Thiruvananthapuram: Books have always a special place in life. The pages, the letters, the wordings, the lines…all are kept in mind’s shelves for years and years .
State observes reading day today,on the occasion of P N Panikkar commemoration. P N Panikkar Vigyan Kendra is observing reading week from June 19 to 25 to extend the vision of P N Panikkar .
The department of Education,with the Information and Public Relations Department and the P N Panikkar foundation observe the day with a series of programmes . The programmes focus on developing reading habit among school children. The reading clubs will conduct variety of programmes including quiz competitions and debates .