I just happened to attend third anniversary of a local library close to my residence. Generally i don't participate in events, but here i was because of my love for books. Before attending this event i had thought of writing this blog with the title ' The art of reading is dying' but when i saw small group of people who are die hard book lovers taking out their time in this age of twitter, google plus and facebook. My outlook changed about the reading habits of the young generation.
While commuting in Mumbai suburban locals i'm witnessing a trend shift in the social behaviour. People nowadays are pre-occupied with tablets, smartphones and laptops. The online social media has taken over our day-to-day social interaction with each other in physical form. No body has time to talk to their fellow commuters and the bonding has become virtual.
People are found to be watching movies on their smartphones, sending or receiving smses, searching or surfing the net. Hardly few of us in the compartment are reading books. While witnessing this on a daily basis, i was of the opinion that one day 'The art of reading will die down'.
My perspective got changed when i got invite from my local library to attend their 3rd anniversary function. Here i could see readers of all age, caste and religion. Each of them wanting to keep 'The art of reading alive'. The person who is running this library is also doing it out of his passion for books. It's almost not for profit enterprise. Readers shared their experiences. Elders talked about their concerns, Teenagers demonstrated their flair for reading, writing poems and essays. I could see the glow of reading still intact and wish our creativity will not be lost due to television and other multimedia devices.
The Government of the day is busy with finding new tricks to extort money from the masses by levying 'n' number of taxes on everything we buy or do. The businesses are already set up to earn profits. They won't leave any opportunity to raise prices and extract more from the masses.
But hardly very few of us are thinking of setting up libraries, hospitals, old age homes, feeding the poor. I wish things will change the way my perspective changed about the reading habit.
The fact that you are reading this blog gives me the hope that 'The art of reading will never die'.
Happy Reading....
While commuting in Mumbai suburban locals i'm witnessing a trend shift in the social behaviour. People nowadays are pre-occupied with tablets, smartphones and laptops. The online social media has taken over our day-to-day social interaction with each other in physical form. No body has time to talk to their fellow commuters and the bonding has become virtual.
People are found to be watching movies on their smartphones, sending or receiving smses, searching or surfing the net. Hardly few of us in the compartment are reading books. While witnessing this on a daily basis, i was of the opinion that one day 'The art of reading will die down'.
My perspective got changed when i got invite from my local library to attend their 3rd anniversary function. Here i could see readers of all age, caste and religion. Each of them wanting to keep 'The art of reading alive'. The person who is running this library is also doing it out of his passion for books. It's almost not for profit enterprise. Readers shared their experiences. Elders talked about their concerns, Teenagers demonstrated their flair for reading, writing poems and essays. I could see the glow of reading still intact and wish our creativity will not be lost due to television and other multimedia devices.
The Government of the day is busy with finding new tricks to extort money from the masses by levying 'n' number of taxes on everything we buy or do. The businesses are already set up to earn profits. They won't leave any opportunity to raise prices and extract more from the masses.
But hardly very few of us are thinking of setting up libraries, hospitals, old age homes, feeding the poor. I wish things will change the way my perspective changed about the reading habit.
The fact that you are reading this blog gives me the hope that 'The art of reading will never die'.
Happy Reading....
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