{"id":68,"date":"2020-07-30T08:28:13","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T08:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmchandy.org\/?page_id=68"},"modified":"2021-11-05T10:03:06","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T10:03:06","slug":"library-movement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kmchandy.org\/index.php\/library-movement\/","title":{"rendered":"Library movement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Shri. P. N. Panicker had started a movement for establishing libraries in rural areas of Travancore even before the attainment of independence. He had established Akhila Thiruvithamcore Grandhasala \u00a0Sanghom in 1945. In 1948 newly elected democratic government had come to existence. A library conference was held at North Parur on 15<sup>th<\/sup> and16th July 1948 under the banner of Akhila Thiruvithamcore Grandhasala Sanghom. Ramachandran Nair and Shri Panambilly Govinda Menon had been active participants of the conference. The Conference had proposed several steps to the government for supporting the libraries. These included budgetary support, bringing rural libraries under the sanghom control and supervision The conference had asked for enacting a \u2018 library act\u2019. It was also proposed regular financial grants to the libraries. As a part of the conference a seminar was held on \u201c how adult education programmes can be extended through the libraries.\u201d The Sanghom had concrete ideas on the project. It had already taken up some programmes in Kottayam area and had made progress. The meeting had selected Shri. \u00a0Parur T. K. Narayana Pillai President of the Sanghom and Shri. P. N. Panicker the secretary of the Sanghom. The Akhila Thiruvithamcore Grandhasala Sanghom had taken several steps to improve the libraries and reading habits of community. It had encouraged formation of Taluk Grandhasala Sanghoms. Shri :K.M. Chandy was an active member of the Meenachil Taluk Grandhasala Sanghom along with Vettoor Raman Nair. They had encouraged the formation of the local libraries. Many parts of Travancore had no reading facilities. Vernacular and English education had started in many parts of the state but the educated had no opportunity for the enlargement of their vision and the continued education. Though several literary works had appeared in Malayalam literature during this period, \u00a0people had no access to these books due to lack of common reading room facilities and the cost of the books. There had been an exponential growth of newspapers and periodicals during this time. It was essential that the reading materials had to reach the public. Once the Travancore and the Cochin states merged into Travancore Cochin state the Grandhasala Sanghoms had also become one Travancore Cochin Grandhasala Sanghom . Shri Parur T.K. Narayana Pillai and P. N. Panicker had continued in their official positions. The Sanghom had started a virulent \u2018 Grandhasala Prsathanom\u2019 or \u2018Library Movement\u2019 in the state Shri Panicker had moved around the state to affiliate existing libraries, start new libraries and augment already existing libraries. Shri : K M Chandy had been a staunch supporter of this movement. He had not only extended legislative support but had taken initiative to start several new libraries in Meenachil Taluk and adjoining areas. The \u2018 Vijayodhayam Vamana sala \u2018of Pala, The Tagore library of \u00a0Meenachil and Cherupuzhppam library Meenachil and a host of other libraries are examples of his efforts It is not possible to describe the library movement in this write up. Volumes are needed for a small glimpse of the extend of the activity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shri. P. N. Panicker had started a movement for establishing libraries in rural areas of Travancore even before the attainment of independence. He had established Akhila Thiruvithamcore Grandhasala \u00a0Sanghom in 1945. In 1948 newly elected democratic government had come to existence. 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