Prayagraj civic body notice to 19th century Bharati Bhawan library

The Bharati Bhavan Library, which often served as the meeting place for several leaders during India's freedom struggle, has been served a house tax notice of ₹2.87 lakh by the Prayagraj Nagar Nigam. This amount includes interest for the tax due since 2018, according to the notice. Librarian Swatantra Pandey said the Bharati Bhavan Library was set up by Brajmohan Lal Bhalla in 1889 in Loknath locality at a cost of ₹1 lakh.