I was one of the 40 readers to participate in the first Kerala Open House with the Readers’ Editor (“Revive passion for reading among youth, say readers”, July 28). As many readers have pointed out, The Hindu is the best newspaper to improve a person’s vocabulary and knowledge. From Saturday’s meeting I understand that most readers have expressed dismay over the declining passion for reading especially among the millennials. Students of my generation do find social media to be a huge draw and hardly look at the newspaper. The daily needs to take the initiative to encourage the reading habit right from school and must shape its products towards meeting this goal. Finally, more such open house meetings must be held across India so that the editor-reader relationship grows.
Georgil K. Jeemon,
Kumarapuram, Ernakulam, Kerala
While it is gratifying to note that the ‘Readers’ Mail’ column will be restored and improved, the space for the ‘Letters to the Editor’ section should be increased, taking up from what a reader at the Kochi session has suggested.
R. Sivakumar,
Chennai
