Reading ought to have superior importance at all levels, especially in the lower classes. A reading session should form part of the daily time-table in the school, wherein teachers hearten the students to read aloud.

Before the advent of the TV, both the young and the old found enough time to read. Apart from teachers, other professionals used to spend their leisure time in reading both English and dialect literature. Now, reading habit has lost importance as both the young and the old are glued to the TV! As far as the educational institutions are concerned, coaching students for the examinations seems to be the be-all and end-all of our educational system. Students are under pressure for performance and the concept of intrinsic value addition is now a long lost idea. In an age, when browsing the internet, playing with cell phones and sending SMSes seem to be the order of the day, reading a book in a peaceful corner of a library has become an archaic idea for most of the people.

Reading is very beneficial for everyone. This particular exercise to mind would go a long way in improving the pronunciation and cadence, besides giving a good idea about the classics that they read. For this we need lots of books not TV or Internet. Books are easily available because of book stores, book clubs etc. I find that Book clubs are more worth and are more cost saving than book stores in every prospect. Book clubs like India Today Book Club are online book clubs and are very much far away from time wastage. Easy and quick online membership, affordable books purchase infact books are with heavy discounts and lots of gift vouchers.

Joining India Today Book Club is like a great experience in life. Reading increases our learning skills and refreshes our mind. Bag full of gift items with books of my own taste, really gives me contentment. Anyone can be a member of India Today Book Club, and can avail free gift hampers, lots of other offers and heavy discounts on purchase of books. You can also visit the same: http://www.indiatodaybookclub.com/