GyanKutir
ज्ञान कुटीर: गाँव के बच्चों का अपना पुस्तकालय
An Open-Door, Free Community Reading Room & Library
“Walk in, pick a book, sit down, and study. Completely free, always open to all.”
A permanent legacy of the GramSutr Gopalpura Editionहमारी अपील | Our Appeal
हम गाँव में बच्चों के लिए पुस्तकालय खोलने की प्रक्रिया शुरू कर रहे हैं। इसमें आप सभी से सहयोग की अपेक्षा है। अगर आपके पास पुस्तकें या पुस्तकालय के काम आने वाला कोई भी सामान (कुर्सी, मेज़, अलमारी, पंखा आदि) है जो आपके उपयोग में नहीं है और आप उसे दान देना चाहते हैं तो कृपया हमसे संपर्क करें।
We are starting the process of opening a library for children in the village, and we hope for support from all of you. If you have books, or anything else a library can use (chairs, tables, shelves, a fan), lying unused and you would like to donate it, please contact us.
Why a Library?
No Reading Room for 15 km
There is no library or reading room in Gopalpura or the villages around it. Students travel 10 to 15 km just to find a quiet place to sit and study. GyanKutir brings that place to their doorstep.
A Safe Space to Learn
Most homes here have neither the space nor the resources for focused study. A quiet, lit, furnished room gives children a place to sit, read, and do homework every single day.
Books Beyond Textbooks
Most children in Gopalpura have never owned a storybook. A library puts stories, science, and the wider world within walking distance of every home.
GramSutr Lives On
GramSutr was a 3-day spark. GyanKutir is the permanent flame: a lasting institution the village community will run long after the camp ends.
The Children of Gopalpura
Every photo here is from the GramSutr camp in Gopalpura, where the idea for GyanKutir was born. The reading room does not exist yet: these are the children it is for, and the volunteers working to start it. Your books and furniture are what will open its doors.
Children at Gopalpura's primary school with kits from the GramSutr camp.
Help Fill the ShelvesTap a photo to enlarge
What You Can Donate
Anything a library needs: if it helps a child sit and read, it belongs here.
Books
Storybooks, comics, NCERT textbooks, exam-prep books, dictionaries, atlases: Hindi or English.
Bookshelves & Almirahs
Shelves, racks, or steel almirahs to keep books safe from dust and damp.
Chairs & Mats
Chairs, benches, durries, or floor mats so children can sit comfortably and read.
Tables & Desks
Study tables, desks, or low writing tables for reading and homework.
Cooler / Fan
Ceiling fans, table fans, or a cooler: Bundelkhand summers are brutal; reading should not be.
Stationery & Lights
Notebooks, pens, charts, a whiteboard, emergency lights, or an inverter for power cuts.
Gently used items are welcome. Please make sure books have no missing pages and furniture or appliances are in working condition.
How Your Donation Reaches Us
Pledge
Fill the short form below telling us what you would like to donate.
Deliver or Arrange
Best option: deliver or courier it to the library address yourself. Can't manage that? Contact the organiser and we will work out an arrangement together.
Reach the Children
Your books go on the shelves with your name in the donor register, and into young hands.
Pledge Your Donation
Tell us what you'd like to give. We will get back to you within 2 to 3 days.
Visit or Contact Us
GyanKutir, Gopalpura
Village Library • Jalaun, Uttar Pradesh
- 255, Gopalpura, Jalaun, Uttar Pradesh – 285121
- +91 94821 18208
- Message on WhatsApp
- helpinghutngo@gmail.com
एक किताब, एक भविष्य।
One book from your shelf can become the first book a child in Gopalpura ever reads. Give it a second life.
Pledge a Donation