From Crime and Drug Addiction to Love of Books: Sudhir Sharma finds Refuge in Azamgarh, Islam and Pluralism, NewAgeIslam.com

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26 Aug 2011, NewAgeIslam.Com

From Crime and Drug Addiction to Love of Books: Sudhir Sharma finds Refuge in Azamgarh

By Adab Nawaz, NewAgeIslam.com 26 August 2011 Azamgarh: Sri Ramanand Saraswati Pustakalaya (SRSP) sits on a high plinth, overlooking green paddy fields and a swollen Ghaghra river. Mainly housing tomes in Hindi, SRSP is pride of Jokahra, a dusty village in Azamgarh, a district in UP with abysmally low literacy rate but high incidents of crime. It faces serious charges of nurturing several alleged terrorists, including Abu Salem. But more than the library, it's the librarain who is a centre of attraction for many. http://www.newageislam.com/islam-and-pluralism/from-crime-and-drug-addiction-to-love-of-books--sudhir-sharma-finds-refuge-in-azamgarh-/d/5331