Discover the fascinating story of the Baroda Library Movement, a golden chapter in Indian Public Library history. Learn how Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III introduced compulsory and free primary education, linked it with a free public library, and ignited a literacy revolution.
The library was a cog in the wheel of Sayajirao III's larger vision for education in the state of Baroda and it was so close to his heart that the Maharaja donated to it 20,000 books from his personal collection.
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