EMINENT VISITORS AT KHUDA BAKHSH O. P. LIBRARY, PATNA 31 st May, 2003 : H. E. President of India, Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam appreciating an ornamental text of the Holy Quran preserved at the Library. 30 th December, 2005 : H. E. President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam presenting a set of his books for the Khuda Bakhsh O. P. Library. 31 st January, 2006:H.E. Governor of Bihar and Chairman, Library Board, Shri Gopalkrishna Gandhi taking a look at a rare copy of Firdausi’s Shahnamah preserved at the Library. 20 th February, 2006 : Hon’ble Chief Minister of Bihar, Shri Nitish Kumar, being welcomed by the Director at the Khuda Bakhsh Library. 18 th Feb. 2008 : Hon’ble Prime Minister of Mauritius, Dr. Navin Chandra Ramgoolam and Mrs. Ramgoolam at the Khuda Bakhsh Library. 2nd August, 2008 : H.E. Governor of Bihar and Chairman, Library Board, Shri. R. L. Bhatia inspecting rare manuscripts at the Library. 20 th December, 2008 : U.S Consul General, Beth A. Payne, addressing a function at Khuda Bakhsh Library. 30 th April, 2009 : Former Chief Election Commissioner, Shri. B. Gopalaswami and Mrs. Gopalaswami taking a look at the Library’s rare manuscripts. 29 th August, 2009 : India’s Ambassador to Uzbekistan, Janab Shah Manal Qadiri examining a rare copy of the Diwan-e Hafiz at the Khuda Bakhsh Library. 24 th October, 2009 : H.E. Governor of Bihar and Chairman, Library Board, Shri. Devanand Konwar examining rare manuscripts of the Library. 18 th November, 2009 : Shri Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman Planning Commission, receiving Library publications and memento from the Director on the occasion of his visit to the Library. 12 th December, 2009 : H.E. Governor of Bihar and Chairman, Library Board, Shri Debanand Konwar presenting a memento to Hon’ble Vice President of India, Janab M. Hamid Ansari. 4th February, 2010 : U.S. Ambassador in India, H.E. Timothy Roemer and Mrs. Sally Roemer taking a look at a rare copy of the “Badshahnama” preserved at the Library. 18 th October, 2010 : President of Mauritius, H .E. Shri. Anirudh Jugnauth and the First Lady, inspecting a text of Brahma Purana on palm-leaf, preserved at the Library. 2nd March, 2011 : Ms. Uzra Ziya, Political Counselor, U. S. Embassy, New Delhi, being welcomed at the Library. .