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Rural Libraries In Support Of Rural Reconstruction: Tagores’ Thinking And Reality, Nimai Chand Saha, Keshab Chandra Sinha Mr.

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

It is admitted that to make overall development of any citizen rural and urban areas are to be given equal importance and sometimes rural areas may be given more emphasize than urban areas to confirm all wide development. Gurudeva Rabidranath Tagore was one of the pioneers who have given enough attention for the rural communities and to materialise his dream of rural reconstruction he has introduced several project for the welfare of the rural people. To reach the village people and also to eradicate the illiteracy he introduced ‘CHALANTIKA’ library which was meant for the dissemination of library services to …