The World Book Copyright Day is celebrated every year on April 23. This day coincides with the death anniversary of well – known English playwright William Shakespeare. The day is proudly celebrated by UNESCO to promote reading books, publishing and copyright awareness. The Library Managing Cell along with Readers’ Hub organized a seminar to commemorate World Book and Copyright Day on 27/4/2022. The first and second year students of all the UG programmes attended the session. Prof.Mahendra Pandiyan, Principal in charge of Maragatham Arts and Science College, Nilakottai acted as the resource person. In his address to the students, he said that Books play a quintessential role in every student’s life by introducing them to a world of imagination, providing knowledge of the outside world, improving their reading, writing and speaking skills as well as boosting memory and intelligence. He also focused the following points in his speech.
- Books are our lifelong friends.
- Reading books help us in sharpening our memory.
- They enlighten us about our past events.
- Reading books helps us to get relieved from stress.
He also guided the students regarding the choice of books and authors and advised everyone to buy books for reading instead of using the photocopy version of the books.
Address by the reource person Prof.Mahendra Pandiyan, Principal in charge of Maragatham Arts and Science College, Nilakottai on 27/4/2022 for the celebration of World Book and Copyright Day 2022.