Bhubaneswar, July 23 -- As libraries across the country struggle to attract readers in the digital age, a modest institution in Odisha's Bhadrak district tells a different story altogether.
Built through the passion and perseverance of one man, Loknath Pathagara 'o' Sangrahalaya has evolved from a small village library into a treasure house of more than 35,000 books and priceless historical artefacts.
Bikash Kumar Satapathy, a postgraduate in Odia literature, founded Loknath Pathagara o Sangrahalaya in 1990 in memory of his great-grandfather. Inspired by renowned library activist Dasharathi Pattnaik, popularly known as Dasia Aja, Satapathy started the institution with just 15 periodicals in a small village library.
Today, it has grown in...