Vivekananda Pathagar in Kolkata. It is the sole Town Library in Kolkata’s Jadavpur neighborhood. There are more than 14,000 English and Bengali books available, covering both young-adult and adult adventure novels, novellas, and articles.
At Sharat Chandra Banerjee’s residence, a group of young social activists and freedom fighters established the Basanta Memorial Library in 1919 in honor of their late comrade, Basanta Mitra.
The Library was moved to its current site on a permanent basis in 1941. In 1961, it was given the new name Basanta Smriti Pathagar to honor the 100th anniversary of Rabindranath’s birth. In addition, the town library has been supported by the government since 1982.
