Kitabe jhakti hai band almari ke seesho se
badi hasrat se takti hai,
mahine ab mulakate ni hoti
Jo shaame unki sohbat mai kata karti thi,
Ab akshar kat jati hai computer ke pardo par!!!..
This poem by Gulzar Saheb reminds us of the era of books when books were an integral part of life. World Book Day is organized on 23 April every year to promote reading, publication and copyright by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
It is known that Shakespeare died on 23 April 1564. Shakespeare was an author whose works have been translated into all the world's languages. He wrote about 35 plays and over 200 poems in his lifetime. In view of the place that Shakespeare enjoys in the literary world, UNESCO has announced to celebrate the day of April 23 in 1995 and the Government of India in 2001 as World Book Day.

Book day and dullness to books
The changing era has seen a steep decline in the reading of books due to the infiltration of technology. Most of the youth now like to spend their time on Facebook, WhatsApp and Internet. Books are now left as decoration items in the drawing room. Disenchantment with books at a fast pace is worrying.

Significantly, the survey conducted by 'Asar' (Annual Status of Education Report) in 26 districts in 24 states showed that in a survey conducted in sixty-six villages of these states, it came out that 94% of the people there Has mobiles and around 74 have televisions. But in the case of books and magazines, this figure is very disappointing. Books and magazines have been found in the homes of only 10 percent people.

A joint study by the UK and Italy Universities at 285 universities worldwide has concluded that students who make maximum use of digital technology are unable to fully engage with studies and prove to be laggards. Using more internet does not give them the expected result and they feel a sense of loneliness.
In the study, 25 percent of the students reported that they spent 4 hours online throughout the day while 70 percent used the internet for one to three hours.Of these, 40 percent students used social networking while 30 percent used it for information.
Internet addiction affects many types of ability. Such as stimulus control, future planning and not able to create better synergy in the educational environment. Therefore, students affected by Internet addiction found it more difficult to study while students who stayed away from Internet were more successful.
Undoubtedly, this atmosphere of desperation about books is a sign of our lagging behind.

Books teach the art of living                                                                                                      Books are immortal and teach us the art of living by building our personality. Not only this, books are also powerful means of transferring knowledge from one generation to another. Wisdom is developed by books and we get inspired to follow the footsteps of great people by getting acquainted with them.

Actually, books are capable of thinking and changing. Books give us information about past, present and future tenses. Books are true friends of human beings who play well in every situation. A good book can lead us to the pinnacle of success. Therefore it is necessary that we keep the tradition of reading books. Instead of spending time on mobile, TV and computer, use it to gain knowledge from books.

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