TWELVE-DAY GANJAM BOOK FAIR FROM DECEMBER 18

The Eighth Ganjam District Book Fair-2013 will be held at the Khallikote College Stadium, Berhampur from December 18 to 29. Book Fair Committee founding secretary Bhavani Sankar Panigrahi said a detail blueprint for organizing different social, academic, literary and cultural activities during these 12 days has been prepared. Odisha Sahitya Academy Secretary Dr Bijay Nayak would inaugurate the fair while well known literary figure Prof Sudarshan Acharya would be chief Guest and Brahmapur Sub-Collector Bijay Das the guest of honour on the inaugural day.

The programme of Saraswat Samaroha would be organised by the Brahmapur Sahitya Ghar on December 19 and that of Sanskrutika Bichitra Parivesan by the Baramasi Sahitya Sansad on December 20. The other programmes include Sahitya Aashar by the Ganjam Zilla Pustak Mela Samiti (December 21); Sahitya Aashar by the Ganjam Zilla Lekhika Sansad (December 22); seminar on Sampratika Sahityara Diga O’ Diganta (December 23); workshop on Security and Ganjam Tourism (December 24); cultural discussion Nupur (December 25); Musical Circle on (December 26); Sanskrutika Bichitra Paribeshan (December 27); and multilingual poem recitation (December 28).

The closing ceremony on December 29 would have Congress Chief Whip in Assembly Prasad Harichandan as the chief guest and Ganjam Additional Collector Dr Lingaraj Rath and BMC Commissioner Dr Ajit Mishra as guests of honour. Source: The Pioneer