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The Jaffna Library: an oasis of knowledge
53 The Jaffna Public Library began as the private collection of the scholar K.M. Chellappah, who started to lend books from his home. This modest beginning resulted in a local committee, with Chellappah giving leadership as the secretary, setting up a …