National Law Institute University Bhopal, on Friday taken a unique initiative and organized Drop Everything and Read (D.E.A.R.) and Poem Recital competition for administrative staff and Out sourcing employees.
This program was organized by Gyan Mandir (The University Library) to celebrate the Book Lovers' Day, International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, and Quit India Movement Day in the D.E.A.R. saw a 30-minute reading session across campus, involving faculty, administrative staff, guards, and students engrossed in reading books, newspapers, magazines, or any material of their choice. The aim was to integrate reading into daily routines.
The objective of this program was to reduce gap between books and readers which is happening due to addiction/over usage of social media and disruptive technologies. This Program aims to re-develop the habit of reading in the readers and attract them towards books.
During this program from 4 pm to 4.30 pm the entire university campus turned like a library in which any reader could sit anywhere as per their choice and read as per his wish and the reading material has distributed among all as per their choice. Further during this period, the entire university was declared a reading zone and all regular work/programs were postponed during the period.
To make program popularized and meaningful Various selfie points were installed, A special board was set up with thought-provoking questions for participants to engage with, such as their favorite book/Character they relate most across genres and the hypothetical title of a book they would write. Further Bookmarks were distributed among the readers. Over 900 individuals enthusiastically participated in the event, indicating its success and potential for future iterations.
A Poem recital competition was held on 09 August 2024 At 3:00pm To 04:00pm in which more than 60 employees of the university, Conservancy Staff and Out-Sourcing Staff of The University have actively participated And Recited Poem on various Themes of the Programs In these program, all the officers, teachers, employees, Conservancy Staff, security personnel, Students of the university participated enthusiastically. The inspiration for these events was given by Vice-Chancellor Prof S Surya Prakash and Registrar Vivek Bakshi, Controller of Exam Manish Bahuguna ,outlined and executed by Mohit Gupta, Library Incharge, assisted by Komal Patel, Madan Mohan Singh Binay Singh along with all the library staff in and other members of the NLIU Community.
