Historical libraries and museum record of Bikaner

Pages: 20-22
Anju Sharma and R.K.Srivastava (Department of History, Singhania university, Pacheribari Distt Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan)

Hindu princes traditionally possessed splendid illuminated manuscripts, and the library housed in one of the room of the fort, contains many valuable illuminated Sanskrit and Persian manuscripts. The Museum of Bikaner is one of the most interesting in the whole of Rajasthan. It contains exhibits dating back to the pre-Harappan era, more than five thousand years ago, many of them from an archeological site dating from that period which was discovered at Kalibanga, two hundred kilometers from Bikaner. Among the object discovered in the course of excavations, some are attributed to the tribal culture of the Bhils, believed to be the earliest inhabitants of Rajasthan. Miniatures and marble sculptures from part of the Museum’s exhibits. The Bikaner school of miniatures was influenced by the Mogul style, but has its own elegance and sensitivity.