<p class="title">A ‘Human Library’, will begin lending people instead of books to readers in Mudipu on the city’s outskirts.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The human library was inaugurated recently during the 131 birth anniversary celebrations of Dr B R Ambedkar by Jana Shikshana Trust, Apnadesh Balaga, among others, at the trust’s office in Mudipu.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“The library will allow its readers to ‘borrow’ human beings and learn from their life experiences with the help of meaningful discussions,” trust director Sheena Shetty told <em><span class="italic">DH</span></em> when contacted.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In this unique human library, people are ‘living books’ who will share their experiences through conversations with readers.</p>.<p class="bodytext">At a time when social issues, including a lack of trust among people, is prevalent, the human library aims at helping human books and their readers understand each other in order to realise a harmonious society.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“We were motivated to set up a human library after reading Raghunath Cha Ha’s article about the concept in the Kannada newspaper, <em><span class="italic">Prajavani</span></em>. Such libraries are the need-of-the hour to tackle prejudices in the minds of people,” emphasised Shetty.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The concept though new to these parts was first launched in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2000. “Our human library is a place where dialogue is initiated by human books engaged in people-friendly and environment-friendly initiatives. The readers from surrounding areas will learn from their experiences and will help in building linkages to society,” he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Anyone with a unique story to share will be a human book, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">At the end of each dialogue, participants emerge with a broad view of society and its happenings.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“We will invite those opposing us to share their thoughts,” he added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Through the human library, we hope to inculcate humanitarian thoughts in people. The human library is spread over 80 countries and is active in New Delhi also,” he said.</p>.<p><strong>Human Library’s first dialogue on April 22</strong></p>.<p>Mudipu Human Library’s first dialogue will be held with humanist, social scientist and educationist Umashankar Periyodi at 10 am on April 22.</p>.<p>During the inauguration of the human library, entrepreneur Ramesh Shenava said that the human library helps in promoting humanity by overcoming inhumanity and leading a life as per the aspirations of Dr B R Ambedkar.</p>
<p class="title">A ‘Human Library’, will begin lending people instead of books to readers in Mudipu on the city’s outskirts.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The human library was inaugurated recently during the 131 birth anniversary celebrations of Dr B R Ambedkar by Jana Shikshana Trust, Apnadesh Balaga, among others, at the trust’s office in Mudipu.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“The library will allow its readers to ‘borrow’ human beings and learn from their life experiences with the help of meaningful discussions,” trust director Sheena Shetty told <em><span class="italic">DH</span></em> when contacted.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In this unique human library, people are ‘living books’ who will share their experiences through conversations with readers.</p>.<p class="bodytext">At a time when social issues, including a lack of trust among people, is prevalent, the human library aims at helping human books and their readers understand each other in order to realise a harmonious society.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“We were motivated to set up a human library after reading Raghunath Cha Ha’s article about the concept in the Kannada newspaper, <em><span class="italic">Prajavani</span></em>. Such libraries are the need-of-the hour to tackle prejudices in the minds of people,” emphasised Shetty.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The concept though new to these parts was first launched in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2000. “Our human library is a place where dialogue is initiated by human books engaged in people-friendly and environment-friendly initiatives. The readers from surrounding areas will learn from their experiences and will help in building linkages to society,” he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Anyone with a unique story to share will be a human book, he said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">At the end of each dialogue, participants emerge with a broad view of society and its happenings.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“We will invite those opposing us to share their thoughts,” he added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Through the human library, we hope to inculcate humanitarian thoughts in people. The human library is spread over 80 countries and is active in New Delhi also,” he said.</p>.<p><strong>Human Library’s first dialogue on April 22</strong></p>.<p>Mudipu Human Library’s first dialogue will be held with humanist, social scientist and educationist Umashankar Periyodi at 10 am on April 22.</p>.<p>During the inauguration of the human library, entrepreneur Ramesh Shenava said that the human library helps in promoting humanity by overcoming inhumanity and leading a life as per the aspirations of Dr B R Ambedkar.</p>