CHANDIGARH: Some of the most precious possessions of Panjab University brought to India after Partition are the century-old furniture items treasured by it.
As PU completes its 65 years post India's Independence, there are several prized heirlooms that it has which it carried here from its original building in Lahore. A treasure house of ancient furniture is being kept and preserved at PU's A C Joshi Library which is more than 100 years old. Originally brought from Lahore in Pakistan during Partition, this furniture travelled to Shimla and Hoshiarpur, before it came to its current location.
The library has two rare pieces of cupboards and certain old-fashioned tables of immense aesthetic and historic value, claim the PU library staff.
This furniture was initially kept at the United Services Club Chalet, a defence people's building in Shimla built by the British. There had been several proposals in the past to reserve a separate room for this furniture, which is currently kept in the rare books section and the librarian's room, but no headway was made in this direction.
'Maintenance requires skill'
Some of the most precious possessions of Panjab University brought to India after partition are the century-old furniture items treasured by it.
As PU completes its 65 years post India's Independence, there are several prized heirlooms that it has which it carried here from its original building in Lahore.
"In the defence building in Shimla, two rooms were set aside for the PU library and this rare furniture. Later during the 1970s the furniture was brought to PU," said an official of the library staff. Articles written about this furniture available in the PU library give details about it and how it travelled to various places, during which time, some of it even got damaged. The library staff point out that the furniture is rich in aesthetic value and its maintenance has to be done in an intricate manner.
The hallmark of this furniture is its strength and stylish looks. The tables have a copper top, giving these a distinguished look.
Read more news at: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Century-old-furniture-sits-in-library/articleshow/16717298.cms
As PU completes its 65 years post India's Independence, there are several prized heirlooms that it has which it carried here from its original building in Lahore. A treasure house of ancient furniture is being kept and preserved at PU's A C Joshi Library which is more than 100 years old. Originally brought from Lahore in Pakistan during Partition, this furniture travelled to Shimla and Hoshiarpur, before it came to its current location.
The library has two rare pieces of cupboards and certain old-fashioned tables of immense aesthetic and historic value, claim the PU library staff.
This furniture was initially kept at the United Services Club Chalet, a defence people's building in Shimla built by the British. There had been several proposals in the past to reserve a separate room for this furniture, which is currently kept in the rare books section and the librarian's room, but no headway was made in this direction.
'Maintenance requires skill'
Some of the most precious possessions of Panjab University brought to India after partition are the century-old furniture items treasured by it.
As PU completes its 65 years post India's Independence, there are several prized heirlooms that it has which it carried here from its original building in Lahore.
"In the defence building in Shimla, two rooms were set aside for the PU library and this rare furniture. Later during the 1970s the furniture was brought to PU," said an official of the library staff. Articles written about this furniture available in the PU library give details about it and how it travelled to various places, during which time, some of it even got damaged. The library staff point out that the furniture is rich in aesthetic value and its maintenance has to be done in an intricate manner.
The hallmark of this furniture is its strength and stylish looks. The tables have a copper top, giving these a distinguished look.
Read more news at: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Century-old-furniture-sits-in-library/articleshow/16717298.cms
