Wednesday, 31 August 2016

Pune: At an interactive session organised in the city today, British Council Director Alan Gemmell spoke to 100 school students from Akshara International about the importance of reading, especially for children in their formative years. Addressing these students, Alan encouraged them to cultivate good reading habits beyond their text books so that it not only helps them improve their vocabulary and make them better writers; but also opens up a world of opportunities exposing them to other cultures,attitudes, and important issues.

Alan also emphasised on the role of British Council library to promote and develop reading habits among children. The library in Pune provides a wide range of opportunities for continuous personal development through Library Services, English language learning and other events. It boasts a collection of 20,000 items including 5,000 books for children and 4,000 DVDs. British Council Pune also launched an exciting course in Pune last year known myEnglish. The course is designed for the 21 Century, keeping in mind the needs and requirements of today.

For more information, please contact:

Aditi Hindwan | aditi.hindwan@in.britishcouncil.org| 83770 01450

Head – Press and Media, India | British Council Division | British High Commission

About the British Council

The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. We create international opportunities for the people of the UK and other countries and build trust between them worldwide. We are a UK charity governed by Royal Charter. We work in more than 100 countries and our 7,000 staff – including 2,000 teachers – work with thousands of professionals and policy makers and millions of young people every year by teaching English, sharing the arts and delivering education and society programmes. The British Council was established in India in 1948. The British Council is recognised across India for its network of 9 libraries and cultural centres. We offer a range of specialised projects in arts, education, exams, English language and society to audiences across India and more than 100,000 members. We also provide access to English language training and learning for both students and teachers, offer UK qualifications in India and enable opportunities to study in the UK. For information on our work in India, please visit www.britishcouncil.in
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