Shayesta Bedar

Dr. Shayesta Bedar is an Indian historian, academician and scholar who is currently serving as the Director of Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library, Patna.[1][2][3] Before joining the National library, she has served as an Assistant librarian in Maulana Azad Library[4][5]AMU, Aligarh from (1993 – 2019) as in-charge of the Manuscript section of the library where she established a library museum in Maulana Azad Library.[6][7] She has authored numerous research papers based on Persian and Urdu literature. Additionally, she has edited and compile work for a variety of books related to Persian, Hindi and Urdu literature.[8]

Shayesta Bedar
Born
Shayesta Bedar Khan

Patna, Bihar, India
Alma mater
Occupation(s)Historian, academician
Years active1993–present
TitleDirector of Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library
Honours
  • Bihar State Urdu Academy Award, Haji Ahmad Husain Award and Anjuman-e-Taraqqi-e-Urdu Award

Early life

Shayesta Bedar was born to Abid Raza Bedar a historian and scholar who served as the director of Raza Library and then Khuda Bakhsh library for a span of 25 years.[9]

Career

Bedar holds a bachelor's degree in Persian literature from Patna Women's College, followed by a master's degree and Ph.D. in Library Science, Persian & History from Patna University.[10][2] She has authored, compiled, and edited several books and research papers, focusing on librarianship, Indian history, journalism, Sir Syed & Aligarh Movement, Maulana Azad & Allama Iqbal, as well as critical editions of Indo-Iranians and Hindu studies.[10][2] Her work also delves into topics of Banaras Temples and Hindu manuscripts.[11] In 2019, she was appointed as a temporary director for three years under deputation by the Prime Minister's Office led board committee made by Ministry of Culture, Government of India.[5][12] She is the first woman director and secretary of Khuda Bakhsh Oriental library in its 175-years history. [13][3]

Bedar served as the representative of the library in the World Society for the Study, Preservation, and Promotion of the Cultural Heritage of Uzbekistan[14] Over her 30-year association with the Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Library, she has made contributions to its growth and development. One notable achievement includes the digitization of approximately 1 million folios of manuscripts within the library's collection.[9][15]

Contributions

Bedar has made contributions including the establishment of a Library Museum at Maulana Azad Library of Aligarh Muslim University.[10][7] She compiled and edited the catalogs of Important Collections, consisting of 10,000 Manuscripts preserved in Maulana Azad Library[15] Dr. Bedar also compiled a comprehensive three-volume Bibliography on Sir Syed Ahmed Khan and the Aligarh Movement.[10]

Awards

Bedar has been honored with the Bihar State Urdu Academy Award, the Haji Ahmad Husain Award, and the Anjuman-e-Taraqqi-e-Urdu Award, for her contributions to literature and library science.[7]

References
  1. "Shayesta Bedar appointed Director- Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library | Indian Bureaucracy is an Exclusive News Portal". 14 January 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  2. "Dr. Shayesta Bedar appointed as Director, KBOPL, Patna". LegendOfficers.com. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  3. "Board". kblibrary.bih.nic.in. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  4. "Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library". kblibrary.bih.nic.in. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  5. Sharma, Navendu (18 January 2019). "Modi Government takes four and a half years to find Director of Khuda Bakhsh library". National Herald. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  6. "'Heritage Not Seen Holistically': Khuda Bakhsh Library Director Urges Bihar Govt to Stop Razing". News18. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  7. "Shayesta , Lien) , Asstt Librarian , Maulana Azad Library , Aligarh Muslim University , Aligarh". Aligarh Muslim University. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  8. "Journals | KBL Publications | Khuda Bakhsh Library Journal | Patna". KBL Publications. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  9. "Abid Raza Bedar - Profile & Biography". Rekhta. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  10. "About the Director". kblibrary.bih.nic.in. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  11. "Khuda Bakhsh Oriental Public Library: A treasure trove of rare manuscripts, books". The Times of India. 30 March 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  12. "Headless for past 3 years, Patna's iconic library flounders". Hindustan Times. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  13. "Khuda Bakhsh Library in Patna gets director after five years". Hindustan Times. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  14. "Legacy of Uzbekistan's Documentary". Legacy.uz.
  15. Hasan, Nabi. "Digital Preservation of Rare Books & Manuscripts: A Case Study of Aligarh Muslim University" (PDF). Journal of Librarianship and Information Science. 6 (4).
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