Reducing the rural-urban gaps by creating conducive environment for holistic development
Muradgarhi village of Jewar, Greater Noida, adjacent to the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development, is a village selected by READ India to establish Community Library and Resource Centre. Before establishing the READ Centre, I visited the village with my colleagues...
Libraries as an integral part of the rural reconstruction programme
Mid-nineties I visited Santiniketan with my family and my fond memories of visiting the craft mela revived when I visited on 19th February 2022 again to have a meeting with Surul Swastha Samiti, established in 1934 on the values inculcated from the mission initiated...
Libraries in their new role : Case Study of READ India libraries
Tough times don’t last, tough people do… This quote is very true in the current times of COVID 19 crisis that has impacted each one of us personally, professionally, economically and socially. The whole community is shattered. This pandemic hit the human beings, thus...
International Women’s Day : 8th March 2022
Its great to have one day specially marked on the calendar to wish every woman all the best. We all do. The real wishes come from the heart when you are in touch with so many women who reside in the rural areas and you are talking to them, thanks to the technology,...