Library

Growing up with our father, we would notice the time he dedicated to learning new things everyday. Studying Philosophy was his passion and he continued to explore, buy, and collect many books which have influenced and contributed to Indian Philosophy. He tried to instill the quest for knowledge in all his children and grandchildren to always learn, share and inspire more people for a better world filled with love, care and tolerance. Although he was capable of luxury, he led a simple life, helped everyone during his time and with any money saved he would find the nearest book exhibit to add new books to his collection. He always had a minimum of two books while traveling by the bus and would always indulge in reading. He never stopped being a student, living up to his name of “Vidyarthi” by writing multiple research journals and papers even at the age of 60.

Opening this Research library was always our Father’s dream… a dream which needs to be fulfilled. The vision our father had to inspire people pursuing philosophy and institutions offering guidance in learning philosophy. The library has a myriad of books in the areas of Indian Philosophy, Western Philosophy and Comparative Religion, in multiple languages like English, Hindi and Sanskrit. There are more than 4000 books which my father had acquired over the course of his life time, more than a hundred research journals, periodicals in the field of Philosophy and also reference to the research work carried out by Dr. P.B Vidyarthi himself.

With Philosophy being abstract to understand, on the contrary, access to these books are not. A user friendly interface to all the books has been implemented. They have been indexed for easy reference and records are maintained in registers. We welcome you to use these books for reference within the library premises, as we strive to preserve these books, journals and research papers for future generations to be a valuable asset.

We are sure the library will help anyone interested in Philosophy and even if not, please do visit us, to read and explore the books we have in house to kindle your interest in Philosophy.

Dr. Rajkumari Sinha, Member G.B, Indian Council of Philosophical Research, Govt. of India, New Delhi, President, Bhartiya Mahila Darshanik Parishad, Director , Vedanta Research Centre, Ranchi & Retd. University Prof. of Philosophy and Director Women’s Studies Centre Ranchi University, Former Secretary, Akhil Bhartiya Darshan Parishad, is the advisor for Research Activities and the Library. She can be reached at rajkumarisinha78@gmail.com