While Mumbai might have its bookshops and booksellers, there are a measly number of libraries to choose from. However, with crowdfunding and crowdsourcing being buzzwords these days, the approach is being applied to an online library as well. Started by a copywriter and a digital social media content developer, Pushpendra Pandya, the Crowd Sourced Book Library (working title) aims to save the communal book reading experience in resistance to online reading platforms.

Pushpendra Pandya. pic courtesy/Vibha Nayak