Meet Muskaan Ahirwar, this gritty nine-year-old is doing something which many might take years to achieve. She has taken up the responsibility to educate the children in her slum by running her own library.

Muskaan, a class 3 student calls her library Bal Pustakalaya which is located in a slum near Rajya Siksha Kendra in Bhopal.

Everyday after she gets home from school at 4 pm, sets up the library outside her house and encourages all of them to come and read.

What started as small number of 25 books given by the State Education Board in December last year, has now grown up to 119 books.

Muskaan, who is known to be a pro-active and hard-working student was given the responsibility to manage the library by Rajya Shiksha Kendra.

Children of all ages eagerly wait for their turn to grab a book of their choice. Muskaan also keeps reading and discussion to make the entire practice more engaging.