Governor Prof Dr Ganeshi Lal donated about 500 books to the Singhi Library and Museum run by the Singhi Charitable Trust at Kalpana Square here for the educational development of the students and the general public.
At present, there are more than 30,000 precious books in all fields of knowledge, collected from India and abroad. Also, in its museum, rare collections of postage stamps of over 100 countries and coins from about 210 countries are showcased, Besides, there are 6th Century BC rare coins, currency notes of 180 countries, matchbox cover designs of most of the countries of the world, civil and defence medals and large collection of antiques of the ancient, medieval and modern India.
The library books and museum items have been collected single-handedly by chairman of the Singhi Charitable Trust Pratap Singh Singhi over a period of thirty years. The generous contribution of books by the Governor has boosted new zeal and enthusiasm to the members of the Trust who expressed their sincere gratitude to Dr Lal.
At a function at Raj Bhavan, the Governor released the book “Pragyanban Bano”, written by late Kamal Singh Singhi and appreciated the efforts of Pramila Singhi, Hanumani Devi, Pragati Chopda and Rahul Singhi for their support to Singh Library and Museum.