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Mattancherry

Library · Mattancherry

Iqbal Library and Reading Room

Newspapers by day, a large Urdu book collection by afternoon.

Iqbal library MattancherryFotokannan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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A quiet reading room in Mattancherry with newspapers and a large collection of Urdu books. The reading room is open through the day, while the lending library opens in the late afternoon. It offers a glimpse of the neighbourhood’s continuing literary and linguistic life beyond the visitor routes.

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What visitors liked

  • A historic heritage library dating to the 1930s with a large multi-language collection.
  • Librarians are extremely helpful.
  • A wide range of reference and classic titles across languages.

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