World Book and Copyright Day 2026: April 23,History, Significance, and Quotes

World Book and Copyright Day 2026: Every year World Book and Copyright Day is celebrated on April 23 and it is also known as World Book Day. The day is celebrated by United Nations, Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organizations, and other related organizations across the world to honor authors, and books, and to promote the art of reading etc. The copyright is a legal concept enacted by most governments, giving authors or creators of original work exclusive rights usually for a limited time. It is the right to copy. It also gives the copyright holder the right to be credited for the work and other related rights. So it is an intellectual property form. World Book and Copyright Day focuses on literature and reading particularly emphasizing the importance of enhancing and protecting indigenous languages. United Nations, Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organizations have been affectively committed towards indigenous people since the adoption of the declaration of the rights of the indigenous peoples and continue to work towards better recognition of their rights. The aspirants can go through the article for detailed information on World Book and Copyright Day 2026. This article will help you to know a detailed explanation of World Book Day History, World Book Day 2026 Theme, World Book Day 2026 Significance, World Book Day 2026 quotes, and some important FAQs related to World Book Day 2026.

World Book and Copyright Day 2026: History

United Nations, Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation has selected 23rd April as World Book Day to pay tribute to great literary figures including William Shakespeare, Miguel Cervantes, and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega who died this day. In 1995 this date was finalized by the United Nations, Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation's general conference, held in pairs, to pay tribute to and honor authors and books worldwide. The idea to celebrate a day of books came originally from the Catalan Day of Books called Dia del Llibere. Dia del Llibere is celebrated in Catalonia every year on April 23. 

World Book and Copyright Day 2026: Significance

Books are important in our life so we can able to gain knowledge. It is to ensure the culture thrives and spread joy that this initiative by the United Nations, Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organizations. The endeavor is to maintain a renewed respect for the irreplaceable contributions of books in our lives and the same time acknowledge the insurmountable contributions of significant writers, and publishers, who have aided the social and cultural progress of humanity. To promote the habitat of reading and to make people more aware of the importance of books. World Book and Copyright Day also offers a tribute to great book authors and publishers.

World Book and Copyright Day 2026: Quotes

The aspirants can check the quotes for World Book and Copyright Day given below.

 

Famous Quotes	Famous Personalities
Maybe this is why we read, and why in moments of darkness we return to books: to find words for what we already know	Alberto Manguel
A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one	George R.R. Martin
Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world	Malala Yousafzai
The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame	Oscar Wilde
Books are mirrors: you only see in them what you already have inside you	Carlos Ruiz Zafón
The library is inhabited by spirits that come out of the pages at night	Isabel Allende
I do believe something very magical can happen when you read a book	J.K. Rowling
That's the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet	Jhumpa Lahiri

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 Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (Brief History)

Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1891-1956) was born on 14 April 1891 in Mhow Cantonment, Madhya Pradesh. He completed his primary schooling in Satara, Maharashtra and completed his secondary education from Elphinstone High School in Bombay. His education was achieved in the face of significant discrimination, for he belonged to the Scheduled Caste (then considered as ‘untouchables’). In his autobiographical note ‘Waiting for a Visa’, he recalled how he was not allowed to drink water from the common water tap at his school, writing, “no peon, no water”.

Dr Ambedkar graduated from Bombay University in 1912 with a B.A. in Economics and Political Science. On account of his excellent performance at college, in 1913 he was awarded a scholarship by Sayajirao Gaikwad, then Maharaja (King) of Baroda state to pursue his M.A. and Ph.D. at Columbia University in New York, USA. His Master’s thesis in 1916 was titled “The Administration and Finance of the East India Company”. He submitted his Ph.D. thesis on “The Evolution of Provincial Finance in India: A Study in the Provincial Decentralization of Imperial Finance”.

After Columbia, Dr. Ambedkar moved to London, where he registered at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) to study economics, and enrolled in Grey’s Inn to study law. However, due to lack of funds, he had to return to India in 1917. In 1918, he became a Professor of Political Economy at Sydenham College, Mumbai (erstwhile Bombay). During this time, he submitted a statement to the Southborough Committee demanding universal adult franchise.

In 1920, with the financial assistance from Chatrapati Shahuji Maharaj of Kolhapur, a personal loan from a friend and his savings from his time in India, Dr. Ambedkar returned to London to complete his education. In 1922, he was called to the bar and became a barrister-at-law. He also completed his M.S.c. and D.S.c. from the LSE. His doctoral thesis was later published as “The Problem of the Rupee”.

After his return to India, Dr Ambedkar founded Bahishkrit Hitkarini Sabha (Society for Welfare of the Ostracized) and led social movements such as Mahad Satyagraha in 1927 to demand justice and equal access to public resources for the historically oppressed castes of the Indian society. In the same year, he entered the Bombay Legislative Council as a nominated member.

Subsequently, Dr. Ambedkar made his submissions before the Indian Statutory Commission also known as the ‘Simon Commission’ on constitutional reforms in 1928. The reports of the Simon Commission resulted in the three roundtable conferences between 1930-32, where Dr. Ambedkar was invited to make his submissions.

In 1935, Dr. Ambedkar was appointed as the Principal of Government Law College, Mumbai, where he was teaching as a Professor since 1928. Thereafter, he was appointed as the Labour Member (1942-46) in the Viceroy’s Executive Council.

In 1946, he was elected to the Constituent Assembly of India. On 15 August 1947, he took oath as the first Law Minister of independent India. Subsequently, he was elected Chairperson of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly, and steered the process of drafting of India’s Constitution. Mahavir Tyagi, a member of the Constituent Assembly, described Dr. Ambedkar as “the main artist” who “laid aside his brush and unveiled the picture for the public to see and comment upon”. Dr. Rajendra Prasad, who presided over the Constituent Assembly and later became the first President of the Indian Republic, said: “Sitting in the Chair and watching the proceedings from day to day, I have realised as nobody else could have, with what zeal and devotion the members of the Drafting Committee and especially its Chairman, Dr. Ambedkar in spite of his indifferent health, have worked. We could never make a decision which was or could be ever so right as when we put him on the Drafting Committee and made him its Chairman. He has not only justified his selection but has added luster to the work which he has done.”

After the first General Election in 1952, he became a member of the Rajya Sabha. He was also awarded an honorary doctorate degree from Columbia University in the same year. In 1953, he was also awarded another honorary doctorate from Osmania University, Hyderabad.

Dr. Ambedkar’s health worsened in 1955 due to prolonged illness. He passed away in his sleep on 6 December 1956 in Delhi.

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