No one goes bankrupt by buying books"- this statement is about reading books reveals the eternal acceptance of books. Why do people read books? When did you start reading books? In what ancient times did people fall in love with books? People also keep books with them all the time. On the bus, and the train, people are seen traveling to read books. Although today that scene has almost vanished. Books have been cut off from the list of people's daily essentials. Android phone has replaced it. Why come later in his explanation? Why do people buy books? There is a difference between reading and buying books. People who read books buy books just like they buy books. Whereas many books are read. Reading books becomes an addiction for them. And those who buy books can buy them for reading and also for giving gifts. Many also buy just to show off. Books feed the human mind. However, the number of book readers seems to be declining nowadays because they do not provide food for the stomach. Of course, the urge to stomach more than the food of the mind! The new book is centered only on fairs. The new author is book fair-centric. Even buying books has become the focus of that book fair. No new books will be seen throughout the year. As soon as the book fair arrives, there is a rush to publish the book. But it would have been great if there had been such interest in books all year round. However, very few new books are being published throughout the year. Readers are also waiting for the book fair to come out, the book of the author will be out at that time. Moreover, a lot of writers have come in the last few years. The author was not seen to make a fuss or to create a separate readership or market.
The writer draws the reader's concentration with his writing. The author has that power. The writings of those whose writings have been read by the readers for the last few decades still occupy the minds of the readers. Humayun Ahmed has such a communication that they are still rushing in Humayun Ahmed's book. This is the power of books and the writer. Nowadays the young generation is spending so much time with mobiles and tablets that it is time to read books! Many are blaming the mobile tab. But is that so? The hobby of reading books is better than all other hobbies. Many people refer to reading books as their hobby. But in reality, it is questionable how much reading is a hobby. There was a time when there was a strong interest among children in reading books. There was a kind of curiosity to read the book as soon as I got it. However, I am not saying that this tendency was present in everyone but the idea that it was much more than now. But I think with time, the tendency of today's children to read books is slowly diminishing. The kind of fascination that is created when you get a new book is right, but after a few months, that fascination is gone. Losing interest in the original book they are Leaning towards guidebooks, lecture sheets, and private things. None of this is to get good results in the test. Passing, and getting good results are all the main purposes! Of course, today's conscious parents expect good results from their children. I do too. Going beyond these, they are not looking for textbooks as well as stories, novels, and poems that have an inexhaustible store of knowledge inside them. Is it just because of good test results? As a result, knowledge is becoming limited. The search for the open sky does not match with limited knowledge. To be human, one must practice free knowledge.
Nowadays, instead of books, most students spend a big part of their time outside the classroom watching Indian TV serials, playing games on their mobiles or tabs, or accessing unnecessary websites. This is the age of technology. It is not possible to keep the children of this generation out of technology because it instantly satisfies the joy of mind but the patience of reading books from the inside of the head decreases. The point is, if a student were to look at the screen of his mobile phone with the same keen interest, it would not be much better if the interest was towards the book. But it's not just a matter of whether I like it or not, it's a matter of the future of the nation. We need mobiles but it is incomprehensible how much a person in secondary school needs to spend a few hours a day with mobiles. That means I'm not against technology. I do not have that desire. I'm quite worried. on using it properly. This task of teaching books is not easy.
Due to technology and whatever, the habit of reading books has decreased. It is a question how many people would go to the book fair every year to see the fair and how many of them would buy books and return home? For most, the fair is just a place to move out, a place to spend time. If you say that you do not have enough money to buy a book. That too cannot be accepted because it costs less to buy a book than to spend it on fast food. It will also benefit the people behind it as it encourages a writer. At one time books were given as gifts on various family occasions including birthdays.
Today another gift has taken its place. Books as a gift are seen as rare. Reading books will seem normal only when a kind of thirst is awakened inside. If sports or entertainment can be a source of happiness for us, then books can be one of the means of satisfying our mental satisfaction which is not less important for our regular life. Moreover, no matter how affectionately we are trying, the benefit will not be anything. Books are inextricably linked with our lives and our souls. Books have to enlighten society by making them companions of life.
The writer is a Culamist and essayist. He can be reached at sopnil.roy@gmail.com
