130 year old dictionary at Hazrat Shah Waliullah Public Library, in Bhopal

From the archive record

The view shows the old preserved pages of a multilingual dictionary written in six language by Her Highness Begum of Bhopal Sultan Shahjahan Begum. This book is around 130 year old and is maintained by Hazrat Shah Public Library. In the midst of the hustle and bustle of Old Delhi through the alleys like maze at Jama Masjid is an unknown Library known as Hazrat Shah Waliullah Public Library, an initiative by Delhi Youth Welfare Association.It was founded during 1990 and has a very rare collection of Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Sanskrit, English and Urdu books. There are thousands of books some dating back to early 19th century like Deewan-e-Safar , a poetry book by last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar. This library opens from 10:00am to 1:00pm and 9:30pm to 11:30pm. People from all the plac