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knowledge, short story, poems, and dramas. The prizes were awarded annually, and the manuscripts published. Entries had to comply with five general principles: the works must support or at least agree with the ruling party aims, foster
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Beikman was to "improve and enrich the general knowledge of all the nationals of the Union". The management board was to compile outstanding work of foreign literature and other branches of knowledge for translation into Burmese or other indigenous languages. It was to print and publish these works at the lowest possible price. Textbooks were subject to approval by the government, and had to be in line with socialist policy.
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written material, run a book club, run a bookshop in
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Burmese Translation Society did not only translate books but also encouraged many other forms of Burmese culture and literature activities. The Society established a free library in Rangoon 1956. By 2011 the library had 50,000 book titles in the
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and began the project to compile one in May 1948. Initially, they wanted to translate Sir John
Hamilton's encyclopedia into 10 volumes. Shortly after this (in 1949), they stopped direct translation and completed the project with Burmese related articles including facts on the arts and sciences.
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after 1962. With declining numbers of
English readers in the country, it was decided to launch a Burmese version, but with articles geared to the interests of Burmese readers. Sarpay Beikman also arranged large meetings where a leading scholar or writer would present an extensive survey of the
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discussion topic, and then other speakers could question the speaker, comment or make their own contribution. There proven highly popular, so much so that secondary speakers sometimes had to be drawn by lot. Following the seminar the society publishes a book with the main contributions.
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Volume No. 1 was printed in 1954; the last volume (No. 15) was completed and printed in 1976. The first five volumes were printed in
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main section and another 12,000 book titles in the reference section. In March 2011 a branch of the Sarpay Beikman Library was established in
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