Jammu, Feb 7: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Friday asked the National Book Trust to regularly organise book festivals in Srinagar and Jammu.
The LG visited the New Delhi World Book Fair 2025 at Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi and asked the National Book Trust to regularly organise annual book festivals in Srinagar and Jammu.
He commended the endeavour of the National Book Trust, India, under the Ministry of Education, Government of India, for providing an engaging platform to book lovers, publishers, and authors.
The LG also posted on X: “World Book Fair is the ideal opportunity to promote reading habit, celebrate the contribution of literary communities, keep track of new ideas and invite writers and citizens for cultural exchange and intellectual discourse to expand our horizon. A book is the best companion, which offers new ideas and perspectives in our life journey. It is the best medium for thinkers, scientists and spiritualists to preserve and carry forward the wealth of knowledge for the benefit of future generations.”
