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Over the course of the last fifty years, Anke Gowda, a retired sugar plant worker from the southern Indian state of Karnataka, has accumulated two million books.
Last month, the 79-year-old made news when he was given the Padma Shri, a civilian recognition awarded by the federal government, in recognition of his exceptional efforts to advance learning and literacy. Pandavapura, a small municipality in the Mandya region of Karnataka, is home to Gowda's library. It doesn't have the rigid arrangement that libraries often have. Actually, there is no librarian in Gowda's collection, and the Pandavapura, a small municipality in the Mandya region of Karnataka, is home to Gowda's library. It doesn't have the rigid arrangement that libraries often have. Actually, there is no librarian in Gowda's collection,And it doesn't have the rigid arrangement that libraries often have. Actually, there is no librarian in Gowda's collection, and the books are haphazardly arranged on shelves and the floor.
Last month, the 79-year-old made news when he was given the Padma Shri, a civilian recognition awarded by the federal government, in recognition of his exceptional efforts to advance learning and literacy. Pandavapura, a small municipality in the Mandya region of Karnataka, is home to Gowda's library. It doesn't have the rigid arrangement that libraries often have. Actually, there is no librarian in Gowda's collection, and the Pandavapura, a small municipality in the Mandya region of Karnataka, is home to Gowda's library. It doesn't have the rigid arrangement that libraries often have. Actually, there is no librarian in Gowda's collection,And it doesn't have the rigid arrangement that libraries often have. Actually, there is no librarian in Gowda's collection, and the books are haphazardly arranged on shelves and the floor.