Meet Mr.Ankegowda | The Book Lover Who Collected Thousands of Books | Story #12 | Brooding Brook

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  • čas přidán 14. 04. 2022
  • I got to know through an article a few years ago, about this book house and about Mr.Ankegowda, a book lover who collected thousands of books. That's when I first met him and I have met him again last month!
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Komentáře • 68

  • @NilouferAnjum
    @NilouferAnjum Před rokem +91

    “You don’t have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.” This quote is such a slap on the face.

    • @broodingbrook
      @broodingbrook  Před rokem +6

      One of those quotes that stays!
      Thank you for watching🙏

    • @ManavGupta_6668
      @ManavGupta_6668 Před 16 dny

      What u say about Bakhtiyar Khilji who did this in nalanda university.

    • @BharatiyThinkTank5460
      @BharatiyThinkTank5460 Před 15 dny +1

      This quote come from his heart, I love this type of content.

  • @marsh.mellowcheekss9786
    @marsh.mellowcheekss9786 Před 3 měsíci +23

    As a reader I feel so sad that these books are being wasted away like this . This is so beautiful if someone would have helped him to turn it into a structured library thousands could have benefitted including himself earning a small income ❤

    • @broodingbrook
      @broodingbrook  Před 3 měsíci +1

      So true 👍🏾
      When you visit the place you feel both in awe and sad about the state all those books are in.
      And from what I got to know, he gets little to no financial help and he is also seriously short of physical help.
      Maintaining a couple of book shelves can be effort taking. There are hundreds of those in the library 🤯
      Thanks for the comment 🙏🏾

  • @Anonymous-wy7en
    @Anonymous-wy7en Před 16 dny +3

    I feel like jo when she first visits laurie, this is a dream. I could sit for hours and hours in a corner. The curled up yellow pages gives more pleasure than the pearly white pages because they have already shared their stories with someone else and you are stroking your hands thorough the same corners, gawping at the same plots, sighing and crying at the same endings.

    • @broodingbrook
      @broodingbrook  Před 14 dny +1

      Haha, that's such a good example to express how it felt for you watching the place with all these books.
      And wow, that's some way to share and add more details 👏
      "they have already shared their stories with someone else" - loved this part 👏 and also the rest of your message!!
      Thank you 🙏

  • @endroholic7161
    @endroholic7161 Před 3 měsíci +11

    Idk why but him with all those books sparkled a feeling inside me which i dont think i ever felt. It’s not sadness or despair but rather something which needs to be named as it was experienced never before

    • @broodingbrook
      @broodingbrook  Před 3 měsíci +1

      "as it was experienced never before"
      thank you for taking the time to post your words and thoughts 🙏
      I felt overwhelmed being at the place. Glad that the video was able to convey some bit of it.

  • @NikhilsindhYT
    @NikhilsindhYT Před 2 měsíci +5

    Wtf Mann I'm literally searching for books to read something new and fresh and see yt recommended me this video you just made my day brother ❤❤🎉😊

    • @broodingbrook
      @broodingbrook  Před 2 měsíci

      😄😄
      So happy to see your message Nikhil!! Glad YT showed you this video.
      Thank you and have a good time reading 📖 👍

  • @thedeathadvocate
    @thedeathadvocate Před 2 měsíci +7

    👀👀👀👀👀👀👀soooooooo many books!!!!!

    • @broodingbrook
      @broodingbrook  Před 2 měsíci

      Only a bit of those are covered in this video 😄.
      Thanks for leaving a message 🙏

  • @Jenvlogs404
    @Jenvlogs404 Před rokem +12

    So cute, he represents Dharmic values, a gem of the nation. Thank you and your hard work pays off for following passion, so inspiring.

    • @broodingbrook
      @broodingbrook  Před rokem

      thank you so much for the nice words. You are right. There aren't many like him!

  • @kandalaparthiv7453
    @kandalaparthiv7453 Před 16 dny +2

    i know the value of these books. I have a habit of reading and collecting cookbooks, from last years am searching for one cookbook written by J. KARLA (classic cooking of avadh ) but still could not find it hope I may find in places like this

    • @broodingbrook
      @broodingbrook  Před 14 dny

      you should definitely visit the place and when you do I hope you find the book you are looking for :D
      Good to see your message here on YT too, and sorry for the delayed response. YT comments arent working best for me.

