#StayHomeReadBooks: Netizens turn to books to escape boredom amid COVID-19 lockdown

A group of young men and women have initiated a WhatsApp group exclusively for sharing e-books and PDFs of unique books among the readers amid lockdown. The group is inspiring the people to inculcate the practice of reading by trending the hashtag #StayHomeReadBooks.  

Started by Turya Basu, Aditya, and Sandipan, the idea behind providing free rare books is to encourage the people to delve into literature and devote some time ingesting information while there is ample time at hand. Speaking to a media outlet, Basu, one of the founding members, said that people had to fight this war from the homes only. Therefore, the team introduced the concept of Whatsapp library’ to motivate people to read. He further added saying that the initiative did spark a prompt rush where people encouraged others online to pick up a book and start reading.

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Netizens share their book collection

Several book hoarders have come together online sharing the pictures with a placard asking people to start reading. The movement has been witnessed worldwide, including France, as people share pictures of their book collection with the caption, “books are the best friends”. Netizens swore that there was nothing quite beatable to boredom like reading a good book seated in a nook.

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