New Delhi, Feb. 25 -- "My alma mater was books, a good library. I could spend the rest of my life reading, just satisfying my curiosity."

This quote by African American revolutionary and civil rights activist Malcolm X from The Autobiography of Malcolm X emphasises the importance of books in one's life. It suggests how books carried a significant meaning in Malcolm X's life as his main source of information, showing his deep love for learning and the power of self-education.

As the world today stays absorbed in their mobile phones, constantly consuming a variety of content, the importance of books has quietly diminished. Everything you want to know now is just a Google away.

Unlike the content we consume on social media offering fleeti...