navi mumbai city schools observed a no school bag day and reading day as a tribute to indias late ex president apj abdul kalam on his birth anniversary on thursday speeches on the pleasures and benefits of reading was followed by a book quiz at sanjivani international school kharghar students of ryan international group of institutions read story books in class and took part in essay writing sketching newsletter and power point making and poetry writing podar school in nerul held an inter school quiz competition on kalam euro school airoli celebrated reading day with childrens literature writer deepak dalal who unveiled the readers are leaders programme reading books games such as fish me a word encyclopedia relay poetry recitation and reading marathon were some of the activities conducted students donated their old books to underprivileged children through the gift abook program said vanita gambhir principal vibgyor high school