Question- Which of the following village is announced as the Kerala’s first village of books?
(a) Perumkulam
(b) Kombanad
(c) Nellaya
(d) Koppam
Ans. (a)
Related Facts-
- On June 19, Perumkulam, a village in Kerala’s Kollam district, was declared a Pusthaka Gramam (village of books) by Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
- The announcement made on June 19, National Reading Day, makes it Kerala’s first such village.
- Inspiration for it came from Bhilar, in Maharashtra’s Satara district, which was declared Pustakanch Gaav (village of books) in 2017.
- Bhilar, a tiny hamlet in Satara district of Maharashtra is the India’s first ‘book village’.
- The concept of book village is inspired by Britain’s Hay-on-Wye, which is a Welsh town located in the United Kingdom, famous for its bookstores and literature festivals.
By- Yogesh Pratap Singh