Asri Mahal Library
© K.L.Kamat/Kamat's Potpourri
Asri Mahal Library after Aurangjeb conquered Bijapur
Asri Mahal hitherto served as a great archive of Arabian and Persian literature, and was looted/destroyed. It is hard to describe the impact this library-destruction had on Indian history.
See also:
Boy at a Islamic School
Boy at a Islamic School