A tiny two-room portion in the palatial Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Library on the Adikavi Nannaya University campus in East Godavari district now has a distinct identity of its own — it is now home to thousands of books donated by bibliophiles from across Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu.
In April, the two-room portion was converted into 'Nannaya Bharathi Library' with a treasure trove of 15,000 books. Nearly 2,000 books are Telugu novels and anthologies of stories on the history and culture of the Godavari region. A majority of the donors are Telugu writers and academicians from the Telugu-speaking States.
Karumanu Ramachandrayya of Rajamahendravaram donated his entire personal collection of 4,000 English books to the library. Half of them have been given to the English Department’s library of the university. Mr. Ramachandrayya was a retired lecturer.
