The Kiran Nagarkar Library was inaugurated at DGS campus . The library is named after author Kiran Nagarkar –one of the most significant writers of the post colonial India and the winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award for his acclaimed novel Cuckold in the year,2001. Mr. Kiran Nagarkar was the Chief Guest at the inaugural event & he along-with Renowned Author Ms. Nayantara Sehgal, Mr. Madhav Kaushik President Chandigarh Sahtya Academy and Mr. Mitul Dikshit, Chairman Dikshant Schools lit the lamp to unveil the Library formally.
The library has been created as a space where readers can browse, smell, read and fall in love with books . The children’s section is aimed at bringing children closer to books because we believe that it is the most effective way to elevate their critical thinking abilities and imagination.
The library is very aesthetically designed with the printed window blinds of images of some of the most prominent Nobel Laureates in Literature .We are promoting the concept of the Athenaeum as the word suggests an environment that promotes learning in its largest sense and it is not limited to just printed and digital media as it may unintentionally be understood by a portion of the potential patronage. The Athenaeum concept also supports a much wider understanding of a space used for all purposes that unite knowledge and the community with both intellectual and social dimensions, a place for cultural and community exchanges as much as scholarly discourse. Quiet reading and study areas are there for those who need it, but the library will also be used as a place where people can come together to watch theatre and film screenings, or take part in workshops, seminars, meetings, author talks.
The Kiran Nagarkar library which is set up in an area of around 7000 square feet is open is both a physical and a virtual space. It has a well updated physical collection of 10000 books, 5000 CDs and DVDs. Keeping pace with the new technology and digitalized way of instruction, the new library provides users with remote access to over 5000 e-books and 50 e-journals.
The event was followed by a soothing Sufi performance by Niley Khan.
