NATIONAL READING DAY 19 JUN 2024
Puthuvayil Narayana Panicker father of libraries
Credited to have started in 1945 in Kerala towns
That resulted in high literacy rate in Kerala today
His death is venerated as National Reading day.
Early writings were only pictorial visuals
Then came phonetic alphabets with sounds
This enhanced teaching and learning systems
Knowledge spread with written manuscripts.
Languages evolved to speak and write
Printing revolutionized reading habit
Reading involves an intricate process
Of cognition linguistics neuroscience.
Neuroplasticity helps children learn alphabets with sounds
Continuous reading rewires neural pathways
Dyslexia is a reading disorder in some children
Unfortunately it requires only tactical action.
India has a good reading landscape
Mainly in regional languages per se
English is read by minimal people
Fiction, mystery, mythology in general.
Ebooks audio books increased accessibility
Digital connection main concern presently
Advancements in neuroscience and AI shape future habits
Widespread reading also helps cultural societal norms.
Reading is foundation skill for progress
It enhances our skill to understand neuroscience
We can explore the world better
To make our life on earth happier.
- Gopinath S
(penned without ChatGPT support)