“The Downfall of World Book Day” (Special Feature on World Book Day) ️ Dr. Mukesh Aseemit Today is World Book Day. Not because people will actually sit down to read books, but because they'll need a few to pose with for selfies. Instagram is buzzing with hashtags like #BookLoverForever, and in the comments someone writes, “Read Chacha Chaudhary as a kid, nothing beats that!” There was a time when books were read with devotion, licked through, hugged tight, even used in sibling fights to whack each other. But now? Books have taken on the same fate as those TV channels