Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Nov 27: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday named two ordinary guys from Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh who are working to ignite the torch of knowledge in society.
Sanjay Kashyap of Jharkhand is known as ‘Library Man’ among children in many districts of the state because he opened a library wherever he was transferred while working.
Jatin Lalit Singh, a man from Hardoi, a village that is about 80 kilometres from Lucknow, started a ‘Community Library and Resource Center’ two years ago.
The two people were mentioned by the Prime Minister on the 95th episode of his monthly radio show, ‘Mann Ki Baat.’
When talking about Sanjay Kashyap, the prime minister noted that the Jharkhand native had struggled to get decent books, which is when he made the decision to prevent the future of the children in his community from being clouded by a lack of books.
“Because of this mission, today he has become the ‘Library Man’ for children in many districts of Jharkhand. When Sanjay ji had started working, he had got the first library built at his native place. Wherever he was transferred during his job, he would get involved in the mission of opening a library for the education of poor and tribal children. While doing this, he opened libraries for children in many districts of Jharkhand. His mission to open a library is taking the form of a social movement today,” he said.
“If someone is donating knowledge, then he is doing the noblest work in the interest of society. It gives me great pleasure to see that many such efforts are being made across the country today. Bansa is a village in Hardoi, 70-80 kilometres away from Lucknow, the capital of UP. I have come to know about Jatin Lalit Singh ji of this village, who is engaged in kindling the flame of education. Jatin ji had started a ‘Community Library and Resource Centre’ here two years ago,” said PM Modi.
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The centre, according to the prime minister, has more than 3,000 publications on Hindi and English literature, computers, law, and test preparation.
“Small children come here to learn new things while playing. Be it offline or online education, about 40 volunteers are busy guiding the students at this centre. Every day about 80 students of the village come to study in this library,” he said.
“Be it Sanjay ji or Jatin ji, I especially appreciate them for their myriad such efforts,” PM Modi added.
