Ray of Anirban
How a library changed the lives of people in a remote village of Khulna with its educational, cultural, social activities
Awal Sheikh, a visitor, browses through a book at Anirban Library. Set up in 1990 in Mamudkathi village of Khulna’s Paikgachha, the library has changed the lives of many villagers. The photo was taken recently. Photo: Dipankar Roy
Myth says that the philosopher s stone was a substance that could turn ordinary metal into gold.
While the residents of Mamudkathi may not have literally struck gold, they have found some kind of a philosopher s stone in the form of a library.