Srinagar, July 14: Dr Amit Wanchoo, Chief Convener, Chinar Book Festival, called on Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha on Monday. He was accompanied by Ms Shobha Kapoor from the National Book Trust (NBT).
Dr Wanchoo briefed the Lieutenant Governor on the upcoming Chinar Book Festival scheduled to be held from July 18 to 26 in Srinagar.
The nine-day festival will feature participation from over 200 publishers and book exhibitors from across the country, displaying books in English, Urdu, Kashmiri, Hindi and several other Indian languages.
Alongside the book exhibition, the festival will host literary discussions, author interactions, book launches, children’s programmes, storytelling sessions, workshops, cultural performances, Mushairas, Sufiyana music and youth engagement activities.
