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From bus conductor to Padma Shri: Anke Gowda’s lifelong mission to share books

Anke Gowda, founder of Pustaka Mane in Mandya, has been awarded the Padma Shri for building one of India’s largest free public libraries. For over five decades, he spent his earnings collecting books to make knowledge accessible to all.

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