Accordingly the Library as “Library of Sharana Literature and Research Centre”   starts functioning at Kudalasangam on 01-11-2001.

 


List of  Books (as on 30-06-2015)

 

Sl.No

Perticulars

Type

Numbers

Total

A

Books

Purchase

9023 Nos

 

 

11650

Donations

2580 Nos

Zerox

47 Nos

B

Non Book Materials

Cassettes Audio

212 Nos

 

 

330

Cassettes vidio

01 Nos

CD’s

117 Nos

C

Periodicals

Dailies

07 Nos

 

 

62

General

10 Nos

Learned

45 Nos

D

Book Volumes

English

238 Nos

 

455

Kannada

217 Nos

 

 

 

 

 

 

Off Campus Library(Basavan Bagewadi)

 

A

Books

Purchase

217 Nos

 

1568

Donations

751 Nos

A

Periodicals

Dailies

07 Nos

 

1568

General

07 Nos

 

 

Subject wise Books Details

 

Sl. No

Reference subject Books

English

Kannada

Total

 

Reference work

 

 

 

1

Encyclopedias (Gen+Subject wise)

1047

--

1047

2

Bibliography

77

25

102

3

Biography

39

17

56

4

Gazetteers

32

10

42

5

Dictionaries

79

49

128

   6

Manuals

--

--

--

 

Books

 

 

 

1

Generalities(000-090)

70

63

133

2

Philosophy & Psychology(Metaphysics Legi ethics) (100-190)

450

425

875

3

Religions (200-290)

 

 

 

 

General Religion -Christianity

125

9

134

 

Religions of Indic Origin

 

 

 

 

Buddhism

301

18

319

 

Jainism

51

67

118

 

Hinduism

 

 

 

 

General Hinduism

580

529

1109

 

Dharmashastra

35

9

44

 

Veershaiva Sahitya

45

335

379

 

Basava Sahitya

10

98

108

 

Vachana Sahitya

20

571

591

 

Sharana Sahitya

135

597

732

 

Das Sahitya

12

39

51

 

Upanishads

41

65

106

 

Vedas and Vedic Literature

117

69

186

 

Ramayana

25

72

97

 

Mahabharat

41

125

166

 

Bhagavad Gita

81

97

178

 

Puranas

115

126

241

 

Sikhism

38

12

50

 

Islam, Babism Faith

255

29

284

 

Other Religions

69

37

106

 

 

Sl. No

Reference subject Books

English

Kannada

Total

4

Social Sciences (300-390)

205

612

817

5

Languages and Linguistics

15

96

111

6

Natural Sciences and Mathematics

--

--

--

7

Technology and applied sciences

15

71

86

8

The Arts ( Fine and decorative Arts, Architecture etc)

75

61

136

9

Literature 

 

 

 

 

Poetry

2

136

238

 

Dramasa

51

69

120

 

Fiction and Short  stories +Amar chitra Katha

315

119

434

 

Essays

--

126

126

 

Undersized books (small Books)

91

118

1289

 

Over sized books+Atlas etc

9

2

11

10

Geography & History

145

67

212

11

Back Volumes of Periodicals

102

287

389

 


 

V.V.I Persons visited the Library

Many dignitaries visited the Library and mentioned their valuable opinions about Library.

Most of them were felicitated about library collection, the library environment and greeted for its success in

future e.g

OFFICERS :         

Shri  Chirnjivi shing, IAS,   

Shri Ashok Dalavayi,

Shri B T Naik 

Shri  M N Baligar.

 

POLITICIANS  :

Shri Veerappa Moili,

Shri M P Praksh,

Shri Chandrakant Bellad

 

Dramatist :

Shri Master Hirannaih

 

Others:     

Dr. H S Siddalingayya USA,  

Koller emil –Switzerland, and

Chirinion Opines- France

Swamiji

Shri Pujjya Shiddeshwara swamiji ,

Shri Immadi Shiva Basava swamiji,

Mysore and Shri Shiddaram swamiji Belgavi.

 

Justice

Shri B S Patil, High Court Judge

Shri A C Kabbin, High Court Judge

Shri Mohana Shantegoudar,  High Court Judge

Dr V A Kabbi High Cour Mumbai

 

Educationist :

Dr. S P Hiremath Rtd Vice Chancellor, Shimoga University,

V Shankar Kuvempu University,

T Audiseshan Rtd, VC Chennai, 

 

Others :

Shri Aravind Jatti, President Basava samiti