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Town Hall (Meerut)

India / Uttar Pradesh / Mirat / Meerut
 office building, library, interesting place
Administrative office of Meerut Municipal Corporation.Built during British era. This land belongs to SHEIKH GHULAM MOHIUDDIN, (Family member of Bhayyaji Family of Meerut) and given to Meerut Municipal Corporation on LEASE during British Era. The legal heirs of SHEIKH GHULAM MOHIUDDIN is still residing in Meerut at Kothi Bhayyaji, thats are MOHIUDDIN AHMED AND MOINUDDIN AHMED & a sister of them.

Information edited by MUHAMMAD MUNEER s/o Bhaiya Sheikh Muhammad Hameed s/o Bhaiya Sheikh Alauddin s/o SHEIKH GHULAM MOHIUDDIN.
bhaiyajee@hotmail.cOM

INSIDE THIS TOWN HALL THERE IS A LIBRARY WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1886 BY MR KALIPAD BOSE WHO WAS A GOVERNMENT PLEADER AT THAT TIME. THIS HISTORICAL LIBRARY HAS SEEN GUESTS LIKE MAHATMA GANDHI,SIR SYED AHMED KHAN,ALI BROTHERS,JAWAHAR LAL NEHRU AND MANY OTHER LUMINARIES OF THAT TIME BUT THE ONE WHO WAS THE MOST SPECIAL AND STAYED FOR LONGER PERIOD OF TIME WAS SWAMI VIVEKANADA WHO SATYED NEAR THIS LIBRARY FOR ALMOST SIX MONTHS AND VISITED THIS PLACE REGULARLY AND READ ALMOST EVERY THING IN THIS LIBRARY!!
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Coordinates:   28°58'47"N   77°41'53"E

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  • DrCSKaushik
    Pride of Meerut.
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