📚 Pustak Ghar – Preserving Hindi & Regional Literature

Overview

Pustak Ghar is an open-source initiative dedicated to promoting Indian literature and reading culture by building a digital library of freely accessible Hindi and regional language books.

Our mission is to preserve literary heritage by curating, digitizing, and organizing books, poems, stories, and educational resources into a structured, user-friendly platform for readers, students, and literature enthusiasts.

⚠️ Important: This repository is not the “Pustak Ghar – Study Resources Platform” project. Please ensure you are contributing to the correct repository.

🎯 Project Goals

• Preserve and promote Hindi & regional literature
• Build a digital library-style platform accessible to everyone
• Organize content into categories: Books, Poems, Stories, Educational Resources
• Make the platform aesthetically literary with warm, inviting design
• Ensure mobile-first accessibility and responsive design

📊 Project Insights

🌟 Stars	🍴 Forks	🐛 Issues	🔔 Open PRs	🔕 Closed PRs	🛠️ Languages	👥 Contributors

✨ Features (Planned)

• 📖 Book & Content Categories with search and filtering
• 🎨 Warm, literary-themed color palette (cream, maroon, deep blue)
• ✍️ Typography inspired by printed literature
• 📱 Responsive & accessible UI
• 📝 About Page highlighting mission and heritage preservation
• 🌐 Open contributions for adding books, poems, and stories

🛠 Tech Stack

• Framework: Next.js (recommended for combined frontend & backend development)
• Styling: Tailwind CSS
• Database / Content Storage: TBD (JSON, Markdown, or API integration)
• Deployment: Vercel / Netlify

🎯 Open Source Programmes ⭐

This project is now OFFICIALLY accepted for:

🌟 Exciting News...

🚀 This project is now an official part of GirlScript Summer of Code – GSSoC'25! 💃🎉💻 We're thrilled to welcome contributors from all over India and beyond to collaborate, build, and grow pustak-ghar! Let’s make learning and career development smarter – together! 🌟👨‍💻👩‍💻

👩‍💻 GSSoC is one of India’s largest 3-month-long open-source programs that encourages developers of all levels to contribute to real-world projects 🌍 while learning, collaborating, and growing together. 🌱

🌈 With mentorship, community support, and collaborative coding, it's the perfect platform for developers to:

✨ Improve their skills 🤝 Contribute to impactful projects 🏆 Get recognized for their work 📜 Receive certificates and swag!

🎉 I can’t wait to welcome new contributors from GSSoC 2025 to this pustak-ghar project family! Let's build, learn, and grow together — one commit at a time. 🔥👨‍💻👩‍💻

🚧 Current Status

The current site design does not reflect the actual vision of the project. It resembles a study resources platform rather than a digital literature library. We are completely redesigning the UI and structure to align with the true mission.

🔄 Redesign Guidelines

• Replace current layout with digital library UI
• Add sections for Books, Poems, Stories, Educational Resources
• Implement search filters & featured collections
• Use literary color palette & typography
• Add About page describing project mission
• Ensure responsive & accessible design

🚀 Getting Started

1️⃣ Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/kushagra0333/pustak-ghar.git
cd pustak-ghar

2️⃣ Install Dependencies

npm install

3️⃣ Run the Development Server

npm run dev

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please read the Contributing Guidelines before submitting a PR.

You can contribute by:

• Adding books, poems, or stories
• Improving UI/UX
• Working on backend features
• Fixing bugs or improving accessibility

📌 Repository Link

🔗 GitHub Repo: Pustak Ghar – Preserving Hindi & Regional Literature

🛠 Tech Stack

• Framework: Next.js (recommended for combined frontend & backend development)
• Styling: Tailwind CSS
• Database / Content Storage: TBD (JSON, Markdown, or API integration)
• Deployment: Vercel / Netlify

🤝👤 Contribution Guidelines

We love our contributors! If you'd like to help, please check out our CONTRIBUTE.md file for guidelines.

Thank you once again to all our contributors who has contributed to pustak-ghar! Your efforts are truly appreciated. 💖👏

See the full list of contributors and their contributions on the GitHub Contributors Graph.

Show some by starring this awesome repository!

💡 Suggestions & Feedback

Feel free to open issues or discussions if you have any feedback, feature suggestions, or want to collaborate!

If you find this project helpful, please give it a star! ⭐

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the License file for details.

⭐ Stargazers

🍴 Forkers

Project Admin:

Kushagra Pandey

👨‍🏫 Mentors – pustak-ghar (GSSoC'25)

Name	GitHub Profile	LinkedIn Profile
Priya Mahato	priyamahato86	priyamahato86

Give us a Star and let's make magic!

👨‍💻 Developed By ❤️ Kushagra Pandey and Contributors ❤️ open an issue