1,647 remote libraries open up a new world for first-time readers in the hill state
DEHRADUN: The school bell announces the end of the day and 10-year-old Sarita quietly settles down in a nook of the class to open a book. She struggles with some words in “Dum Dum Ki Kursi”, a collection of rhymes by Usha Chhabra, and turns to her friend Sachin for help. Together, both of them are able to pronounce the words, and their faces light up with a smile. The Class 4 students at a government primary school in Uttarakhand’s Poth village are the first in their families to read.