Away from the library, others bought their own books and started creating a small world of reading. Although there is a general assessment that the new generation is a bit behind in reading, the adoption of books in digital form is a hope for the future of reading, a great hope that reading is not dying in any way.
National Reading Day is observed on June 19 every year. PN opened the wide world of reading to Malayali. Panicker’s death day is June 19. P. started life as an author. N. Panicker had the best influence in sowing the seeds of reading among the masses. In his honor, the next one week is also observed as Reading Week.
P. opened the way to reading. N Panicker:
In 1926 Kerala Granthshala Sangam was formed as a result of his activities like reading tour and establishment of Sanatana Dharmam library in his native land. He was also able to bring thousands of libraries in the state, which were functioning without a centralized system, under the Kerala Library Association. That is why P. is called the hero of the Granthsala movement. N Panicker is known. Kerala Public Libraries Act was passed by the Government as a result of his constant efforts. It was his long time dream that the government should come up with a special law to protect reading.
Here are some famous quotes about reading and reading day.
*A reader lives a thousand times before he dies… The man who never reads gets only one life – George R. R. Martin
* ‘Classic’ – A book that people admire but don’t read – Mark Twain
* Television is very informative, but whenever someone turns on the TV, I go to another room and read a book – Gro Cho Marx
* You don’t have to burn books to destroy a culture. People stop reading them. – Ray Bradbury
*Reading is essential for those who want to rise above the average in life – Jim Rohn
*Reading all good books is like the best dialogue of the last centuries – Descartes
* Please leave your TV set, and in its place you can install a beautiful bookshelf on the wall – Roald Dahl
