dalreen ramos dalreen. ramos@ mid- day. com The popular kindergarten quote u201c sharing is caringu201d disappears from your vocabulary once capitalism hits you as an adult. The emphasis here is on ownership. So, when you spot a pretty or popular book that you know you wonu2019t complete, you buy it anyway. It is this consumerist idea that got American artist Cameron Granger to conceive of u201c A library, for you,u201d in March last year. It began with the simple idea of a community lending library, but with a twist: it had to travel to places and at the same time, start with original, personal narratives.

Last Saturday, the 26- year- old travelled to Mumbai to set up his project at Colabau2019s Ikattha Space.