With the state celebrating Vaayanadinam (Reading Day) on June 19 to commemorate the birth anniversary of P N Panicker, pioneer of Kerala’s library movement, The Department of English organized a ceremony on June 19th 2018, which was inaugurated by prominent Malayalam literary figure Sri. M K Sanu. The function was presided by Dr.Junaid Rahman, Manager, Al-Ameen College, Edathala. Sri M K Sanu delivered a speech about how books inspire us and he strongly advocated reading more as a necessity rather than just a mere hobby.