Youngsters embracing Marathi lit, says Desai

Sinnar: Industry minister, Subhash Desai, who was in the city on Friday for the inauguration of the public library, said youngsters in the state were embracing Marathi literature.
"In Maharashtra, the reading habit is improving among the youth, especially for Marathi literature. The sale of Marathi books worth Rs 6 crore during the Marathi Sahitya Sammelan in Pune recently is the best example of this trend," said Desai
He added that he was surprised to find out about such a large sale of Marathi books, " I realized then that the habit of reading was growing, especially Marathi literature."
He went on to speak of the merits of developing the habit of reading,"a town, which has a good library and reading culture, has great importance.as keepers of culture. There is no possibility that the habit of reading will stop or be destroyed. Reading habits have developed a lot among the youth, only the kind of reading they do is different."
Talking about what the government policy is towards libraries, He said "It is the policy of the government to provide assistance to public libraries, but at the same time they also need to stand on their own. They need to create a source of income."
A Marathi litterateur, Kishore Pathak said, "The young generation always wants to feel like they are doing something different. They start looking for new topics and turn towards reading. They like something energetic, pertaining to their feelings."
In Maharashtra reading habits are improving among the youth, especilly for Marathi literature. The sale of Marathi books worth Rs 6 crore during the Marathi Sahitya Sammelan in Pune recently is the best example of this trend