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Late. Sri. P. N. Panicker was a great soul, a driving force behind mass library movement in Kerala. His birthday, March 1st is being celebrated as Social Activity Day. June 19th, the day he left us is observed as Reading Day in Kerala (Vayanadinam). Sri.P.N.Panicker worked as Elected General Secretary of Kerala Granda Shala Sangam for 32 years. In 1977 he formed  KANFED  and spread its units all over

Kerala. “Read & Grow” was his Slogan. For that he installed libraries in many villages through the propagation by KANFED, which has got sixty units in Kasaragod district. In 1993, an institution by name and style “Souhruda Grama Samithi” was established by him. He strongly believed and established that apart from the formal education, non formal education plays a prominent role in the development of socio, economical and educational field in the country, especially in rural areas. A coincidence factor is that he has got strong faith and allegiance to Ayurveda treatment and Medicines.
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The P.N. Panicker Foundation here will distribute tablet PCs to those living in rural areas as part of its Reading Week celebrations.


In a tie-up with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL), the foundation will facilitate the distribution of up to one lakh ‘penta' tablet PCs in the rural areas.

The project not only aims at promoting the reading habit among the rural population but also at enabling the rural youth in skill development through the Internet, information made available by the foundation said.

The scheme will be formally launched on June 19, the day on which the Reading Week celebrations will be inaugurated.

The tablet PCs will be sold at a subsidised rate of Rs.3,000. BSNL will provide with each tablet a ‘dongle' for Net connectivity. A special post-paid monthly plan for Rs.300 will be offered to those who purchase the tablets through the foundation. The scheme will only be applicable to those coming under the rural exchanges of BSNL.