THE SCIENCE OF READING IS THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF DR. SUNILKUMAR LAVATE’S ACCLAIMED MARATHI BOOK VACHAN, THOUGHTFULLY RENDERED BY DR. SHUCHITA FADAKE-NANDAPURKAR. THIS INSIGHTFUL TEXT EXPLORES READING NOT MERELY AS A MECHANICAL ACTIVITY, BUT AS AN INTRICATE ART, A SCIENCE, AND A TRANSFORMATIVE CULTURAL FORCE. TRACING THE EVOLUTION OF LANGUAGE, SCRIPT, WRITING, AND THE PRINTED BOOK, IT EXAMINES HOW READING SHAPES HUMAN THOUGHT, DEEPENS SOCIAL AWARENESS, AND STRENGTHENS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING. WITH A KEEN EYE ON MODERN SHIFTS—SUCH AS E-BOOKS, AUDIOBOOKS, AND DIGITAL PLATFORMS—THE BOOK BRIDGES THE GAP BETWEEN TRADITIONAL READING PRACTICES AND CONTEMPORARY TECHNOLOGY. ENRICHED BY APPENDICES ON READER RIGHTS, LITERARY QUOTATIONS, POEMS, AND AN EXTENSIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY, THE SCIENCE OF READING SERVES AS AN ESSENTIAL RESOURCE FOR EDUCATORS, STUDENTS, AND ANYONE INTERESTED IN THE ENDURING POWER OF READING IN SHAPING HUMAN LIFE AND SOCIETY AS A WHOLE.