MAJOR PROGRAMMES AT KHUDA BAKHSH O. P. LIBRARY, PATNA 11 th March, 2004: Dr. A. R. Kidwai, Hon ble Member Rajya Sabha and former Chairman, Khuda Bakhsh Library Board presiding over a programme at the Library. 2 nd August, 2004: Prof. J. S. Grewal (right), Justice Aftab Alam (middle) and Dr. Imtiaz Ahmad (left) on the occasion of Khuda Bakhsh Annual Lecture delivered by Prof. J.S. Grewal on the theme Punjabi Sufi Poetry.
2 nd August, 2005: Hon ble Justice Mr. Nayyar Hussain looking at exhibition of rare Arabic and Persian Manuscripts, inaugurated by him. 21 st August, 2005: Prof. Irfan Habib, former Chairman, ICHR, delivers Khuda Bakhsh Annual Lecture on the theme Colonialism and Modernization.
30 th December, 2005: President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam conferring the Khuda Bakhsh Award at a ceremony organised at Raj Bhawan, Patna. The awardees included Irfan Habib, J. S. Grewal, Abdul Halim Nadvi, Nzaeer Ahmad and S. A. H. Abidi (seen in picture) 2 nd August, 2006: Mr. Anwarul Hoda delivering Khuda Bakhsh Annual Lecture on India and W.T.O.
14 th August, 2006: Cultural Programme on the eve of Independence Day. 16 th November, 2006: H.E. Dr. A. R. Kidwai, Governor of Haryana delivering a lecture at the Library on the occasion of the Birth Anniversary of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.
16 th November, 2006: H.E. Dr. A. R. Kidwai, Governor Haryana and H.E. Shri R. S. Gavai, Governor Bihar jointly releasing Library s publication on Maulana Azad. 30 th March, 2007: An evening with eminent Pakistani poet Ahmad Faraz.
24 th July, 2007: Hon ble Chief Minister of Bihar, Shri Nitish Kumar releasing a bibliography on 1857 on the occasion of National Symposium on War of 1857 jointly organised by the Library and Indian Council of Historical Research, New Delhi. 24 th July, 2007: Mr. Justice (Retd.) Syed Sarwar Ali, Member Khuda Bakhsh Library Board, looking at exhibition of rare documents related to War of 1857.
2 nd August, 2007: Prof. Barun De delivering Khuda Bakhsh Annual Lecture on the theme 1857-58 in Bengal Presidency. 30 th October, 2007: Mr. Douglas Kelly, Program Officer, U.S. Consulate General (Kolkata) inaugurating an exhibition of manuscripts of Maulana Rumi s Masnavi at the Library.
11 th November, 2007: Exhibition of books and journals on Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. 11 th November, 2007: Release of book (in Urdu) on Maulana Azad, entitled Maulana Azad ke Sainsi Mazameen.
2 nd August, 2008: H.E. R. L. Bhatia, Governor of Bihar and Chairman Library Board, inaugurates the online-catalogue of published books of the Khuda Bakhsh Library. 2 nd August, 2008: Prof. Sabyasachi Bhattacharya, Chairman Indian Council of Historical Research, delivering the Khuda Bakhsh Annual Lecture on the topic Gandhi s Idea of Indian Civilization.
27 th August, 2008: National Seminar on Qurratul Ain Haider (Inaugural Session) 24 th November, 2008: Dr. Miles Bradbury delivers Khuda Bakhsh Popular Lecture on 1857 and the American Press.
7 th February, 2009: Member Information Commission, Bihar, Dr. Shakeel Ahmad delivers Khuda Bakhsh Popular Lecture on Right to Information Act and the Common Man. 8 th March, 2009: Ms. Susan Schultz, Public Affairs Officer, US Consulate (Kolkata) delivers Khuda Bakhsh Popular Lecture on Women Empowerment.
2 nd August, 2009: Justice Shiva Kirti Singh, Acting Chief Justice Patna High Court, releasing Album of Scientific Instruments on the occasion of Khuda Bakhsh Annual Lecture delivered by him on the theme A Legal History of Modern India. 3 rd August, 2009: Jalsa-e Seerat un-nabi (Discourse on the life of the Holy Prophet) organised in connection with Khuda Bakhsh Day Celebrations.
5 th August, 2009: Symposium on Heritage and Harmony organized at the Library in collaboration with U.S. Consulate General (Kolkata) and East & West Education Society (Patna). 29 th October, 2009: Cultural Programme on Sufi Music.
12 th December, 2009:Hon ble vice President of India, Janab M. Hamid Ansari delivering Khuda Bakhsh Memorial Lecture. 27 th March, 2010: H.E. Governor of Bihar and Chairman, Library Board, Shri Devanand Konwar releasing DVDs of digitized manuscripts of the Library.
2nd October, 2010: Mr. Shahid Mehdi, Vice Chairman, Indian Council for Cultural Relations delivers Khuda Bakhsh Annual Lecture on the theme Whither Higher Education in India? 9th September, 2011: Prof. Irfan Habib, eminent Historian receiving the ITIHAS RATNA, presented jointly by Asiatic Society, Bihar and Khuda Bakhsh Library.