A prisoner’s fight to read ends with library

A Neat Story From India on Sudhir Sharma, who fought for and won his right to read inside prison, the 39-year-old is out and running a library in Jokehra, a remote village of Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh.

Since he took over the Jokehra library job three months ago_for a pay of Rs 1,000 plus free accommodation it has seen a three-fold jump in visitors. From eight to 10 people every day, the Sri Ramananda Saraswati Pustakalaya now gets 30-40 daily.