The Gowthami regional library in Rajahmahendravaram, Andhra Pradesh is a peaceful place. Conducive to prolonged study and congenial to thought, it has helped people through generations into becoming scholars. Started in 1898 and housing many historical works, including palm leaf manuscripts and rare Tamil works, its environs have sustained scholarship. It is a home of hopes for jobseekers as well. They troop in as soon as it opens at eight in the morning and study there till eight in the eveni