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Mahinda Dasanayaka rides his motorbike which doubles up as a mobile library in a village in Kegalle district, about 53 northeast of Sri Lanka's capital, Colombo.AP Children look to borrow books from a ...

COLOMBO, Sri LankaCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — During his leisure time, Mahinda Dasanayaka packs his motorbike with books and rides his mobile library — across mostly muddy roads running through tea-growing ...