Importance attached with book is still to day, in the age of kindle and Google books where everyting seems to be electronic but the satsifaction in reading book in immense and can not be expressed. It is a pity to learn so many children are devoid of basic educational standards, many a times constriants of livelihood is complelling parents to send their children to work. :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: :whistle:

World Book Day is being celebrated through out the world. What is shocking is that a study has revealed that 774 million people still cannot read!
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/world-book-day-774-million-people-worldwide-cannot-read-says-un-study/1/357198.html

I love reading books. When I have free time, I would like to spend time by reading books or magazines.

World Book Day is being celebrated through out the world. What is shocking is that a study has revealed that 774 million people still cannot read!
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/world-book-day-774-million-people-worldwide-cannot-read-says-un-study/1/357198.html

I love reading books. When I have free time, I would like to spend time by reading books or magazines.

Book reading has become an integral part of my life. Wherever I go, i carry a book. I read while waiting for my Bus. I read a book even i'm travelling in a bus standing.

World Book Day is being celebrated through out the world. What is shocking is that a study has revealed that 774 million people still cannot read!
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/world-book-day-774-million-people-worldwide-cannot-read-says-un-study/1/357198.html

I love reading books. When I have free time, I would like to spend time by reading books or magazines.

Book reading has become an integral part of my life. Wherever I go, i carry a book. I read while waiting for my Bus. I read a book even i'm travelling in a bus standing.

I really wonder how you read book while travelling. If I read a book while traveling, I shall even forget to get down from the bus or train when destination arrives.

World Book Day is being celebrated through out the world. What is shocking is that a study has revealed that 774 million people still cannot read!
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/world-book-day-774-million-people-worldwide-cannot-read-says-un-study/1/357198.html

I love reading books. When I have free time, I would like to spend time by reading books or magazines.

Book reading has become an integral part of my life. Wherever I go, i carry a book. I read while waiting for my Bus. I read a book even i'm travelling in a bus standing.

I really wonder how you read book while travelling. If I read a book while traveling, I shall even forget to get down from the bus or train when destination arrives.

All the conductors of the buses in which I travel frequently are aware of my reading habit and they alert me when my stop comes. In new routes, i request the conductor to alert me when my destination comes.

World Book Day is being celebrated through out the world. What is shocking is that a study has revealed that 774 million people still cannot read!
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/world-book-day-774-million-people-worldwide-cannot-read-says-un-study/1/357198.html

I love reading books. When I have free time, I would like to spend time by reading books or magazines.

Book reading has become an integral part of my life. Wherever I go, i carry a book. I read while waiting for my Bus. I read a book even i'm travelling in a bus standing.

I really wonder how you read book while travelling. If I read a book while traveling, I shall even forget to get down from the bus or train when destination arrives.

All the conductors of the buses in which I travel frequently are aware of my reading habit and they alert me when my stop comes. In new routes, i request the conductor to alert me when my destination comes.

Again the vehicular movement does not allow me to read. I get headache if I read in moving vehicle. However, it is okay while travelling by train.

World Book Day is being celebrated through out the world. What is shocking is that a study has revealed that 774 million people still cannot read!
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/world-book-day-774-million-people-worldwide-cannot-read-says-un-study/1/357198.html

I love reading books. When I have free time, I would like to spend time by reading books or magazines.

Book reading has become an integral part of my life. Wherever I go, i carry a book. I read while waiting for my Bus. I read a book even i'm travelling in a bus standing.

I really wonder how you read book while travelling. If I read a book while traveling, I shall even forget to get down from the bus or train when destination arrives.

All the conductors of the buses in which I travel frequently are aware of my reading habit and they alert me when my stop comes. In new routes, i request the conductor to alert me when my destination comes.

Again the vehicular movement does not allow me to read. I get headache if I read in moving vehicle. However, it is okay while travelling by train.

Its a question of habit.If I don't read during my Bus journeys , I feel restless and monotonous. During this period i do not know when my destination comes until the conductor alerts me..

Importance attached with book is still to day, in the age of kindle and Google books where everyting seems to be electronic but the satsifaction in reading book in immense and can not be expressed. It is a pity to learn so many children are devoid of basic educational standards, many a times constriants of livelihood is complelling parents to send their children to work. :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: :whistle:

You have rightly said that often poor parents are compelled to send their children to earn money instead of going to school. That's why it is a matter of big concern that such a large number of people still do not know how to read. I would not be surprised if many of these people turn out to be poor.

It is however true that the general trend in reading books seems to have reduced with ebooks and internet facilities available. Usha has rightly mentioned that parents and teachers need to take greater responsibility in inculcating the habit of reading in children. They could play a big role in generating their interest in reading books. I have met many parents who keep buying books for children but only those kinds of books which they feel would add knowledge or would be useful for their career. They would not buy them story books, comics or something of their interest etc. In such cases, the children are not likely to enjoy reading books at later stage. I also notice that many of the parents are too busy with their career that they themselves do not take out time to read something for themselves. So, not having ever seen their parents reading, many of the children do not get to understand the pleasure of reading.

Importance attached with book is still to day, in the age of kindle and Google books where everyting seems to be electronic but the satsifaction in reading book in immense and can not be expressed. It is a pity to learn so many children are devoid of basic educational standards, many a times constriants of livelihood is complelling parents to send their children to work. :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: :whistle:

You have rightly said that often poor parents are compelled to send their children to earn money instead of going to school. That's why it is a matter of big concern that such a large number of people still do not know how to read. I would not be surprised if many of these people turn out to be poor.

It is however true that the general trend in reading books seems to have reduced with ebooks and internet facilities available. Usha has rightly mentioned that parents and teachers need to take greater responsibility in inculcating the habit of reading in children. They could play a big role in generating their interest in reading books. I have met many parents who keep buying books for children but only those kinds of books which they feel would add knowledge or would be useful for their career. They would not buy them story books, comics or something of their interest etc. In such cases, the children are not likely to enjoy reading books at later stage. I also notice that many of the parents are too busy with their career that they themselves do not take out time to read something for themselves. So, not having ever seen their parents reading, many of the children do not get to understand the pleasure of reading.

Poverty is not the sole reason for lack of Book reading habit in the children. There are many rich people who could not inject the Book reading habit in their children. The reason is lack of milieu or a social environment that surrounds the child. i have seen many poor children who moved and associated themselves with Reading ATMOSPHERE have become voracious readers.

World Book Day is being celebrated through out the world. What is shocking is that a study has revealed that 774 million people still cannot read!
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/world-book-day-774-million-people-worldwide-cannot-read-says-un-study/1/357198.html

Books are the source of knowledge and library is the place where one can find a collection of books of various categories and languages.