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For Indian teen who launched village library, it's about more than books

Radhika Iyengar

January 08, 2021 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: India, Deora, Bihar

Sadiya Riyaz Shaikh wanted more students, specifically girls, in her village to have access to books and a place to study. She created the Maulana Azad Library, a repurposed family guesthouse full of hundreds of new and second books, newspapers, coloring books, and a tutor who helps students. “Without the library, I wouldn’t have been able to manage it,” said one of the students who regularly attends the library.

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