The Padhe Bharat initiative, which began earlier this year, aims to improve reading proficiency among first-generation learners. The initiative attempts to instil a reading habit in students in order to assist them to improve their vocabulary, critical thinking, and creativity. Atomic Habits by James Clear, Little Book of Happiness by Ruskin Bond, Reflection by Swami Vivekanada, Chilika by K R Ray, and Atonement by F M Senapati are the first five works advised for reading.
In various schools, students are being promoted to read one book of their own interests and tell what they had learned from this book. It is a great initiative to promote reading habits in schools at a very early stage.
