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Sugarcane Juice Shop Houses Rs 10 Lakh Mini-Library: 8th Grade Educated Man's Sea of Knowledge!
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News18•25-09-2026, 11:50
Sugarcane Juice Shop Houses Rs 10 Lakh Mini-Library: 8th Grade Educated Man's Sea of Knowledge!
- •Surendra Kotian, from Udyavara, Dakshina Kannada, runs a sugarcane juice shop that doubles as a mini-library with over 8,000 books worth Rs 10 lakh.
- •Despite studying only till 8th grade, Surendra possesses vast literary knowledge and can fluently discuss any book for hours.
- •He dedicates all his earnings to buying books and freely shares his knowledge with anyone interested in learning.
- •His shop has become a hub for research students, lecturers, and teachers who borrow and return books.
- •Surendra dreams of a proper library building to house his collection and hopes for support from organizations or the government.
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The sugarcane juice shop and its mini-library are run by Surendra Kotian in Udyavara, located in the Kasaragod district on the Karnataka-Kerala border.
Surendra Kotian's shop features a collection of over 8,000 books spanning multiple genres, with an estimated value exceeding 10 lakh rupees.
Guiding professors regularly send research students, lecturers, and teachers to the shop, where readers can borrow books for free and return them after reading.
