Parliament Library

29/05/2026

Shri Birla stressed that every effort must be made to equip Members with the resources needed to foster informed debates in the House.

By fusing history with cutting-edge tech, the library is transforming into a next-gen, one-stop platform for informed citizenry!

29/05/2026

Did you know that the is a vast universe of knowledge for our lawmakers and other stakeholders?

Hon’ble Speaker Shri ’s recent visit marks a major push toward a smarter, more accessible library. outlined a visionary dual approach to streamline how legislative knowledge is distilled: firstly, upgrading infrastructure for members' services and harnessing advanced AI and IT to provide seamless, rapid research services to them and other users; and secondly, ensuring the meticulous, long-term safeguarding of priceless historical documents.

29/05/2026

Hon’ble Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla visited the Parliament Library on 27 May 2026. He was briefed on the resources, services, and facilities available for Members and other users, and was given a guided tour by the Library Officers.

29/05/2026

Hon’ble Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla visited the Parliament Library on 27 May 2026. He was briefed on the resources, services, and facilities available for Members and other users, and was given a guided tour by the Library Officers.

28/05/2026

The Parliament Library organised a Select Book exhibition on 28 May 2026, during the floral tribute ceremony held in the Central Hall, Samvidhan Sadan to mark the Birth Anniversary of
Swatantrayveer Vinayak Damodar Savarkar

27/05/2026

*Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar Awardees*
Sahitya Akademi has instituted Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar to encourage young writers (less than 35 years of age) in the 24 recognised languages of India.
The Parliament Library extends Best Wishes to *._Sh. Sabarinathan_.* on his Birthday on 27 May. Writer of books in Tamil language, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar for his Book 'Vaal' (Poetry) in 2019.

27/05/2026

*Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar Awardees*

Sahitya Akademi has instituted Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar to encourage young writers (less than 35 years of age) in the 24 recognised languages of India.

The Parliament Library extends Best Wishes to *._Sh. Vikram Sampath._* on his Birthday on 27 May. Writer of books in English language, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar for his Book 'My Name is Gauhar Jaan' - The Life and Times of a Musician (Biography) in 2011.

His other books include ‘Savarkar: Echoes from a Forgotten Past, 1883-1924’; ‘Savarkar: A Contested Legacy, 1924-1966’; ‘Splendours of Royal Mysore’; and ‘Voice of Veena: S. Balachander’.

27/05/2026

Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar Awardees*
Sahitya Akademi has instituted Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar to encourage young writers (less than 35 years of age) in the 24 recognized languages of India.
The Parliament Library extends best wishes to Sudip Chakraborty on his birthday on 27 May. Writer of books in Bengali language, He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar for his Book “Premer Size Battirish” in the year 2015.

27/05/2026

Parliament Library celebrates Indian Authors
The Parliament Library extends Best Wishes to Sh. Bhalchandra Vanaji Nemade (born 27 May, 1938) an eminent writer, poet, critic and linguistic scholar in Marathi language on his Birthday on 27 May.
Some of his notable works include Kosala, Bidhar, Hool, Jareela, Jhool and Hindu: Jagnyachi Samruddha Adgal.
He has been conferred with the Sahitya Akademi Award, Jnanapith Award and the Padma Shri.

26/05/2026

Parliament Library is one of the finest and richest repositories in the country. The present holding of the Library is around 1.9 Million volumes consisting of Books, Reference Books, Govt. Reports and LT Papers, Acts and Bills, Gazettes & Debates, Newspapers and Periodicals etc. The Parliament Library has created its Digital Repository and many documents are being digitized and uploaded in the Digital Repository for free online access. Besides, many documents and other information related to the Parliament Library can be accessed from its website. The various access points for the Library collection and other digital resources are:-
The Parliament Library Catalogue containing bibliographical details of books/reports/articles can be accessed online at: - https://eg4.nic.in/PHI/OPAC/
Parliament of India Digital Library, allows access to digitized Parliamentary debates from 1952 onwards, Committee Reports, Presidential Addresses, Budget speeches, Historical Debates etc. The digital library can be accessed online at :- https://elibrary.sansad.in/home
Bibliographical details of the articles published in periodicals/journals received in the Parliament Library can also be accessed through Knowledge Centre tab available on the Lok Sabha website. (Link: https://sansad.in/ls/library/parliamentaryDocumentation)
Various Research and Reference documents can be accessed online at :-https://sansad.in/ls/library/research
Various e-Resources like flipbooks, bio profiles, reports, manifestos, debates on Constitutional Amendments etc. can also be accessed online at:- https://sansad.in/ls/library/eResources
Extensive historical audio-video content from the Parliament can be accessed from the Parliament Video Library at:- https://videolibrary.sansad.in/

26/05/2026