Gauhati University - [GU]

The Krishna Kanta Handiqui Library was established to cater to the needs of the students, teachers and research scholars of the University and named after the founding Vice Chancellor of this university, the great Sanskrit Scholar Professor Krsihan Kanta Handiqui, who was also an Orientalist of world fame. It not only helps in supporting the classroom instructional programmes of the University, but also unfolds the horizon of knowledge in regard to the different research programmes carried out by the University.

Our mission is to set high standards of excellence in the preservation of knowledge and serve as an effective instrument of development and change for the state of Assam and the rest of the country by passing on faithfully and comprehensively the cultural, scientific and technological experiences of mankind accumulated over the millennia, thereby ensuring the continuity and advancement of human civilization.The University Library started its functioning in 1948 at Chandmari (now known as old University Colony) and then shifted to Room No.1 of the Arts building and accommodated in the present building in 1962. In 1982. The University Library was renamed as K KHandiqui Library after the death of its first Vice Chancellor Professor K K Handiqui. The personal collection of Prof Handiqui consisting of 7593 volumes of books generously donated by him to Gauhati University is a precious and priceless possession of the library. The collection includes books on 11 (eleven) different languages like English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Latin, Pali, Prakrit, Russian, Sanskrit and Spanish.

The library is managed by the Library Committee chaired by the Vice Chancellor of the university with the Deans of various faculties of the university as members. This committee governs the functioning of the library and also allocates its annual budget.

We have been one of the top contributors to Shodhganga – the repository for PhD Theses in India. Click here to see our present contributions.

In addition to our special collections, a handful of significant collections have been adjoined to the KKHL by eminent scholars and men and women of letters. KKHL has now as special collections the books donated by the following individuals

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