sarhad a punebased nongovernment organisation is all set to convert aragam village of north kashmirs bandipora district into indias largest book village in collaboration with the jammu and kashmir governmentthe ngo has submitted a proposal which has already been discussed with the district administration to create a book village in aragam village in collaboration with the jk governmentread alsoaustralias oldest library starts daily opening of shakespeare room for 1st timefor the first time in the history of australias oldest library the state library of new south wales has started opening their shakespeare room for the public for all days of the weekjk paper in collaboration with the times of india celebrates honours recognises the immense contribution of women authors through the 4th edition of auther awardsthe rich emotional landscape that women exist in and their multilayered existence often give way to earnest authentic stories that best articulate the female experienceexplaining why it has chosen the aragam village an ngo official said the village is located in the scenic region where the beauty of nature can solace to the visitors minds and make them more creative and probe the fundamental questions of lifethere cannot be such a place equal to aragam in kashmir that has a great potential to make a group and cultural village where unparalleled natural beauty can inspire to probe into kashmiri literature and rich history of kashmir besides witnessing an astounding culture he addedhe also said that ideally located nestled amidst the pristine forests of the himalayas along the banks of asias secondlargest freshwater wular lake in the districtteeming with inspiration for art and literaturescenic beauty diverse cultural natural trails for leisurely walks and several locations for trout fishing while enjoying the books he addedgiving details about the book village the ngo official said the book village idea though not new in this concept it will be a unique destination where visitors can get absorbed into the ancient to modern literature and history of kashmir and can get to introduce to its folk culture intimatelythe visitors ngo said will find books almost everywhere and places to read at leisuretalking about the concept he said it will be a village where ancient manuscripts paintings and artificials from kashmir will be on constant exhibition the new and old books will be made available to read and contemplate adding that it will be a village where folk culture will be showcased besides the authors historians and nature lovers will visit for their solacehe further said that a room would be constructed where literary discussions and cultural shows can take place whose walls would be used to display the artwork of various artists on a rotation basislibrary complex will consist of a main building which will house a huge library for regular use of litterateurs and community and will have books in 6 languages initially english urdu kashmiri hindi marathi bengali he addedhe also said that audiobooks also will be made available for visitors who can listen to books