Name of the Event – ‘Vachan Prerana Din’
Date of Event – 15th October, 2020
Online platform used for conducting the event – Google Meet
Number of Students and Staff Participation – 93
‘Vachan Prerana Din’ was celebrated on 15th October 2020 on the occasion of Bharatratna Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam Jayanti by HNIMR Library.
Guest Session was organized at 11.00 a.m. on Importance of Reading Habits and Marathi literature in particular. This session was delivered by renowned writer and poet Mrs. Varsha Bendigeri Kulkarni. It was an interactive session which was moderated by Mrs. Manjushree Nawale, Librarian of the Institute. Varsha Madam highlighted the importance of good reading habits for students thus opening doors of new knowledge to enlighten their minds. She summarized that good reading habits improves vocabulary, develops critical thinking skills, improves memory, improves analytical skills, confidence building, broadens horizon, improves speaking and writing skills, improves focus and concentration. The most important aspect that was highlighted by Guest speaker Varsha madam was that “GOOD READERS ARE GOOD LEADERS”.
At 2.00 p.m. online BOOK REVIEW Competition was organized for MBA Students on Marathi Books. In this section MBA 2nd Year student Ms. Mayuri Deshmukh presented her views on the book titled ‘Shelarkhind’ authored by ‘Babasaheb Purandare’. Prof. Ranjana Gogate and Mrs. Manjushree Nawale, Librarian were the judges for the competition.
Apart from this Library staff also sent motivational messages and videos to students and staff of HNIMR on the importance of reading. Many e-books, Digital Library 
and YouTube links on Marathi literature was shared to students and staff to promote Marathi literature through WhatsApp messages and e-mail.
At the end of the day Librarian Mrs. Manjushree Nawale appealed MBA students to register their names for MARATHI VACHAN KATTA. The entire event was coordinated by Librarian Mrs. Manjushree Nawale with the help of Library staff Mrs. Minal Kotwal, Mrs. Arati Atre and Mrs. Sushila Phale under the guidance of Director Incharge Dr. Mihika Kulkarni.
