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read books from this library, this politics, business, education or
library is also providing other culture. The President of Guyana,
important facilities to the people. Dr. Irfaan Ali, is also of Indian
Some libraries are such that origin and is proud of his Indian
they are very useful for students heritage. When I was in Guyana,
in preparing for competitive a thought struck my mind,
examinations. It is indeed very which I am sharing with you in
heartening to note that the ‘Mann ki Baat’. Just like Guyana,
library is being used in the best there are lakhs of Indians in
possible way to strengthen the dozens of countries across the
society. You too should develop world. Their ancestors have
a friendship with books and see their own stories of decades,
how it brings a change in your even those over 200-300 years
life. ago. Can you be on the lookout
for such stories of how Indian
My dear countrymen, I have immigrants made their mark
returned from Guyana, a country in different countries? How
in South America, the night they took part in their freedom
before yesterday. Thousands of struggle! How they kept their
kilometres away from India, a Indian heritage alive! I want
‘Mini India’ dwells in Guyana too. you to find out such true stories,
Around 180 years ago, people and share them with me. You
from India were taken to Guyana can also share these stories on
to work in the fields and for other the NaMo App or on MyGov with
tasks. Today, people of Indian #IndianDiasporaStories.
origin in Guyana are leading Friends, you will also find an
the country in every field…be it extraordinary project going on in

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