A seminar on ‘Importance of Reading Circle’ was organised by the District Press Club of Nuapada on Tuesday at Khariar. The seminar intended to create an opportunity for people of different walks of life to discuss about the concept and importance of reading.
“Book reading is not considered important now as it was in the past. This seminar was thus intended to inspire people to form reading circles to motivate people to read and share their understandings in the reading circles,” said Press Club vice-president Chitta Ranjan Singh Deo. The chief speaker on the occasion was Dr Fanindam Deo, who shared his experience on how reading of books during his Mphil days helped him understand the importance of reading. “As students, we were used to read for exams. When I took admission in the MPhil course, my guides advised me to read books of Swami Vivekananda and to write a review and that was my first challenge,” he said.
The seminar was attended by all the members of the Press Club. literature Dr Ramachandra Mishra, political activist Sanjay Tiwari, tribal leader Biju Jhankar and journalists Danish Ray, Surendra Tiwari, Tapan Ranjan Dash, Baishnab Meher, Tarun Meher and Parameswar Barik participated in the seminar. Club member Motilal Bag gave a vote of thanks. The participants decided that the reading circles would be initiated in various parts of the district.