'Libraries are fundamental for the transformation of society'

Indira Dali, a librarian advocate, talks about her passion for libraries and how such a facility has been neglected over the years of the country’s development.

For Indira Dali , books are her whole life. The 72-year-old librarian, who is also an advocate of libraries, has worked to build the foundation of many libraries in the country. She is currently the chair of the Dilli Raman Kalayani Regmi Memorial Library Development Board. She was also the coordinator of the library master plan committee for the Nepal National Library and the library digitisation and automation committee, a task force committee created in 2016 by the Ministry of Education to develop the library system and services in the country.