Thirteen-year-old Juli had never heard of the Constitution of India. She did not know what the Preamble is until she came across the one wr...
Thirteen-year-old Juli had never heard of the Constitution of India. She did not know what the Preamble is until she came across the one written on the boundary walls of the Bansa Community Library and Resource Centre. She asked Jatin Lalit Singh, the final year law student who founded this library, about the inscription on the wall. Singh tried his best to answer her.
A few days later Singh saw Juli borrowing a copy of the Constitution. When he asked her why she had borrowed this particular book, Juli told him she wanted to follow in the footsteps of Gandhi, but she did not have the “power”. The book might afford her some.
Fourteen-year-old Shagun has also been heavily influenced by the library and Singh. So much so that she has given up her dreams of becoming an actor. Now she says she wants to be a lawyer just like Singh.
Shagun has been a regular visitor to the library, taking part in all the activities, such as dance lessons, art and craft classes, and more. “During the lockdown for the second wave of the Covid-19, the library was closed,” she said, “but now that the library has reopened, I will go back.”
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