National Reading Day is celebrated in India on 19th June every year.*
*🌺National Reading Day is celebrated in India on 19th June every year.* This day is celebrated in memory of P.N. Panicker (Puthuvail Narayan Panicker), who is known as the father of the library and literacy movement in India. *Objective:* Its main aim is to remind people of the value of reading books in the digital age and to promote the culture of reading. *History:* P.N. Panicker Science Development Centre has been celebrating it since 1996. Prime Minister Narendra Modi officially declared 19th June as National Reading Day in 2017. *Celebration:* On this day, book exhibitions, essay competitions, and programs to inculcate reading habits among students are organized in schools and colleges across the state. *History of National Reading Day.* In 2017, Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared 19th June as National Reading Day. In 1926, Panikkar, who worked as a teacher in his village, established his first library. Gradually, he started 47 local libraries to promote the habit o...