IIMK to donate books to 17 colleges

The Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK) would donate over 12,000 text books to 17 colleges belonging to Kasaragod, Kannur, Wayanad, Kozhikode and Malappuram Districts, and the Calicut Public Library & Research Centre.
This is the third Edition of Book Donation programme organised by the Institute, as a part of IIMK's Corporate Social Responsibility initiative, a release from IIMK said.
The total cost of the books being given away will be approximately Rs 7.5 lakh.
The function will be presided over by IIMK Director Prof. Debashis Chatterjee.
The Institute will also honour two residents of Karanthur in Kozhikode, Najimal and Umer, who displayed extraordinary compassion and civic responsibility towards two of IIMK's students when they met with an accident, which took place near Karanthur, in March this year, the release said.