A bookstore owner opened his store, let readers borrow their favorite title and spend a silent two hour reading quest in Kolhapur
Kolhapur : On Sunday morning, 70-odd Kolhapur residents of all ages and professions gathered at a ‘Vachan Katta’ (reading corner) in Rajarampuri and spent two hours of their morning reading, which are otherwise spent waking up late or entirely through scrolling social media. As part of this initiative, with Pinjani’s help, she decided to call upon community members, and 70 people have joined her along the way today. An avid reader himself, he let readers choose their books from the shelves and find an appropriate corner at his shop to sit and read in silence, along with Yashashri Kulkarni, who runs a reading community of over 150 members.
If you want to find people who love reading, where better to look than a bookstore,” said Pinjani. Chile’s reading community has only grown over time. To take the initiative forward, she took the help of Vishal Pinjani, who runs a bookstore at Rajarampuri. Pinjani has also opened his bookstore to community members. “A few weeks ago, it started with a simple thought – Let’s step away from screens for a while and get closer to books. The question was how to actually start something like this, and whether people would even be interested in being part of such a community.
Today, that idea has taken shape into a growing community.