General collection :
Of special interest to historians and researchers, the English collection contains many books published in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, both from the Indian subcontinent and from Western countries. The collection covers a wide range of subjects reflecting the broad interests of Rajguru Hem Raj Pandey. It is particularly rich in works on Indian philosophical thought, Hinduism and Buddhism. There are significant number of books on Indian languages, and commentaries in English on Sanskrit literature. The collection is also strong in economics and politics of that period, and in history and biography. English literature is also represented, both by classics and by contemporary novels from Hem Raj Pandey’s time.

The books are classified by the Dewey Decimal Classification (21st edition). The collection is on open access, and author, title and subject access to the collection is provided by the English card catalogue and there is the facility of OPAC also.

Nepal collection (English) :
A significant collection of Nepal related books in English forms a separate section. In the interests of preservation they are kept on closed access, but are made available to readers on request.