Building Libraries
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‘Free-thinking culture will end’: Why Kerala opposes a role for the Centre in public libraries
Such a move towards centralisation could hurt the functioning of thousands of autonomous libraries in the state, library practitioners warn.
Vineet Bhalla
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‘Look at reading from a rights perspective’: Why library activists want free public libraries
An interview with Purnima Rao, director of The Free Libraries Network.
Sayari Debnath
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How Samik Bandyopadhyay built a collection of 40,000 books that he’s donating to create a library
‘There are the books and my bed. That’s it.’
Anchita Ghatak
Trending
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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This library is showing the way for reading spaces in the digital age
Here, books are few but knowledge is everywhere.
Sarah Backhouse, The Conversation & Clare Newton, The Conversation
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Never mind the 3D printers and laptops, libraries everywhere are still about books and reading
Reading brings comfort. It improves language acquisition and mental health and helps readers explore and understand their identities.
Paulette Rothbauer, The Conversation
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How much does India spend on its public libraries?
There is roughly one rural library in the country for every 11,500 people, and one urban library for over 80,000 people.
B Preedip Balaji, Vinay MS and Mohan Raju JS
Video
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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Meet Aqui Thami from Darjeeling, whose travelling library is putting the spotlight on women’s books
‘Sister Library’, founded by the artist and activist, is going to several cities and sparking conversations around the representation of women in literature.
Urvashi Bahuguna
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A 20-year quest to collect books I’d encountered in school showed me the need for digital libraries
A writer decided to gather all the 37 books from which his English text books had carried excerpts. It wasn’t easy.
Siddhartha Sarma
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The Library of Congress opened its catalogues to the world. Here’s why it matters
Because the data is free and available, exciting experiments have begun.
Melissa Levine, The Conversation
The Reel
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‘Patna Shuklla’ review: A competently argued legal drama
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‘Inspector Rishi’ review: A superbly crafted battle between fact and fable
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‘Alibaba Aani Chalishitle Chor’ review: A lightweight study of modern marriage
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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How can India spread the joy of reading to all?
As India marks National Librarian's Day on Friday, here's a look at what the government can do to ensure that each citizen has access to a public library.
B Preedip Balaji, Vinay MS and Mohan Raju JS
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Watch: This Indonesian library is spreading the reading habit – on horseback
Started in 2015 with 100 books, it is still going strong and gaining multiple followers in local villages.
Scroll Staff
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We have the books and the libraries, but what’s wrong with our librarians?
Why are books kept out of the physical reach of those who want to read them?
Rohini M S
The Field
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Tennis, Miami Masters: Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden through to the final
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: Crasto-Ponnappa, Sindhu move into quarter-finals in Madrid
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IPL 2024: Riyan Parag, bowlers set up win for Rajasthan Royals against Delhi Capitals
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IPL 2024: KKR bring in Allah Ghazanfar as replacement player; RR rope in Keshav Maharaj
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to open his 2024 season at Doha Diamond League in May