This Kerala librarian serves knowledge at doorstep
Walking through the hilly terrain, K P Radhamani has been taking books to women and the elderly in her locality as part of a programme to encourage people to read, reports Cynthia Chandran
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WAYANAD: Thanks to KP Radhamani, a 64-year-old ‘walking librarian’ based in Mothakkara in Vellamunda, scores of women preparing for competitive tests in the region have been able to get books at Rs 5 per month. She has been distributing books to women and the elderly since 2012. Braving the hilly terrain, she walks around four kilometres daily carrying a basket of books. But these days, she is just that bit careful because of the pandemic, and has cut down her ‘coverage’ by half.
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