P.N. Panicker
2. When is Reading Day observed?
June 19
3. Who is the father of the Kerala Library Movement?
P.N. Panicker
4. What is the message of Reading Day?
Read and grow, think and gain wisdom.
5. In which year was the All Travancore Library Association founded?
1945
6. In which year was the Kerala State Library Council formed?
1991
7. Which is the first Malayalam novel?
Indulekha
8. Who is the author of Indulekha?
O. Chandu Menon
9. Which is the first printed book in Malayalam?
Samkshepavedartham
10. Who is the primordial poet (Adikavi) of Malayalam?
Thunchath Ramanujan Ezhuthachan
11. Which is the first newspaper in Malayalam?
Rajyasamacharam
12. Who published Rajyasamacharam?
Hermann Gundert
13. Which is the first magazine in Malayalam?
Vidyavilasini
14. Who is the first Malayali to receive the Jnanpith Award?
G. Sankara Kurup
15. Which is the official language of Kerala?
Malayalam
16. When is Malayalam Language Day?
November 1
17. In which year did Malayalam receive the status of Classical Language?
2013
18. Who are the modern triumvirate (Adhunik Kavithrayam) of Malayalam poetry?
Kumaran Asan, Vallathol, Ulloor
19. During which period is Reading Week observed?
June 19 to 25
20. What is known as the treasure house of knowledge?
Library
21. Which is the famous dictionary in Malayalam?
Sabdatharavali
22. Who prepared the Sabdatharavali?
Sreekanteswaram Padmanabha Pillai
23. When is World Book Day?
April 23
24. Where is the Kerala Sahitya Akademi located?
Thrissur
25. Who is a person's best friend?
A book