Universal Reading Mission Building a Reading Nation
Fostering a wise, healthy, wealthy, and happy society by promoting reading and the culture of gifting books. Together, we're building a leading nation grounded in integrity, human values, and virtues.
Our Mission
"Reading maketh a full man" - Francis Bacon
Promote Reading Habits
Encourage widespread reading to develop individuals with integrity, honesty, and human values.
Build Wise Society
Create a society enriched with knowledge, where reading drives personal growth and nation-building.
Culture of Gifting
Motivate communities to gift books as a means of sharing knowledge and empowering others.
Educational Programs
Support education through reading initiatives, scholarships, and fellowships.
Our Programs
Transforming lives through reading initiatives
Read and Lead
Encourage reading to develop responsible citizens with strong human values and foster leadership through knowledge acquisition and personal growth.
Read and Let Read
Develop reading ambassadors and reading groups to spread the love for books. Empower individuals with knowledge for personal and societal upliftment.
Culture of Gifting Books
Inspire individuals and organizations to gift books, creating a ripple effect of knowledge-sharing and building goodwill through impactful contributions.
A Leading Nation is a Reading Nation
By promoting reading and the culture of gifting books, we strive to make India a beacon of knowledge, health, wealth, and happiness.
How to Participate
Join our community of readers and book-gifters
Become a Registered Reader
Possess and register with a book published or recommended by the Mission. Access scholarships, tests, and be part of our reading community.
- • Register with unique book identifier
- • Participate in scholarship tests
- • Up to 3 test attempts per book copy
Become a Fellow
Gift a minimum of 10 Mission books, register as a Fellow, and promote reading and book gifting in your community.
- • Gift 10+ Mission books/publications
- • Eligible for Fellowship rewards
- • Share in scholarship benefits
Scholarships & Rewards
Merit-based and random selection opportunities
Merit-Based Scholarships
Score 28/20 on Mission books and 42/30 on general knowledge to qualify for top scholarships
Random Selection
Score minimum 10/20 and 14/30 to be eligible for random selection scholarships
Shared Benefits
Scholarships shared equally between reader and the fellow who gifted the book
Join Our Mission
Serve your society and nation by promoting reading and gifting books. Together, let us make India a leading, reading nation.