  • @ananyamishra4381
    @ananyamishra4381 Před rokem +12

    This is making me so overwhelmed. So many books. Thank you for this vedio. I am glad I got it in the suggestions. Someday, I will sure visit this bookstore.

    • @broodingbrook
      @broodingbrook  Před rokem +1

      Please do visit when you can. I have been there twice and will surely go again. Being there in person is a different experience.
      Thank you for watching 🙏

  • @General_reader
    @General_reader Před 4 měsíci +5

    Thousands, is an understatement

  • @rayofcreation3996
    @rayofcreation3996 Před měsícem +4

    Excellent narration! Thank you for showing us this place. Will visit once, certainly. 🎉

    • @broodingbrook
      @broodingbrook  Před měsícem

      Would be so nice if you visit the place and hope you will one day soon 🙏
      And thank you for the nice words 🙌👍

  • @shilpasrinivas2228
    @shilpasrinivas2228 Před rokem +14

    Hi, I'm extremely glad that 'CZcams' recommended this video. Congratulations on shooting this video and introducing Mr.Ankegowda. Quite a rare find, especially in that region and what an interesting story it would be to understand what got him started in the first place.
    Would you know if he is willing to sell or solely encourages you to get to see his collection? Thanks.
    Once again, good work You !!

    • @broodingbrook
      @broodingbrook  Před rokem +1

      Thank you for the nice words Shilpa. Glad to see more people getting to know about Mr.Ankegowda and his book collection.
      The books are for sale. Only now I realized I missed being clear about that in the video. You can go around, pick any book that interests you and take it home.
      It would indeed be super interesting to sit with him another time and know more. Here is an article through which I first got to know about him:
      timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/bibliophile-wants-his-pustaka-mane-to-be-a-national-library/articleshow/49888007.cms
      Appreciate your comment 😃

  • @grittyscorpio1947
    @grittyscorpio1947 Před 8 měsíci +6

    Such a unique person and such a nice wife he has! I wonder what this place smells like! I love the smell of books! I could go there and forget myself! What a nice video you have made and so generously shared information to help Mr Ankegowda! I too have stopped purchasing books though they are only a little less than 500. One must know when to stop, no?! In my life I have come across very few people with the love of reading..as for me, it is in my blood.
    Well done!👍👏

    • @broodingbrook
      @broodingbrook  Před 8 měsíci +1

      Each comment to this video makes me want to revisit the place again. Thanks for watching and bringing me back here 🙏🏾
      "I love the smell of books!"
      You will love the place more then. It's huge and as you move around, you can't help but notice the aura and the odour change.
      😄Haha, yes, i can totally imagine you losing yourself in that space. You feel different, like entering into a mysterious yet warming place.
      A little less than 500? You own more books than I do!(reader's envy)
      I stopped getting more books sometime last year. But as of now it looks like I am making it up with more frequent book purchases.
      Even I don't know many people who read but I know a couple who got it from their parents and they have this different personality, an appealing one.

    • @grittyscorpio1947
      @grittyscorpio1947 Před 8 měsíci +1

      @@broodingbrook 🤩🥰You must go back there, then. One never knows when it may be too late. I used to help at the school library during holidays when the annual counting and accounting of books was done and I never knew when it was time to go home! I used to read only classics, but I started experimenting with new Indian writers and new genre and discovered writers like Shiv Aroor and Rachna Bisht Rawat. It is a beautiful world of books. I wish you happy reading and accumulating wisdom from them and...do go back and visit our dear Mr Ankegowda and his sweet wife🙏 😊

    • @broodingbrook
      @broodingbrook  Před 8 měsíci

      @@grittyscorpio1947 So you and books go way back in time to the school days then.
      That explains the fond manner in which you talk about books.
      And I am yet to read any works of Shiv Aroor and Rachna Bisht Rawat. I will check their books.
      "It is a beautiful world of books."
      It is indeed. And I am happy that of late I have been managing to read more to my satisfaction. The books I have been discovering have also added to that experience.
      I will try to visit our Mr Ankegowda and his sweet wife next time I go to Bangalore. I am confident I will get another cup of tea or milk 😄

    • @grittyscorpio1947
      @grittyscorpio1947 Před 8 měsíci +1

      @@broodingbrook 😊🤣😀

  • @user-nr8yd7ri7s
    @user-nr8yd7ri7s Před 4 dny +1

    Superb bro keep going

  • @erik0073
    @erik0073 Před 15 dny +1

    What a great man!

