The Central Board of Secondary Education has issued a circular urging schools, colleges, and libraries across the nation to celebrate the 28th P N Panicker National Reading Day, Week, and Month by organizing activities as suggested by the P. N. Panicker Foundation.
The P.N. Panicker Foundation has been a key contributor in this area. Honoring the father of the Library Movement, the late P.N. Panicker, June 19 is being celebrated as Reading Day and the following week as Reading Week. Started as a Reading Day Celebration on June 19, 1996, it has become a mass movement to promote the culture of reading.
On June 19, 2017, the Hon’ble Prime Minister launched the 22nd National Level Reading Month Celebrations and gave a clarion call to propagate the message of ‘Read and Grow’ among all the citizens of the country by 2022.
The 28th National Reading Day will be celebrated on June 19, 2023, the following week as Reading Week, and Reading Month will be celebrated from June 19 to July 18, 2023. A variety of events will be organized in hybrid mode in Schools/Colleges/Libraries by the P.N. Panicker Foundation.
The schools have also been asked to encourage the participation of the students in the activities and competitions conducted by the foundation.
Activities Suggested for 28th Reading Day, Reading Week, and Reading Month Celebrations
- Organization of Seminars, Symposia, Workshops, Quiz, Elocution.
- Essay Writing Competitions, Drawing and Painting Competition, Recitation, and Story-Telling Competitions.
- Group Reading, Digital Reading.
- Organization of Mass Run with the Slogan ‘Reading for Empowerment’, Organization of Puppetry for Reading-Based Activities.
- Street Plays to Inculcate Reading Habits, Folk Arts Depicting Reading for Growth.
- Magic Shows Highlighting Reading for Empowerment.
- Training Programmes to Promote Digital Reading.
- Skill Development Programmes for Employability Enhancement.
- Interaction with Authors, Campaign with the Slogan ‘Donate a Book’, Mini Marathon with the Slogan ‘Reading for Development.
- Setting up of Digital Libraries, Taking Reading Pledges in School Assemblies and Panchayat Grama Sabhas.
Click here to view the official notification of the P N Panicker National Reading Day 2023 Celebrations.
