News & Events

April, 2010

Visit of Nepalese Prime Minister, Madhav Kumar Nepal

From left to right: National Library Director, Gyonpo Tshering;
Nepalese Prime Minister, Madhav Kumar Nepal;
Home Minister, Minjur Dorji; Archivist, Kunzang Delek

The Prime Minister of Nepal, Madhav Kumar Nepal visited the National Library & Archives on April 29, 2010, while in Thimphu for the 16^thSAARC summit. It was a great pleasure to receive the Honourable Prime Minister, and we were honoured that he took time out from his busy schedule to call on us.

Mr. Madhav Kumar Nepal is from the Rautahat district of southern Nepal. He graduated from Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu in 1973 and worked in banking and the civil service before turning to full-time politics. He became the Prime Minister of Nepal on May 25, 2009.

February, 2010

Gift of books

The government of India has gifted more than 100 books worth about Nu. 47, 000 to the National Library & Archives of Bhutan . India Ambassador to Bhutan, His excellency Pavan K. Verma formally presented the gift to Lyonpo Minjur Dorji, Minister of Home and Cultural Affairs during the simple formal handing over ceremony held at the National Library & Archives on 8th February, 2010.

The books, worth about Nu.47, 000, are mostly on Buddhism and related to Buddhist philosophy. During the ceremony, Ambassdor Pravan K. Verma said that a National Library is a place where a nation’s culture is preserved and they feel honoured to be making this modest contribution towards preservation of cultural heritage.

In his closing speech Lyonpo Minjur Dorji thanked the Government of India, and said that the books would not only help to realize the Ministry’s objectives in collection development and enhancement of library holding, but also immensely benefit students, scholars, teachers, authors and journalists coming to use the collection. The Minister also mentioned the importance of the mission of the National Library, and their hope of building a modern library.