Media Release

Mangaluru, Jan 13: St Agnes College Library in association with Lit - Wit and Western Dramatics Forum of the college organized 'Bibliophile: The buzz about books' on January 13 in College Library.

The students - Ayisha L (III BCom), Nashiya (I BA), Thanisha (I BCA), Suzaina (II BA), Anaam (I BCA), Rashmi(I BCom ACCA), Sathwika Shetty (II BSc), Aufa (I BCA) and Raaniya(I BSc) presented a book review of various books namely – ‘Origin' by Dan Brown, ‘The Song of Achilles' by Madeline Miller, ‘Six of Crows' by Leigh Bardugo, 'We Should All Be Feminists' by Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche, ‘Mary Queen of Scots' by Antonia Fraser, ‘The Girl Who Knew Too Much' by Vikrant Khanna, ‘Three Thousand Stitches' by Sudha Murty, ‘Veronica Decides to Die' by Paulo Coelho, and ‘Misery' by Stephen King.

‘There is no greater wealth than knowledge gained from the books’ said Geethanjali Prabhu, HOD of English. In her concluding remarks, she has analyzed the book reviews and appreciated the effort taken by the presenters. She also motivated the students to read beyond their textbooks to enhance their knowledge.

Ayisha L, the secretary of the forum welcomed the gathering. Dr Vishala B K, Librarian briefed the audience about the programme, invited the students to become active readers and visit the library regularly. All the presenters were given a book as a token of appreciation for their participation. Amora, the library committee member, staff and students were present for the programme.