When we talk of visiting the Asiatic Society, we think only of the steps or stop there. Nobody thinks of it as a library." Over a phone conversation, Nirbhay Kanoria states the crux of the problem that called for the collaboration of three entities to solve.

The solution, we can say, is a stranger to most public libraries or even institutions in this city. Social media. So, when pictures accompanied by elaborate text started popping up on their Facebook page regularly — showcasing archival documents such as pages from the Ain-I-Akbari, Agni Purana, or even information on the conservation activity at the Asiatic — we were taken by surprise.