On World Book Day, i.e. April 23, HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' launched a social media campaign, '#MyBookMyFriend', to promote reading. The campaign will run for a week and the minister urged several Indian government ministers, celebrities and prominent figures in various fields to share the book they have been reading.
Since the announcement of the campaign, it has witnessed participation from individuals from all fields.
The most recent celebrity to join the bandwagon is Rajkummar Rao who tweeted an image of 'Leonardo Da Vinci's Biography by Walter Isaacson'. The actor added that he had been waiting to read the book for the longest time.
The poet and songwriter, Prasoon Joshi too tweeted the books he is reading during the lockdown.
"Rasadesh, a book published by the Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts, is about Swami Haridas' creation Kelimaal. Another book Solitude by Anthony Storr is about our comfort with our own selves," he wrote on twitter.
Prahlad Singh Patel, Minister of State for Culture Ministry, tweeted that he had already been reading Shri Aurobindo's Letters part 1 and 2, when he got to know about the HRD Minister's campaign.
The Minister of States for Sports and Youth Affairs, Kiren Rijiju tweeted that he is reading 'Winning Attitude' by Jeff Keller, and 'Go! India's Sporting Transformation' and recommended both books to athletes.
HRD Minister himself is reading the book 'Geeta Mata' by Mahatma Gandhi. The book is a wonderful amalgamation of knowledge, devotion, and Karma.
Sanjay Dhotre, Minister of State for HRD, also joined the campaign and said that he is reading 'Rebooting India'.
Not just celebrities and dignitaries but other individuals have also joined the campaign and have tweeted about the books they are reading.
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