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Thank you The Hindu and Reshmi Chakraborty for this very important article on free libraries across the country, and for including our library in it! From ‘Inside India’s rural reading rooms | Is...

If you get yourself a copy of the latest edition of Lonely Planet India Guide, you might see a familiar face on page 280! I answer a question that I get asked frequently – ‘what can I do for the...

Last week we at Let’s Open a Book set up a stall at the 3-day Ladarcha Fair in Kaza, Spiti Valley. Ladarcha Fair is a state-level cultural festival, the largest annual event of the Spiti valley...

I love creating ‘aha!’ moments for children through book recommendations at Let’s Open a Book. While children who come to our library have the agency to make their own selections, and we never...

Just like with any other start-up, being the sole founder of Let’s Open a Book means I play multiple roles. I’m the organization’s storyteller, library educator, resident artist and art teacher...

In a couple of weeks’ time, I’ll be on my way to Spiti. As I prepare for the long, challenging journey ahead, I think back to all the times I’ve travelled to Spiti. My first trip to Spiti was in 2017...

A couple of days ago, we celebrated Holi at our Manali library. It was wonderful to smear gulaal on everyone’s faces! We shared mithai and listened to music afterwards. But our Holi was special for a...

Moving to a place where winter temperatures can dip down to sub-zero had never been on my list. In fact, I hated being in cold places. Ironically, though, the two places where we work via Let’s...

10,000. That’s the number of books that have been read at Let’s Open a Book’s Spiti library in the last six months. I’m preparing for our first board meeting of the year when I...