Rebuilding a century-old library book by book
Student volunteers from the National Cadet Corps are working to catalog and preserve thousands of rare books at the century-old Sree Chitra Thirunal Grandhasala in Thiruvananthapuram. The project aims to digitize the library's collection and restore the historic institution as a modern learning space.
Why it matters
This initiative preserves cultural heritage and historical manuscripts that might otherwise be lost to decay, ensuring future access for researchers.
A group of 30 National Cadet Corps (NCC) student volunteers from the University of Kerala is rebuilding a historic colonial-era library in Thiruvananthapuram, antiquarian book by book and disintegrating manuscript by manuscript.
The article provides a straightforward, factual report on a community preservation project without political or ideological framing.
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