World Book And Copyright Day 2022: Know Date, Theme, History And Significance

World Book And Copyright Day 2022: This day is celebrated as an event by the UNESCO every year on April 23 to promote the awareness of benefits of reading books.

The theme for World Book and Copyright Day 2022 is “Read, so you never feel low.”

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New Delhi: Every year April 23 is celebrated as World Book and Copyright Day to promote the awareness of benefits of reading books. Since 1995, every year the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Research Organisation has organised it as an event to highlight the importance of reading books and to inspire people to take up books. 

April 23 marks an important day in the field of literature as it marks birth and death anniversaries of several authors. While Manuel Mejia Vallejo and Maurice Druon were born on April 23, William Shakespeare, Miguel de Cervantes, and Josep Pla died on April 23.

 

Illiteracy prevents people from acquiring basic skills & also excludes people from fully participating in their communities & societies.#WorldBookDay, let's remember that developing literacy skills through education is a right for ALL human beings!https://t.co/MjMQG6JGxW pic.twitter.com/nk21iPITM2

— UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳😷 (@UNESCO) April 23, 2022

 

If it weren't for books, Hamlet's famous soliloquy about life and death wouldn't be one of the most well-known sentences in the world!

On Saturday's #WorldBookDay📚, let us celebrate books for what they are; a source of inspiration and insight!

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— UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳😷 (@UNESCO) April 23, 2022

“Books have long embodied the human capacity to conjure up worlds, both real and imagined, giving voice to the diversity of human experience. They help us share ideas, obtain information, and inspire admiration for different cultures, enabling far-reaching forms of dialogue between people across space and time,” reads the official website. 

 

"The highest education is that which does not merely give us information but makes our life in harmony with all existence."

- Rabindranath Tagore, awarded the 1913 #NobelPrize in Literature. #WorldBookDay pic.twitter.com/PG0Zvrv3q5

— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) April 23, 2022

As per UNESCO, “Storytelling   is   an incredibly effective   tool   when   it   comes   to   educating   younger generations. Indeed, books are vital vehicles to access, transmit and promote education, science, culture, and information worldwide. For this reason, every year, on 23 April – a date that marks the departure of three great authors of universal literature, Miguel de Cervantes, William Shakespeare, and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega – we celebrate their captivating power to spark innovation, generate knowledge and change minds.

 

World Book And Copyright Day 2022: Theme 

The theme for World Book and Copyright Day 2022 is “Read, so you never feel low.”

“In 2022, the Mexican city of Guadalajara is taking up the mantle of World Book Capital, with a year-long programme that focuses on the role of books and reading in triggering social change, combating violence, and building a culture of peace,” as per UNESCO.