Books by bike: Sri Lankan man runs mobile library for children


By AGENCY

Having witnessed the hardships faced by Sri Lankan children in rural areas whose villages have no library facilities, Dasanayaka got the idea for his library on wheels called "Book And Me." Photo: AP

During his leisure time, Mahinda Dasanayaka packs his motorbike with books and rides his mobile library – across mostly muddy roads running through tea-growing mountain areas – to underprivileged children in backward rural parts of Sri Lanka.

Having witnessed the hardships faced by children whose villages have no library facilities, Dasanayaka was looking for ways to help them.

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