
Bhubaneswar: The 5th Odisha State Book Festival ‘Akshar’ will be held from December 1st to 10th at the Exhibition Ground under the auspices of the Department of Orphanage, Literature and Culture. Book publishers, distributors, sellers, government and private educational institutions will participate here. This year, many book publishers and sellers from states including Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telengana have agreed to participate.
As the stall construction is going to start from November 17 in the exhibition ground area, an urgent meeting of the co-organizers Capital Book Fair, Ekamar Book Festival Committee and Odisha Book Publishers and Sellers Association has been held. Capital Book Fair Committee President Upendra Kumar Jena, Editor Bidubhushan Patnaik, Host Ramesh chandra Swayam, Ekamar Book Festival Committee President Pitabas Rautrai, Vice President Abhay Naik, Editor Bhaskar Jena and Odisha Book Publishers and Sellers Association were prominently present. Those who are willing to participate in the fair are requested to contact Capital Book Fair Committee, 78, Shahidnagar, Bhubaneswar-7, Phone- 9437133368 before November 11.