Madikeri, Nov. 23: G.P. CEO Anand Prakash Meena said that if students want to achieve various achievements including competitive exams, they should develop the habit of reading good books.
He spoke while participating in the closing ceremony of the National Library Week-2025 held by the Public Library Department, District Central Library at the Mahatma Gandhi District Central Library in the city on Thursday.
Literary scholar K.P. Balasubramanya Kanjarpane said that the National Library Week is held for a week every year from November 14. He said that it is held for a week on the birth anniversary of Nehru.
This week is held in the memory of the late Dr. S.R. Ranganathan (1892-1972), who is known as the father of library science in India. He became a library scholar later, but he was originally a renowned mathematician and educationist. It is the pride of Kannada that he also served as a mathematics lecturer in a government college in Mangalore, Karnataka. He said that he was the one who formulated new rules and laid a framework for the development of libraries through his knowledge. Basavaraju, Deputy Director of the School Education Department, spoke and said that reading books is helpful for development.
Books are like opening the doors of the temple of knowledge of students. Students should be approved to read more and more books. He said that the library is the best place for achievements.
Assistant Professor and author Dr. Dikshitha Varkadi spoke and said that one should read a good book to change one's life. Reading books can be a guiding light and it is better to make a habit of reading more books.
The late Dr. S.R., who is known as the father of library science in India, Dignitaries laid wreaths at the portrait of Ranganathan.
Surekha, Chief Librarian of the District Central Library, welcomed the gathering. Students of the Government First Grade College sang a national song. Mobile Library Supervisor Nagaveni prayed. Prizes were distributed to students who participated in various competitions.
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