India, March 22 -- A heartwarming image of an elderly rural woman engrossed in a newspaper article about NASA astronaut Sunita Williams has gone viral, drawing widespread appreciation on social media.

The image, shared by Additional Chief Secretary & Development Commissioner of Karnataka, Uma Mahadevan Dasgupta, captures the woman reading at Arivu Kendra, a free public rural library in Karje, Udupi.

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The post has struck a chord with netizens, garnering over 50,000 views, 3,000 likes, and more than 100 reshares. Many users praised the significance of public libraries in empowering rural communities and fostering knowledge.

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