Muskan Ahirwar Explained

Muskan Ahirwar
Occupation:Educator and librarian

Muskan Ahirwar (born) is an Indian educator and librarian from Bhopal, India.[1] [2] In 2016, when she was 9 years old, she created a community library for children in the worker's colony where she lives, named Hindi: Kitabi Masti ("fun with books") in Hindi. The library has since moved to a dedicated space and has been expanded to over 3,000 books.[3] She has been given several awards for her work including by NITI Aayog, Hyderabad Literature Festival, and the Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights.

Kitabi Masti

The library, Kitabi Masti ("fun with books"), is built in the common space of Durganagar worker's colony in Arera Hills of Bhopal where Muskan lives.[4] She started the library on 26 January 2016 with her sister Neha to serve the children who live in the area.[5] [6] The library began with 25 books hung on a string outside her house.[7] [8] "I was nine years old when I started this library... I had collected some books which I displayed outside my house by hanging them on a rope. The colourful images fascinated the children in the locality. They started visiting my house regularly to read the books. This is how my interest in books started to grow."

In 2017, Muskan was awarded a grant by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to fund development of the library. The library has since moved to a dedicated space which has been renovated using waste materials by architecture students from the National Association of Students of Architecture. The library has been expanded to over 3,000 books through contributions of books from places in India as well as the United States, South Africa, and other countries.

Awards

Muskan has been recognised with several awards for her work and has also been commended by Madhya Pradesh UNICEF Field Office Chief, Michael Juma.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 10 September 2016 . Bhopal's little librarian gets big ovation for ingenuity . 6 December 2023 . Hindustan Times . en.
  2. Web site: 8 June 2021 . This 9-Year-Old Started Her Very Own Library For Slum Children . 6 December 2023 . Homegrown . en.
  3. Web site: A Beacon of Hope: "Kitabi Masti" a bibliophile made out of waste that illuminates young lives . 11 December 2023 . ETV Bharat News . 27 October 2023 . en.
  4. Web site: ScooNews . Team . 25 March 2016 . A library for slum children thats run by a 9-year-old . 7 December 2023 . ScooNews . en-US.
  5. News: 9 March 2016 . Muskaan Ahirwar: 9 years old, class 3, librarian of a Bhopal slum is educating generation next . The Times of India . 6 December 2023 . 0971-8257.
  6. Web site: Muskaan is running a library at just nine years old . 6 December 2023 . www.newsnationtv.com.
  7. Web site: Singh . Tanaya . 10 March 2016 . 9-Year-Old Muskaan from Bhopal Runs a Library to Educate Other Kids in Her Slum . 6 December 2023 . The Better India . en-US.
  8. Web site: Class V student who runs library in slum gets Chief Minister to help . 6 December 2023 . www.asianage.com.
  9. Web site: Indian . The Logical . 27 December 2016 . A Girl Who Has Set Up A Library Outside Her House For The Slum Children In Her Neighborhood . 6 December 2023 . thelogicalindian.com . en.
  10. Web site: Women Transforming india aWards 2016 – NITI Aayog -A Budding Librarian- Muskan Ahirwar . 6 December 2023 . www.lisportal.com.
  11. Web site: Banik . Mahuya . 1 July 2021 . The Story of Muskan Ahirwar, a 14-year old librarian for Bhopal slum kids. . 6 December 2023 . Doer Life . en-US.
  12. Web site: Muskan Ki Masti . 2024-01-23 . Food4thought Foundation . en-US.
  13. News: 18 January 2019 . Muskan to be honoured at Hyderabad Litfest . The Times of India . 9 December 2023 . 0971-8257.
  14. Web site: Children Category Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) . 6 December 2023 . dcpcr.delhi.gov.in.

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