June 22, 2026
Non-Fiction
Until the story becomes their own
Sitting on a bench in the library, I noticed a group of children, no older than...
Jatin Lalit
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Jatin Lalit builds community-led libraries in rural India. He founded Bansa Community Library, the first free community library in Hardoi district, Uttar Pradesh, now serving over 5,100 readers across 80 villages. Through the Aruna Mithlesh Foundation, he has helped establish libraries and train community librarians across the country, and he serves as Director and General Secretary of the Free Libraries Network, India's largest collective of grassroots libraries. He is among the youngest leaders shaping the direction of India's free library movement.