BHUBANESWAR: Imagine a ebook that sits in entrance of you and solutions your whole questions. The town was once witness to one thing like this as a 'human library', where readers can 'borrow' an individual for roughly 20 mins, concentrate to their tales and quench their curiosity about any topic, opened up on the Bhubaneswar Poetry Club on Sunday.
As many as 250 readers belonging to different age groups became up on the daylong match during which 10 'human books' from various backgrounds narrated their tales.
Stristi Chaudhury, a student who 'learn' the reviews of a homosexual abuse survivor, stated, "This was a unique experience. I had many questions about the kind of response gay people get from their family, friends and the society when they decide to come out. I found the interaction to be emotional."
The other 'human books' were a bisexual person who survived medical despair, a listening to impaired lady entrepreneur, a transgender civil servant, an alcohol abuse survivor, an acid attack survivor, a victim of caste discrimination, an Italian-born Odissi dancer, a world-famous gotipua dancer and a former sex worker.
Twenty mins looked as if it would pass by in a flash for the contributors, who stated the reaction to their tales was once overwhelming. "The idea is to establish a safe conversational space, where difficult questions are expected, appreciated and answered to promote an understanding of social prejudices and increase tolerance between human beings," stated Sourav Panda, an organiser of the development and a member of the Bhubaneswar Poetry Club. "After getting such a positive response, we are planning to make this an annual event," he added.
The former sex worker, who was once a victim of human trafficking and sought anonymity, stated, "We shared some of the most difficult moments of our life with these unknown readers. I enjoyed the session and no one asked me anything that could be seen as humiliating or strange."
The unique idea, believed to have first begun in Denmark, has develop into widespread in Indian towns corresponding to Delhi and Hyderabad.
As many as 250 readers belonging to different age groups became up on the daylong match during which 10 'human books' from various backgrounds narrated their tales.
Stristi Chaudhury, a student who 'learn' the reviews of a homosexual abuse survivor, stated, "This was a unique experience. I had many questions about the kind of response gay people get from their family, friends and the society when they decide to come out. I found the interaction to be emotional."
The other 'human books' were a bisexual person who survived medical despair, a listening to impaired lady entrepreneur, a transgender civil servant, an alcohol abuse survivor, an acid attack survivor, a victim of caste discrimination, an Italian-born Odissi dancer, a world-famous gotipua dancer and a former sex worker.
Twenty mins looked as if it would pass by in a flash for the contributors, who stated the reaction to their tales was once overwhelming. "The idea is to establish a safe conversational space, where difficult questions are expected, appreciated and answered to promote an understanding of social prejudices and increase tolerance between human beings," stated Sourav Panda, an organiser of the development and a member of the Bhubaneswar Poetry Club. "After getting such a positive response, we are planning to make this an annual event," he added.
The former sex worker, who was once a victim of human trafficking and sought anonymity, stated, "We shared some of the most difficult moments of our life with these unknown readers. I enjoyed the session and no one asked me anything that could be seen as humiliating or strange."
The unique idea, believed to have first begun in Denmark, has develop into widespread in Indian towns corresponding to Delhi and Hyderabad.
'Human library' makes city debut, offers life stories to curious readers
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Reviewed by Kailash
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July 16, 2018
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