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Udhagamandalam Book Festival 2025 Emphasizes Reading Habit and Knowledge Enhancement

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The Udhagamandalam Book Festival 2025, organized by the district administration in collaboration with the public library department and the South India Publishers' Association, was inaugurated by Tamil Nadu chief whip K Ramachandran at the Research Centre for Tribal Culture (RCTC) in Ooty. The 10-day festival features approximately 75 book stalls showcasing a diverse range of books, aiming to encourage and cultivate a reading habit among the younger generation and school students. The festival also includes cultural programs, speeches from prominent speakers, poets, and writers, and government departments showcasing their work to create awareness on government benefits.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Udhagamandalam Book Festival 2025 is a 10-day event featuring approximately 75 book stalls, showcasing a diverse range of books.
  • The festival aims to encourage and cultivate a reading habit among the younger generation and school students.
  • The district administration has issued vouchers worth 150 to approximately 2,000 students from government schools in the district to purchase books.
  • The festival includes cultural programs, speeches from prominent speakers, poets, and writers, and government departments showcasing their work to create awareness on government benefits.
  • The event emphasizes the importance of recognizing a world beyond the virtual realm of social media and utilizing the coupons to purchase books.
  • Notable speakers, poets, and writers will deliver speeches each day during the festival.
  • The festival will conclude on November 2.

Statistics:

  • The festival features approximately 75 book stalls.
  • The district administration has issued vouchers worth 150 to approximately 2,000 students from government schools in the district.
  • The festival will run for 10 days.
  • The event aims to encourage a reading habit among 2,000 students.
  • The festival will include cultural programs, speeches from 10 countries, and government departments showcasing their work.

Sources:

  • TNIE (Times of India Edition)
  • The New Indian Express
  • District Administration, Udhagamandalam

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