Read the given passage and answer the questions given below :An Unusual Village of BooksBhilar is a village near Mahabaleshwar, which boasts of natural beauty and sweetness of strawberry. It is also known as the ‘Village of Books’. Every household in…
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An Unusual Village of Books
Bhilar is a village near Mahabaleshwar, which boasts of natural beauty and sweetness of strawberry. It is also known as the ‘Village of Books’. Every household in this village maintains a library of its own for the tourists to enjoy. ‘Maharashtra State Government has implemented this scheme with a view to accelerate the ‘Reading Culture’ movement for the reader-tourists to enjoy the beauty of Marathi literature enriched by the works of old and new authors and Saints. It includes various types of texts like biographies, autobiographies, fiction, poetry, literature by women, literature on sports, literature for kids, etc.
If you go to Mahabaleshwar, make it a point to visit Bhilar as well.
(1) Name the village of books. (1)
(2) Which scheme was started by the Government of Maharashtra ? (1)
(3) Write your opinion about the village of books. (2)