''Grandhalaya Sarvaswam'' is a

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periodical related to the

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and

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. The

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in India has been publishing this periodical since the year 1915 for the development of the library movement. It is the oldest regional language periodical in the country. The earliest volumes of the periodical were covering the news and articles related to libraries, news regarding children's force, literary discussions, modern poems, songs rendered in connection with library movement, featured articles related to the history and science. Gradually, libraries, book reviews were included, along with the contents of the Gandhiji's constructive program.Sarada, Raavi.Noorella Andhra Pradesh Grandhalaya Sangham. Grandhalaya Sarwasvam.74/8, November 2013. (శారద, రావి. నూరేళ్ళ ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్ గ్రంధాలయ సంఘం. గ్రంధాలయ సర్వస్వం. 74/8, నవంబర్ 2013) It began publishing orders issued by the Andhra Pradesh public library directorate for the benefit of employees working in district libraries.

Publication History

Prior to the publication of ''Grandhalaya Sarvaswam'', the library community, those who work for the library-related issues had to rely on other journals to publish their articles, news, opinions. So the Andhra Desa

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launched its own

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in 1915, which was published as a bimonthly journal two years later. The Association began publishing the periodical as a monthly magazine after Volume 6. The same periodical was stopped for a while in mid-1921 and started again in July 1928 as a monthly. This library

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publication though was stopped between the years 1930–33, could restore it in 1934, and complete 11 volumes. Although the publication encountered some fluctuations, the ''Grandhalaya Sarvaswam'' was reintroduced due to the pioneering efforts of the father of the library movement, Ayyanki Venkata Ramanaiah, from January 1948 and is still being published uninterruptedly. Between September 1939 and October 1941, the magazine was published quarterly under the name ''Andhra Granthalayam'' in both

(the languages of Andhra Pradesh) and

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s. Its publication in

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has spread to other states and continents. Publication stalled in the wake of the dearth of paper in

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. So, the Association has published the editions of the 23,24

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Grandhalaya

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held in Pedapalem of

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Taluka and

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in Anantapur District, respectively, in the place of Grandhalaya Sarvaswam. Since the situation was improved, this

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publication was restored under the same name, has been publishing still now on a regular basis.

Editors

Ayyanki Venkata Ramanaiah, Paturi Nagabhushanam, Gadde Ramamurthy served so far as the editors of this library periodical. Raavi Sarada, who is the daughter of Paturi Nagabhushanam, has continued to be the editor, printer, and publisher of the Sarwasavam periodical since the year 1989. Details are given below.

Special Issues

The association has been publishing special issues of Grandhalaya Sarvaswam on special occasions, devoting to the literature pertaining to a specific subject or event. The December issue of every year, devoted to the news, items related to the "National Library Week" celebrations in various public and other libraries in

and

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150th birthday Special Issue (2012 May) # Nagineni Venkaiah, the leader of Library movement, farming 100th Birthday Special Issue (2013 July). #

Centenary Celebrations Special Issue (2014 May) # Kodati Narayana Rao 100th birthday celebrations (2014 December) # Grandhalaya Pitamaha Padmasree Ayyanki Venkataramanaiah, 125th Birthday Special Issue (2015 July) # S.R.Ranganathan's 125th birthday Special Issue (2017 August) # Veeresalingam 100th Birthday Special Issue (2019 May) #

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's 150th Birthday Special Issue (2019 October) #

Gadicherla Harisarvottama Rao Gadicherla Harisarvottama Rao (14 September 1883 – 29 February 1960) was a freedom fighter from Andhra during the Indian independence movement. He was inspired by the ideologies of Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Pal and joined the f ...

60th death anniversary issue (2020 March)Grandhalaya Sarvaswam.Vol.80/12. March 2020 The

, which publishes the magazine, set up their own building in

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in 1939 and named it after Gadicherla Hari Sarottama Rao. The Association has been preserving all the volumes of the periodical in this building which was instrumental in promoting the library movement in

state.

References

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