As a child, many of us liked to curl up in a corner with a nice, big book in our hands and just be lost in that world for hours on end. Just like us, there are children across India who love to read but just don’t have the resources. And that is just what these students from IIT-Gandhinagar set out to change.

A few students from second year of B.Tech course in IIT-Gn came together to set up a mini-library for the Palaj Primary School nearby and supplied it with over 100 books in English, Hindi and the regional Gujarati with the help of several donors, reports the Times of India.

The move will surely benefit the 250 children who attend the school is sure to improve their knowledge, reading ability and vocabulary.

The plan to build a library is backed by Amalthea, IIT-Gn’s annual college fest. And students like Prateek Verma, Akshat Pachauri, Rajat Ranjan, Yash Patel, Rajat Goel and Rohit Singh were among the many who made it happen. Verma told The Times of India, “We will increase the number of books in the library in course of time. Course books including books published by NCERT will also be added to the library.”

Proving their true IIT ingenuity, Verma and Ranjan also used corrugated cardboard sheets instead of conventional wood to make the 3 tables, 12 chairs and 2 bookshelves for the library. The library has 12 chairs, 3 tables and 2 bookshelves.

Initiatives like this are important because it gives these children equal opportunities to learn and grow that otherwise might not have been available to them.

The article was originally published in Times of India and to read the complete report by India Times, click here.

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