CURRENT AFFAIRS: IMPORTANT DAYS
National Reading Day – Observed on June 19
- National Reading Dayis celebrated to honour the father of the ‘Library Movement in Kerala’, the late PN Panicker, whose death anniversary is on June 19.
- Reading has a tremendous impact on the socio-economic growth of a country.
- A person’s, communities’ and country’s progress is all dependent on their extensive knowledge base.
- Reading is necessary for firming the foundation of knowledge.
- The N. The Foundation’s slogan is “Read and Grow.”
- MH has launched a social media campaign called “#MyBookMyFriend” for this National Reading Day.
- The ceremony is held in India to honour the late Puthuvayil Narayana Panicker, popularly known as P.N. Panicker, the father of the Library Movement.
