Lt Guv advises youngsters to promote reading habits
Visits National Book Trust’s World Book Fair at New Delhi
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday advised youngsters to promote reading habit.
Talking to reporters at the sidelines of World Book Fair here, LG Sinha, said, “Youth should keep track of new ideas and invite writers and citizens for cultural exchange and intellectual discourse to expand their horizons.”
He said that the World Book Fair is the ideal opportunity to promote reading habits and celebrate the contribution of literary communities. “World going digital has changed the entire knowledge discourse but books continue to remain main source of learning.
Youngsters need to become avid readers if they want to build their lives,” he added.
The Lieutenant Governor commended the endeavour of National Book Trust, India, under the Ministry of Education, Government of India, for providing an engaging platform to book lovers, publishers and authors. He has also asked the National Book Trust to regularly organise annual book festivals in Jammu and Srinagar.
The Lieutenant Governor has posted on X:“World Book Fair is the ideal opportunity to promote reading habit, celebrate the contribution of literary communities, keep track of new ideas and invite writers and citizens for cultural exchange and intellectual discourse to expand our horizon.
A book is the best companion, which offers new ideas and perspectives in our life journey. It is the best medium for thinkers, scientists and spiritualists to preserve and carry forward the wealth of knowledge for the benefit of future generations.”
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