Human library in Bhubaneswar gets overwhelming response

Bhubaneswar | Sunday | 15th July, 2018

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BHUBANESWAR: Imagine a book that will sit in front of you and give answer to all your questions. The unique concept of human library where readers can borrow a human book for about 20 minutes listen to the interesting stories and quench their curiosity on a subject, dispel their misconceptions on various subjects was held here on Sunday. I had many questions about the kind of response gay persons get from their family, friends and the society at large. As many as 250 readers from different age-groups turned up during the day-long event and read ten human books from diverse backgrounds.Stristi Chaudhury, a student who read the human book of a gay and sexual abuse survivor, said “It was a unique experience. I enjoyed the sessions and no one asked questions that will be humiliating or odd..