Spreading the joy of reading, free of cost

After living for 17 years in the US, Chintan Dagli observed two things about the city upon moving back to India—the missing reading culture in kids and inadequate sources of books for them.

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A parent of two young kids, he realised there was a limit to the number of books he could buy for children. Determined to resolve this, in 2021, he started the Library on Wheels Foundation, under which Gyan Library was launched—a colourful van that is filled with books for children, going around the city with pre-designated stops.

"The goal is to promote reading, and we believe that reading is like the key to success academically, socially and personally. So if a kid is good at reading, then they will do good at everything else in the future," shares Dagli, adding that the goal is to not just promote reading, but also to do so consistently.