Commemorating World Literacy Day: A Reading Family Makes a Reading World
8th September was proclaimed International Literacy Day by UNESCO on 26 October, 1966, to underscore the importance of literacy for individuals and societies. The importance of literacy cannot be denied by any individual or any society. Literacy offers freedom for society, and liberate the energies of people in realising their hidden talents. Literacy also bridges the gap between the rich and the poor, as well as serves as the surest way to overcome poverty and diseases.