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Saraswata Niketanam
Saraswata Niketanam Library is located in Vetapalem , Andhra Pradesh, India. It is one of the oldest libraries in India, and has on display a rare collection of Palm leaf manuscripts and paper written in Hindi, Telugu language, Telugu, Sanskrit language, Sanskrit and a few other languages indigenous to India. The collection comprises well over 90,000 volumes, with a majority of these on display. The library has a complete catalogue of holdings, which is being made available online. Some rare holdings can be viewed on site by prior arrangement.See official website of the library, under External links, for details of holdings and access. History It is one of the foremost research oriented libraries of Andhra Pradesh. This library, founded by late V.V. Shreshti in 1918 and later on "Pantulu Garu" (Adusumalli Srinivasa Rao) anchored the library, had the rare privilege and good fortune of its foundation stone being laid by The Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, in 1929. In 1935 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vetapalem Library
Vetapalem is a census town in Bapatla district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Vetapalem mandal in Ongole revenue division. Demographics India census, Vetapalem had a population of 38,671. Males constituted 49% of the population and females 51%. Vetapalem had an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy was 68%, and female literacy was 50%. In Vetapalem, 11% of the population was under 6 years of age. Government and politics Vetapalem gram panchayat is the Local self-government in India, local self-government of the town. The elected members of the gram panchayat are headed by a sarpanch. Education The primary and secondary school education is imparted by government, aided and private schools, under the School Education Department of the state. Schools use English and Telugu as the medium of instruction. References {{Prakasam district Census towns in Andhra Pradesh Mandal head ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
