Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Book Bank @ Initiative by Gurudwaras – Bank on Books


Book Bank @ Initiative by Gurudwaras – Bank on Books

Apex body of gurudwaras banks on books to help students in need

To start book bank which will lend used textbooks, encyclopedias, journals etc. for free to school and college students, who can keep them as long as they need them

WITH the academic year about to commence in 5 June, some students must be worried about the cost of books. Sri Guru Singh Sabha, the apex body of gurudwaras in the city, has come to their aid. It is opening a first of its kind book bank to lend books of various courses free of cost to needy students.

Students from across the city can take these books from the Sabha in Dadar and keep them for as long as they need them. The Sabha will inform schools and colleges, so students are aware of the bank, which will open soon.

Donated used books After a month- long exercise, @ 9 9 used books have been collected from donors and over > 9 9 more are on their way. A batch of  9 volunteers from Sevak 5 atha Dadar, the gurudwara’s youth wing, collected the books. Most of the donors were students and professionals.

Balbir Singh of Sevak 5 atha Dadar said that they thought of the idea around two years ago. “We are looking at it spiritually, as we consider knowledge the biggest power. We realise that some students cannot afford the expense of books. Sometimes even shops run out of books and students don’t know where to get them,” said Manmohan Singh Ratti, general secretary of Sri Guru Singh Sabha.
“ We used social media to spread the word among our friends, family and community circles. Slowly, we started receiving calls from across the city.

We collected books from class V and above. We received a good response,” Number collected said 5 asdev Singh, a volunteer with Sevak 5 atha Dadar, who collected books from Andheri,

Andheri, Kandivali and Dahisar.

More than textbooks Besides textbooks, there are journals, dictionaries. “ We will categorise the books as per courses and subjects.

We are creating a database before the bank is opened,” said Balbir Singh. “ If many students want the same book, our authorities will decide how we could help,” he added.

Source | Mid-Day | 30th May 2018

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Mr. Pralhad Jadhav 
Master of Library & Information Science (NET Qualified) 
Senior Manager @ Knowledge Repository  
Khaitan & Co 
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