West Bengal’s State Central Library, overseen by the Government’s Library Ministry, began as a Central Reference Library inside the Rabindra Bharati University campus on B.T. Road, Kolkata. In 1996, it moved to a purpose‑built facility at P‑1‑17, CIT Scheme VII M, VIP Road, opposite the ESI Hospital in Kankurgachi, Kolkata 700054.
Society for the Visually Handicapped (SVH) is a registered non-Government voluntary Education Resource Body for empowerment of Persons with Low vision, Vision Impairment of total Blindness. SVH was founded in 1983 with the mission of Reaching Education to Sightless Citizens.
This remains the only organization in the country which delivers free of charge Braille, Talking Book and career of higher education-related information service within a mainstream Library set up of the Govt. of West Bengal.
This remains the only organization in the country which delivers free of charge Braille, Talking Book and career of higher education-related information service within a mainstream Library set up of the Govt. of West Bengal.
Founded in 1983, our core aim is “Reaching Education to Sightless Citizens.” This remains our foremost priority. Over the years, “Braille Literacy for the print‑disabled” has continued as a key focus.
