(Arun Naik, Bapurao Naik's elder son speaks at the Mumbai Marathi Sahitya Sangh kickstarting Bapurao Naik's centenary year celebrations).
Bapurao Naik was a book lover. When he passed away he had over 10,000 books in his personal collection. He was an expert binder and as such also a good preserver of books. For his two books, Typography of Devanagari and Bharatiya Granthamudran, he collected over 300 old and rare books, which he restored and preserved. We still have them, and this collection has been recognised by the Archives Department of the Government of India with a one-time grant in the year 2001.
We never have to borrow a book. We always have what we need. We only buy new books and keep the library updated.
