Dear All: I know this is quite a long letter that I've written in a while. Please take some time to read on, it's a project that would open a small window to the world for the less privileged but very much well deserved children of the society. As some of you might know, we have initiated a small library project in Assam. The library is located in Parijat Academy, Pamohi, in Gorchuk, near Guwahati. Remember Uttam Teron, the compassionate young man of Pamohi who started the school for the children from that village? Well, it is their library. Wahid-da (Wahid Saleh), who is also tirelessly working on some wonderful proects for the school and the people of the village, was kind enough to put the pictures that Ankur and Uttam took of the library into this album: http://picasaweb.google.com/Parijat.Academy/NitinBezbaruahSarangapaniLibrary We started the Nitin Bezbaruah Sarangapani Library, in January of this year, and we are glad to announce that the library has already started functioning. At present it is a one room, RCC structure, with shelves, a few tables and enthusiastic children of Parijat Academy. In January, we had taken some books, puzzles, number blocks and other materials from here. We then bought many reference books for the library at Guwahati itself. We were also able to stock the library with maps, globes, and a few other things. Our ultimate goal is to be able to provide some good learning resources through the NBS Library for children and also the communities in Pamohi. As some of you already know, the Academy is managed ably by Uttam Teron, his family, and a few dedicated teachers. The Academy was first introduced to us by Ankur Bora of Dallas. Ankur has been doing enormous things for Parijat Academy. The school now has over 400 students, and could be a model that ought to be replicated all over Assam. If you are interested in helping to build this library, we will be grateful: 1) Send books from here. Jugal (Kalita) gave us some excellent ideas sometime ago. It seems one can send books through the US Post Office at very cheap rates. This is bulk mail, which takes about 6 months to reach, but the costs are about a 1 $ a lb. Jugal has tested this out and the books reach safe. It’s a bit slow, but worth it at that price. The library needs children’s books. It is important that the books are fairly new and not outdated, and they would immediately appeal to the young readership, and/or will support the curriculum for students from KG - 8th grade. It will be nice if people could send a few books when they can. The mailing costs should not be more than $10 or so. Parijat Academy's address is given below: Parijat Academy, PO. Garchuk, Guwahati—781 035, Assam. India. E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you. Sincerely, -Alpana Sarangapani -Ram Sarangapani
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