  • @dikchagurung6477
    @dikchagurung6477 Před 19 dny +1

    ❤️❤️❤️🌻✨

  • @Coderama
    @Coderama Před 5 měsíci +2

    This made my day

    • @broodingbrook
      @broodingbrook  Před 5 měsíci

      So happy to see this message!!! Thank you for watching 🙏🙏

  • @falaknaaz13
    @falaknaaz13 Před 2 lety +3

    This is beautiful

    • @broodingbrook
      @broodingbrook  Před 2 lety +1

      Thank you :)
      It's an unbelievable place with thousands of books. You should visit Anekgowda Book House if you can.

  • @affafnasim8250
    @affafnasim8250 Před 10 měsíci +2

    What a wonderful video ❤️

  • @sreesanthsasidharan3841
    @sreesanthsasidharan3841 Před rokem +4

    I'm interested in knowing how he keeps the bugs out.

    • @broodingbrook
      @broodingbrook  Před rokem +1

      😄😄I haven't thought of this!!
      I guess I will have a list of things I need to check with him the next time I visit the place.

  • @krishanchandra1357
    @krishanchandra1357 Před 3 měsíci +2

    Nice job sir👍

  • @LaibaAiman-wp5pv
    @LaibaAiman-wp5pv Před 25 dny +1

    Keep it up 💜🌼

  • @books5089
    @books5089 Před měsícem +1

    wow

  • @myraprakash7318
    @myraprakash7318 Před 24 dny +1

    🤍🤍🤍

  • @alamedvav
    @alamedvav Před rokem +3

    Where OSHO'S father shopped.

  • @Nityanand-ro5ft
    @Nityanand-ro5ft Před 2 dny

    JAI HIND, JAI HANUMAN,(nandan, nityanand, mudbhatkal, of Hubli City, Karnataka State, India, Jai Hind, Jai Hanuman,27/May/2024, Monday.

  • @M_Manjunath
    @M_Manjunath Před 2 měsíci +1

    Dude music name used in this video pls...

  • @BANKey7
    @BANKey7 Před 3 měsíci +4

    Where is he from ??

    • @broodingbrook
      @broodingbrook  Před 3 měsíci +4

      From a place called Kennalu, in Karnataka. Around 3 hours from Bangalore.

  • @Ayush_28
    @Ayush_28 Před rokem +6

    He read those books as well or was he just collecting?

    • @broodingbrook
      @broodingbrook  Před rokem +2

      Even though he spoke fluently of some books, I think he was more into collecting.
      Something we can ask him next time😀

    • @Ayush_28
      @Ayush_28 Před rokem +1

      @@broodingbrook Gotcha. 😃

    • @NostalgiaforInfinity
      @NostalgiaforInfinity Před rokem +5

      @@broodingbrook How could you not ask that? That's the most basic thing you should have asked right in the beginning.

    • @broodingbrook
      @broodingbrook  Před rokem

      @@NostalgiaforInfinity proves again I'm not so good at basics😄
      Will do next time👍

    • @Jenvlogs404
      @Jenvlogs404 Před rokem +2

      @@broodingbrook Thank you for posting his story, one of the most pure and inspiring, ignore the over mathematicals above.

  • @Nityanand-ro5ft
    @Nityanand-ro5ft Před 2 dny

    Mr Ankegowda,do you know anyone similar to you elsewhere....???...
    not funny question.Mr.Ankegowda, do you have the book "The RSS Story"by author K.R.MALKANI , first published in 1980-1982... (from
    nandan, nityanand, mudbhatkal, of Hubli City, Karnataka State,

  • @ScepticusHistoricus
    @ScepticusHistoricus Před 2 měsíci

    This is hoarding